Hossein Mahini

Hossein Mahini (Persian: حسین ماهینی; born September 16, 1986) is an Iranian former footballer who played as a defender.

[2] On 7 July 2012, he signed a two-year contract with the leading Tehran team, Persepolis.

However, he agreed to a loan move to Malavan on 20 October 2014 to spend his conscription service, effective from 1 January 2015.

[9] Previously, Mahini was an Iran national under-23 football team player and won a bronze medal at 2006 Asian Games.

[13][14] Fellow footballers such as Ali Karimi, Mehdi Mahdavikia, Mohammad Taghavi, Voria Ghafouri and Aref Gholami reacted to his arrest and expressed their support on social media.

Mahini playing for Persepolis against Gostaresh Foulad on 18 January 2018