Mehdi Karimian  Mehdi Karimian (born August 28, 1980) is a retired Iranian footballer who last played for Fajr Sepasi in the Iran Pro League. Karimian joined Sepahan in 2009 after spending the previous three seasons at Bargh Shiraz. Karimian is the brother of Moghavemat Sepasi midfielder Mehrdad Karimian.