Let's make this birthday one to remember.

47 years old (Born on July 24, 1977)

Happy Birthday to Mehdi Mahdavikia, the unstoppable winger whose swift runs made defenders question their career choices! From dazzling us as Asia's Young Footballer of the Year in 1997 and again in 2003, your dribbles were smoother than today's birthday cake frosting.

Congratulations on clinching Iran's prestigious Football Federation Award of Honour back in 2013—proof you've aged gracefully like fine vintage boots rather than old socks. Celebrate big today; just don’t pull a muscle blowing out all those candles! Wishing you happiness beyond injury time and joy quicker than your legendary sprints down the sideline. Keep kicking goals through life's midfield!