hiː mˈuːvd bˈæk tʊ ˈɛstɛɡləl fɹʌm tɹˈæktɚɹ ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, ɪn hɪz fˈɜːst sˈiːzən bˈæk wɪð ˈɛstɛɡləl, sˈeɪdɡhaɪ wˈʌn ðɪ ɪɹˈæn pɹˈoʊ lˈiːɡ tˈaɪɾəl fɚðə sˈɛkənd tˈaɪm ɪn hɪz kɚɹˈɪɹ.
He moved back to Esteghlal from Tractor in July 2012, in his first season back with Esteghlal, Sadeghi won the Iran Pro League title for the second time in his career.