International Eligibility & Player Data
IRN'">
IRAN
AFC

Iran competes as a member of AFC. The team has won 3 AFC Asian Cup titles, while its best FIFA World Cup result was Group stage.

Information
ConfederationAFC
Sub-ConfederationCAFA
Founded1920
Joined FIFA1948
Most appearancesJavad Nekounam (149)
Top scorersAli Daei (108)
AFC Asian Cup Titles3
NicknamesTeam Melli
UniformWhite
Competitive Record
FIFA World Cup7 appearances
Best finish: Group stage
AFC Asian Cup3 titles · 15 appearances
Best finish: 🏆 Champions (1968, 1972, 1976)
Summer Olympic Games3 appearances
Best finish: Seventh place (1976)
Current Squad 26 players
Player
POS
DoB
Club
CAPS
GOALS
YEARS
AB
Alireza Beiranvand
GK
22.09.1992 (33)
Free Agent
89
0
2014-
PN
Payam Niazmand
GK
06.04.1995 (31)
15
0
2020-
HH
Hossein Hosseini
GK
30.06.1992 (34)
13
0
2018-
MM
Milad Mohammadi
DF
29.09.1993 (32)
79
1
2015-
RR
Ramin Rezaeian
DF
21.03.1990 (36)
77
10
2015-
HK
Hossein Kanaani
DF
23.03.1994 (32)
67
6
2015-
SK
Shoja Khalilzadeh
DF
14.05.1989 (37)
61
2
2012-
RC
Rouzbeh Cheshmi
DF
24.07.1993 (32)
40
3
2017-
AN
Ali Nemati
DF
07.02.1996 (30)
21
0
2024-
SH
Saleh Hardani
DF
26.12.1998 (27)
20
1
2021-
MG
Mohammad Ghorbani
DF
21.05.2001 (25)
17
0
2024-
AY
Arya Yousefi
DF
22.04.2002 (24)
15
1
2023-
DE
Danial Eiri
DF
26.10.2003 (22)
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[C/U 2026]
EH
Ehsan Hajsafi
MF
25.02.1990 (36)
148
7
2008-
AJ
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
MF
08.10.1993 (32)
Free Agent
101
17
2013-
SE
Saeid Ezatolahi
MF
01.10.1996 (29)
86
2
2015-
SG
Saman Ghoddos
MF
06.09.1993 (32)
71
3
2017-
MT
Mehdi Torabi
MF
10.09.1994 (31)
53
7
2015-
MM
Mohammad Mohebi
MF
20.12.1998 (27)
40
15
2019-
MG
Mehdi Ghayedi
MF
05.12.1998 (27)
31
10
2020-
AH
Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh
MF
30.10.2000 (25)
20
5
2022-
AR
Amir Mohammad Razzaghinia
MF
11.04.2006 (20)
4
0
2025-
MT
Mehdi Taremi
FW
18.07.1992 (33)
108
60
2015-
SM
Shahriyar Moghanlou
FW
21.12.1994 (31)
24
2
2023-
AA
Ali Alipour
FW
11.01.1994 (32)
15
1
2016-
DE
Dennis Eckert
FW
09.01.1997 (29)
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[C/U 2026]
Squad Overview
Most Represented Leagues
Most Represented Club
Esteghlal (5)
Home-Based Players
17(65%)
Foreign-Based Players
9(35%)
Most Capped (Squad)
148 caps
Top Scorer (Squad)
60 goals
Average Age
30.5years
Players by Position
GK
3
DF
10
MF
9
FW
4
Top Scorers
PlayerCapsGoalsYears
Ali Daei1481081993-2006
Mehdi Taremi108602015–
Sardar Azmoun91572014–
Karim Bagheri8750
Javad Nekounam149382000-2015
Ali Karimi127381998-2012
Karim Ansarifard104302009-2024
Homayoun Behzadi7428
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi4019
Farshad Pious3418
Most Appearances
PlayerCapsGoalsYears
Javad Nekounam149382000-2015
Ali Daei1481081993-2006
Ehsan Hajsafi14872008–
Ali Karimi127381998-2012
Jalal Hosseini11582007-2018
Mehdi Mahdavikia11013
Mehdi Taremi108602015–
Karim Ansarifard104302009-2024
Alireza Jahanbakhsh101172013–
Andranik Teymourian10192005-2016
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