List of Esteghlal F.C. players

This is a list of players who have played for Esteghlal Football Club.

Key The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then if necessary in alphabetical order. Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 14 February 2021. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving. Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Esteghlal.

World Cup Players

1978 FIFA World Cup Iraj Danaeifard Andranik Eskandarian Hassan Nazari Hassan Rowshan

1998 FIFA World Cup Parviz Boroumand Alireza Mansourian Mehdi Pashazadeh Javad Zarincheh

2006 FIFA World Cup Reza Enayati Amir Hossein Sadeghi Vahid Talebloo

2014 FIFA World Cup Khosro Heydari Amir Hossein Sadeghi Andranik Teymourian Hashem Beikzadeh

2018 FIFA World Cup Rouzbeh Cheshmi Omid Ebrahimi Pejman Montazeri Majid Hosseini

2022 FIFA World Cup Hossein Hosseini Rouzbeh Cheshmi Abolfazl Jalali

2026 FIFA World Cup Rouzbeh Cheshmi Saleh Hardani Amirmohammad Razzaghinia Duckens Nazon Rustam Ashurmatov Jaloliddin Masharipov

Olympic Players

1972 Summer Olympics Ali Jabbari Mansour Rashidi Javad Ghorab Javad Allahverdi

1976 Summer Olympics Mansour Rashidi Hassan Nazari Andranik Eskandarian Hassan Rowshan Nasser Hejazi

List of players

+List of Esteghlal F.C players with 100 or more appearancesNamePosClub careerAppearancesGoalsAli JabbariMidfielder1965–197518392Karo HaghverdianMidfielder1968–19761768Nasser HejaziGoalkeeper1968–19751980–19861520Ezatollah JanmalekiDefender1968–19761663Mansour PourheidariDefender1968–19751412Javad GhorabMidfielder1969–197614423Gholam Hossein MazloumiForward1969–197514081Akbar KargarjamDefender1969–19761601Masoud MojdehiForward1970–197713637Abbas NouvinrozegarMidfielder1972–19771105Hassan RowshanForward1972–19781982–198313032Parviz MazloumiForward1973–19751978–198814465Hadi NaraghiForward1973–197911031Saeid MaragehchianMidfielder1975–19861524Asghar HajilooDefender1976–19881343Reza NaalchegarMidfielder1977–19841986–19871990–199110810Shahin BayaniDefender1978–19861989–19941751Shahrokh BayaniMidfielder1978–19851989–199314126Reza AhadiMidfielder1981–19861987–19921012Abdolali ChangizForward1981–19861990–199212947Jafar MokhtarifarForward1983–19871989–199112531Majid Namjoo-MotlaghMidfielder1984–19901991–199210015Sadegh VarmazyarDefender1984–199727116Javad ZarinchehDefender1987–19911993–20033052Farshad FalahatzadehDefender1988–19911472Reza HassanzadehDefender1988–19951996–200021417Abbas SarkhabForward1988–199614141Amir GhalenoeiMidfielder1989–199715625Samad MarfaviForward1989–19931996–199816979Hamid BabazadehGoalkeeper1990–19971050Iman AlamiMidfielder1991–199611114Mahmoud FekriDefender1992–19961998–200734522Mehdi PashazadehDefender1992–19982000–200318212Mohammadreza MehranpourMidfielder1993–199811012Mohammad NouriDefender1993–19981072Mohammad TaghaviDefender1993–20001214Mohammad KhorramgahDefender1994–20031551Alireza MansourianMidfielder1995–19961997–19982002–200822624Alireza AkbarpourForward1996–200621933Farhad MajidiForward1997–19992007–20112012–201325694Sohrab BakhtiarizadehDefender1998–20002001–20031153Sirous DinmohammadiMidfielder1998–19992000–200313224Mohammad NavaziMidfielder1998–20042006–200819129Ahmad MomenzadehForward1999–200310216Alireza Vahedi NikbakhtMidfielder1999–20062013–201419933Pirouz GhorbaniDefender2000–200919513Farzad MajidiMidfielder2000–200717322Ali SamerehForward2000–200510542Yadollah AkbariMidfielder2001–20042008–200912518Amir Hossein SadeghiDefender2002–20082009–20112012–201531616Reza EnayatiForward2003–20062009–20102014–201512064Vahid TaleblooGoalkeeper2003–20112015–20161910Siavash AkbarpourForward2004–20072008–20102012–201421246Mehdi AmirabadiDefender2004–20122025Hossein KazemiMidfielder2004–20072008–201014618Mojtaba JabbariMidfielder2005–2013201717733Mehdi RahmatiGoalkeeper2005–20072011–20142015–20192650Mohsen YousefiMidfielder2006–20082009–20121108Arash BorhaniForward2007–2016292107Pejman MontazeriDefender2007–20142017–201931817Hashem BeikzadehDefender2008–20102012–20151274Khosro HeydariMidfielder2008–20102011–20193048Hanif OmranzadehDefender2008–201622022Omid EbrahimiMidfielder2014–201813430Rouzbeh CheshmiDefender2015–20201195Farshid EsmaeiliMidfielder2015–202114216Farshid BagheriMidfielder2016–20211036Vouria GhafouriDefender2016–202212118

List of goalscorers NamePositionEsteghlal careerGoalsNotesSecond striker2004–2007, 2008–2010, 2012–201446Midfielder1998-200622RetiredForward1998-1999, 2000-200322RetiredForward1999–200317Forward2006-200910Midfielder2002–20089RetiredRight back2004–20125Defender2006–20074RetiredForward2008-20094Midfielder2010-20114Centre forward1998-200013RetiredStriker2000–200541Midfielder1999–2006, 2013–201431Defender2003–2008, 2009–2011, 2012–201514Forward2007–2016107Midfielder1999-20024RetiredForward1998-2000, 2007–201389RetiredCentre forward2003–2006, 2009-201059Attacking midfielder2005–201332Right midfielder1998-2004, 2006-200830RetiredCentre forward2001–200427Midfielder1998-1999, 2000–200324RetiredMidfielder2000–200722RetiredStriker2009-201120Defensive midfielder2004–2007, 2008–201018Midfielder2001-2004, 2008-200918RetiredStriker, Winger2010–201317Defender2008–201619Defender2000–200314RetiredDefender2007–201315Defender2001-200914Defender1998-200714RetiredMidfielder2012–201412Forward1998-2000, 2004–200511RetiredForward2013–20142Striker201310Striker20129Defender, Midfielder2011–201410Midfielder1998-20019RetiredMidfielder2006-2008, 2009-20128Midfielder2008-2010, 2012-20138RetiredAttacking midfielder2004–2007, 2012–20138Forward, Winger2010-20127Midfielder1999-2001, 2002–20047Midfielder2007-20117RetiredRight-back, Right-midfielder2008–2010, 2011–20198Right winger2000–2002, 2004-20056Midfielder2007-20095Forward1999-20015Midfielder2011-20125Defender2008-20115Side midfielder20124Striker2013–201516Midfielder2000–20024Midfielder2001–2002, 2003-20044Midfielder2011–2012, 2013–present3Midfielder2012–20133Center midfielder2008–20103Forward2000–20013RetiredForward1998-19993RetiredStriker2006-20073Midfielder2009–20102Forward20132Defender2001–20032RetiredDefender2011–20222Forward2003–20042Forward1998-19992Midfielder2005–20072RetiredMidfielder2012–20132Striker2007-20092RetiredDefender1998–1999, 2001-20033Left back, Midfielder2008–2010, 2012–present3Defender2004–20072Forward2012-20131Forward1998-19991RetiredDefensive midfielder2012-20131Forward20031RetiredForward2013–20141Midfielder20111Defender2012–20131?1999-20001RetiredMidfielder, Left back2007–20091Defensive midfielder2007-20081Forward2007-20081Midfielder2007–20081Midfielder2004–20061Forward2006–20071RetiredDefender2003–20081RetiredMidfielder2003–20041RetiredStriker2009–20121Defender1999-20001RetiredDefender1999-20021RetiredDefender2000-20011RetiredRight back2011-20131Left back2011-20121Midfielder1998-20001Retired?1998-19991RetiredDefender1998-19991Retired

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