The 2018–19 season was the Esteghlal Football Club's 18th season in the Iran Pro League, and their 25nd consecutive season in the top division of Iranian football. They also competed in the Hazfi Cup, and 73rd year in existence as a football club.
Players First team squad Players and squad numbers last updated on 6 June 2018.
Name Position Date of Birth (Age) Since End Signed from Goalkeepers 1 Mehdi Rahmati (Captain) GK 2015 2019 Paykan 19 Mehdi Nourollahi GK 2018 2021 Youth system 22 Hossein Hosseini GK 2012 2019 Youth system Defenders 2 Khosro Heydari (2nd VC) RB / RM / LB 2011 2019 Sepahan 3 Milad Zakipour LB / LM 2016 2021 Naft Tehran12 Meysam Teymouri LB 2018 2021 Pars Jonoubi 13 Armin Sohrabian LB / CB 2017 2019 Sepahan 21 Vouria Ghafouri RB / RW 2016 2019 Sepahan 33 Pejman Montazeri (3rd VC) CB / RB 2017 2019 Al Ahli 44 Farshad Mohammadi RB / RW 2018 2021 Pars Jonoubi 70 Mohammad Daneshgar CB 2018 2020 Saipa Midfielders 4 Roozbeh Cheshmi CB / DM 2015 2019 Saba Qom 5 Ayanda Patosi AM / LW 2019 2019 Cape Town 6 Ali Karimi CM / DM 2018 2019 Sepahan 8 Farshid Esmaeili AM / LW / RW 2015 2020 Fajr Sepasi 14 Farshid Bagheri DM / CM 2016 2020 Saba Qom 17 Humam Tariq LW / RW / AM 2018 2021 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 23 Dariush Shojaeian RW / LW / AM 2017 2020 Gostaresh Foulad 28 Mohsen Karimi LW / RW / SS 2014 2020 Youth system 30 Omid Noorafkan DM / LB 2019 2019 Charleroi 77 Reza Azari AM / CM 2018 2023 Youth system 88 Reza Karimi RW / LW / SS 2018 2021 Skënderbeu Korçë Forwards 10 Rouhollah Bagheri CF / RW 2018 2021 Khooneh be Khooneh 11 Morteza Tabrizi CF / LW 2018 2020 Zob Ahan 16 Allahyar Sayyadmanesh CF / RW / LW 2018 2023 Saipa 20 Esmaël Gonçalves CF / LW 2019 2020 Pakhtakor 25 Mehdi Ghayedi LW / RW 2017 2023 Iranjavan 90 Godwin Mensha CF / SS 2019 2020 Persepolis Players transferred during the season 7 Markus Neumayr AM / CM 2018 2020 Kasımpaşa 9 Alhaji Gero CF 2018 2021 Östersunds 24 Jaber Ansari SS / AM / RW 2015 2019 Gostaresh Foulad
Persian Gulf League Squad
2018 AFC Champions League Squad
Transfers
In
Name Moving from Transferwindow Source20 Morteza Aghakhan Peykan Transfer Summer 2021 44 Farshad Mohammadi Pars Jonoubi Transfer Summer 2020 10 Rouhollah Bagheri Khooneh be Khooneh Transfer Summer 2021 70 Mohammad Daneshgar Saipa Transfer Summer 2020 19 Mehdi Nourollahi Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2021 32 Amirhossein Kargar Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2021 45 Sina Khadempour Naft Tehran End of loan Summer 2021 99 Sajjad Aghaei Aluminium Arak End of loan Summer 2021 16 Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Saipa Transfer Summer 2023 12 Meysam Teymouri Pars Jonoubi Transfer Summer 2021 77 Reza Azari Esteghlal Academy Promoted Summer 2021 18 Shahin Taherkhani Peykan U21 Transfer Summer 2021 6 Ali Karimi Sepahan Transfer Summer 2019 11 Morteza Tabrizi Zob Ahan Transfer Summer 2020 7 Markus Neumayr Kasımpaşa Transfer Summer 2020 17 Humam Tariq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya Transfer Summer 2021 9 Alhaji Gero Östersunds Transfer Summer 2021 88 Reza Karimi Skënderbeu Korçë Transfer Winter 2021 20 Esmaël Gonçalves Pakhtakor Transfer Winter 2020 30 Omid Noorafkan Charleroi Loan Winter 2019 43 Amirhossein Pourmohammad Esteghlal Academy Transfer Winter 2023 38 Meraj Pourtaghi Esteghlal Academy Transfer Winter 2023 17 Zakaria Moradi Esteghlal Academy Transfer Winter 2023 5 Ayanda Patosi Cape Town Loan Winter 2019 90 Godwin Mensha Persepolis Transfer Winter 2020
Out
Name Moving to TransferwindowSource 90 Leandro Padovani Celin Retired End of contract Summer 24 Omid Noorafkan Charleroi Transfer Summer 70 Mohammad Javad Mohammadi Arvand Khorramshahr Loan Summer 13 Miad Yazdani Sepidrood Rasht Transfer Summer 77 Behnam Barzay Sanat Naft Transfer Summer 19 Arshia Babazadeh Surat Thani Transfer Summer Majid Tajik Gol Reyhan Transfer Summer 6 Omid Ebrahimi Al-Ahli End of contract Summer 26 Fardin Najafi Baadraan Loan Summer 20 Server Djeparov Zhetysu End of contract Summer 5 Majid Hosseini Trabzonspor Transfer Summer 25 Mame Baba Thiam Al-Ajman Transfer Summer 80 Bojan Najdenov KF Laçi Transfer Summer 9 Ali Ghorbani Spartak Trnava End of contract Summer Amirhossein Sheikholeslami Marítimo B Transfer Summer 7 Markus Neumayr Aarau Transfer Winter 45 Sina Khadempour Gol Gohar Loan Winter 24 Jaber Ansari Paykan Transfer Winter 69 Heydar Ali Ahmadzadeh Shahrdari Mahshahr Transfer Winter 9 Alhaji Gero Östersunds Transfer Winter
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview
Iran Pro League
Standings
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Hazfi Cup
Super Cup
AFC Champions League
2018 AFC Champions League
Quarter-finals
2019 AFC Champions League
Group stage
Matches
Statistics
Squad statistics
† Players who left the club mid-season.
Goalscorers RankPlayerPositionPro LeagueHazfi CupACL1Total1 Morteza Tabrizi50272 Vouria Ghafouri4004 Ayanda Patosi4004 Farshid Bagheri30143 Mehdi Ghayedi3003 Esmaël Gonçalves3003 Ali Karimi2013 Mohammad Daneshgar2013 Farshid Esmaeili2103 Rouhollah Bagheri11134 Allahyar Sayyad20025 Milad Zakipour1001 Humam Tariq1001 Reza Azari1001 Reza Karimi1001 Godwin Mensha1001 Jaber Ansari1001 Roozbeh Cheshmi0011 Pejman Montazeri0011 Alhaji Gero0101Own goals3014Total403952 1 Includes 2018 AFC Champions League, 2019 AFC Champions League.
Clean sheets RankNamePro LeagueHazfi CupACL1Total1 Mehdi Rahmati1210132 Hossein Hosseini707Total191020 1 Includes 2018 AFC Champions League, 2019 AFC Champions League.
Disciplinary record Bookings & sending-off
Suspensions
PlayerNo. of matches servedReasonCompetitionDate servedOpponent(s)70DFMohammad Daneshgar1Double yellow card in a match against Zob AhanLeague10 August 2018Tractor Sazi16FWAllahyar Sayyad2Immoral celebration16 August 2018Pars Jonoubi Jam22 August 2018Foolad99FWSajjad Aghaei216 August 2018Pars Jonoubi Jam22 August 2018Foolad
References
External links Iran Premier League Statistics Persian League