The following is a list of highest men's association football payments of Iran, which details the highest transfer fees paid for players from Iran or fees paid by Iranian clubs, as well as the largest contracts signed ever. Highest transfer payments for Iranian players in Europe
+ Player From To Fee Year Alireza Jahanbakhsh Alkmaar Brighton & Hove Albion£17m2018Sardar Azmoun Rubin Kazan Zenit Saint Petersburg€12m2019Ashkan Dejagah Fulham Al-Arabi€6.3m2014Kaveh Rezaei Charleroi Brugge€5m2018Sardar Azmoun Leverkusen Shabab Al Ahli€5m2024Ali Karimi Bayern Munich Qatar€4–5m2007Saman Ghoddos Östersunds Amiens€3.8m2018Ali Daei Bayern Munich HerthaDM5.3–7m1999Ashkan Dejagah Wolfsburg Fulham€2.5m2012Ali Daei Arminia Bielefeld Bayern Munich€2.25m1998Vahid Hashemian Bochum Bayern Munich€2m2004Alireza Jahanbakhsh NEC Alkmaar€2m2015Vahid Hashemian Bayern Munich Hannover€1.5m2005Ehsan Hajsafi Panionios Olympiacos€0.6m2017Vahid Hashemian Hamburg BochumDM0.75m2001Karim Ansarifard Panionios Olympiacos€0.4m2017
Highest transfer payments received by Iranian clubs
+ Player From To Fee Year Mehdi MahdavikiaPersepolis HamburgDM4.5m2001Mehdi MahdavikiaPersepolis HamburgDM2.5m1999Karim BagheriPersepolis Charlton Athletic£0.4m/$1.6m2000Alireza HaghighiPersepolis Rubin Kazan€0.95m2012Allahyar SayyadmaneshEsteghlal Fenerbahçe€0.85m2019Alireza BeiranvandPersepolis Royal Antwerp€0.63m2020Majid HosseiniEsteghlal Trabzonspor€0.4m2018Ali KarimiSepahan Dinamo Zagreb$0.4m2016Andranik TeymourianAboumoslem Bolton Wanderers£0.255m2006Younes DelfiEsteghlal Khuzestan Charleroi€0.3m2019Ali GholizadehSaipa Charleroi€0.3m2018Omid NoorafkanEsteghlal Charleroi€0.25m2018Rahman RezaeiZob Ahan Perugia€0.15m2001Rasoul KhatibiPas HamburgDM0.15m1999
Highest transfer payments paid by Iranian clubs
+ Player From To Fee Year Mohammad Reza Khalatbari AjmanPersepolis$0.85m2013Javad Nekounam OsasunaEsteghlal€0.7m2012Ehsan Hajsafi OlympiacosTractorsazi€0.5m2018
Largest contracts signed involving Iranian players This is a list of highest salaried Iranian football players, whether they were transferred, signed as free agent or extended their contracts. It does not include undisclosed contracts. This list also does not necessarily reflect actual money collected by the players, since some contracts are eventually terminated due to different reasons. The contract figures referenced below are presented at face value and do not reflect potential pre or post-tax treatments.
Player Club Length of contract Contract value Average per year Mehdi Mahdavikia Hamburg3 years (2004–2007)€6.6–6.9m€2.2–2.3m+ Ali Karimi Al-Sailiya2 years (2008–2010)€4.7m€2.35mMehdi Mahdavikia Eintracht Frankfurt3 years (2007–2010)€4.5m€1.5mVahid Hashemian Bayern Munich3 years (2004–2007)€4.5m€1.5mAli Karimi Al-Qatar2 years (2007–2009)£3.2m£1.6mMehdi Taremi Al-Gharafa1½ years (2018–2019)$2.5m$1.66mMehrdad Minavand Sturm Graz3 years (1998–2001)$2.0m$0.66mFarhad Majidi Al-Nasr2 years (2006–2008)$2.0m$1.0mVahid Hashemian Bochum3 years (2002–2005)€1.8m€0.6mKarim Ansarifard Olympiacos3½ years (2017–2020)€1.75m€0.5mArash Borhani Al-Nasr1 year (2006–2007)$1.6m—Mehdi Taremi Rio Ave2 years (2019–2021)€1.4m€0.7mVahid Amiri Trabzonspor2 years (2018–2020)€1.4m€0.7mEhsan Hajsafi Olympiacos3½ years (2017–2021)€1.4m€0.4mMehrzad Madanchi Al-Nasr1 year (2008–2009)$1.5m—Ali Karimi Al-Ahli2 years (2001–2003)$1.3m$0.65mAndranik Teymourian Umm Salal1 year (2015–2016)$1.2m—Mehrzad Madanchi Al-Ahli1 year (2009–2010)€1.0m—Javad Nekounam Al-Wahda½ year (2006)$1.0m—Ali Samereh Ajman1 year (2008–2009)$1.0m—Masoud Shojaei Al-Gharafa1 year (2015–2016)$1.0m—Ali Karimi Schalke½ year (2011)€0.72m—Rahman Rezaei Al-Ahli1 year (2009–2010)$0.7m—Khodadad Azizi Köln3 years (1997–2000)DM1.6mDM0.53mHamed Kavianpour Al-Wasl1 year (2002–2003)$0.5m—
Largest buyout clauses set for Iranian players This is a list of largest reported buyout clauses set for Iranian players whether they were triggered or not:
Player Club Duration Clause Masoud Shojaei Osasuna2008–2010€6.0mSardar Azmoun Rubin Kazan2013–2016€6.0mJavad Nekounam Osasuna2006–2010€5.0mMasoud Shojaei Osasuna2010–2011€3.0mJavad Nekounam Osasuna2010–2012€2.5mVahid Hashemian Bochum2002–2004€2.0mMohammad Reza Khalatbari Ajman2013$0.85mKarim Ansarifard Panionios2015–2017€0.4m
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