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List of Esteghlal F.C. players

Mahmoud Fekri lies first in the all-time appearance list with 345.

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.
Position
Playing positions are listed according to the tactical formations that were employed at the time.
Club career
Club career is defined as the first and last calendar years in which the player appeared for the club in any of the competitions listed below.
Total appearances and Total goals
Total appearances and goals comprise those in the Iran championship Tournament, Iran Local League, Takht Jamshid Cup, Qods League, Azadegan League, Iran Pro League, Tehran Football League, Hazfi Cup, Tehran Hazfi Cup, AFC Champions League, Asian Cup Winners' Cup, and Iranian Super Cup.

World Cup Players

Olympic Players

List of players

Arash Borhani is Esteghlal's first-highest all-time goalscorer.
List of Esteghlal F.C players with 100 or more appearances[1]
Name Pos Club career Appearances Goals
Ali Jabbari Midfielder 1965–1975 183 92
Karo Haghverdian Midfielder 1968–1976 176 8
Nasser Hejazi Goalkeeper 1968–1975
1980–1986
152 0
Ezatollah Janmaleki Defender 1968–1976 166 3
Mansour Pourheidari Defender 1968–1975 141 2
Javad Ghorab Midfielder 1969–1976 144 23
Gholam Hossein Mazloumi Forward 1969–1975 140 81
Akbar Kargarjam Defender 1969–1976 160 1
Masoud Mojdehi Forward 1970–1977 136 37
Abbas Nouvinrozegar Midfielder 1972–1977 110 5
Hassan Rowshan Forward 1972–1978
1982–1983
130 32
Parviz Mazloumi Forward 1973–1975
1978–1988
144 65
Hadi Naraghi Forward 1973–1979 110 31
Saeid Maragehchian Midfielder 1975–1986 152 4
Asghar Hajiloo Defender 1976–1988 134 3
Reza Naalchegar Midfielder 1977–1984
1986–1987
1990–1991
108 10
Shahin Bayani Defender 1978–1986
1989–1994
175 1
Shahrokh Bayani Midfielder 1978–1985
1989–1993
141 26
Reza Ahadi Midfielder 1981–1986
1987–1992
10 12
Abdolali Changiz Forward 1981–1986
1990–1992
129 47
Jafar Mokhtarifar Forward 1983–1987
1989–1991
125 31
Majid Namjoo-Motlagh Midfielder 1984–1990
1991–1992
100 15
Sadegh Varmazyar Defender 1984–1997 271 16
Javad Zarincheh Defender 1987–1991
1993–2003
305 2
Farshad Falahatzadeh Defender 1988–1991 147 2
Reza Hassanzadeh Defender 1988–1995
1996–2000
214 17
Abbas Sarkhab Forward 1988–1996 141 41
Amir Ghalenoei Midfielder 1989–1997 156 25
Samad Marfavi Forward 1989–1993
1996–1998
169 79
Hamid Babazadeh Goalkeeper 1990–1997 105 0
Iman Alami Midfielder 1991–1996 111 14
Mahmoud Fekri Defender 1992–1996
1998–2007
345 22
Mehdi Pashazadeh Defender 1992–1998
2000–2003
182 12
Mohammadreza Mehranpour Midfielder 1993–1998 110 12
Mohammad Nouri Defender 1993–1998 107 2
Mohammad Taghavi Defender 1993–2000 121 4
Mohammad Khorramgah Defender 1994–2003 155 1
Alireza Mansourian Midfielder 1995–1996
1997–1998
2002–2008
226 24
Alireza Akbarpour Forward 1996–2006 219 33
Farhad Majidi Forward 1997–1999
2007–2011
2012–2013
256 94
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh Defender 1998–2000
2001–2003
115 3
Sirous Dinmohammadi Midfielder 1998–1999
2000–2003
132 24
Mohammad Navazi Midfielder 1998–2004
2006–2008
191 29
Ahmad Momenzadeh Forward 1999–2003 102 16
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht Midfielder 1999–2006
2013–2014
199 33
Pirouz Ghorbani Defender 2000–2009 195 13
Farzad Majidi Midfielder 2000–2007 173 22
Ali Samereh Forward 2000–2005 105 42
Yadollah Akbari Midfielder 2001–2004
2008–2009
125 18
Amir Hossein Sadeghi Defender 2002–2008
2009–2011
2012–2015
316 16
Reza Enayati Forward 2003–2006
2009–2010
2014–2015
120 64
Vahid Talebloo Goalkeeper 2003–2011
2015–2016
191 0
Siavash Akbarpour Forward 2004–2007
2008–2010
2012–2014
212 46
Mehdi Amirabadi Defender 2004–2012 202 5
Hossein Kazemi Midfielder 2004–2007
2008–2010
146 18
Mojtaba Jabbari Midfielder 2005–2013
2017
177 33
Mehdi Rahmati Goalkeeper 2005–2007
2011–2014
2015–2019
265 0
Mohsen Yousefi Midfielder 2006–2008
2009–2012
110 8
Arash Borhani Forward 2007–2016 292 107
Pejman Montazeri Defender 2007–2014
2017–2019
318 17
Hashem Beikzadeh Defender 2008–2010
2012–2015
127 4
Khosro Heydari Midfielder 2008–2010
2011–2019
304 8
Hanif Omranzadeh Defender 2008–2016 220 22
Omid Ebrahimi Midfielder 2014–2018 134 30
Rouzbeh Cheshmi Defender 2015–2020 119 5
Farshid Esmaeili Midfielder 2015–2021 142 16
Farshid Bagheri Midfielder 2016–2021 103 6
Vouria Ghafouri Defender 2016–2022 121 18

List of goalscorers

Name Nat Position[NB] Esteghlal career Goals Notes
Siavash Akbarpour Iran Second striker 2004–2007,

2008–2010, 2012–2014

46
Alireza Akbarpour Iran Midfielder 1998-2006 22 Retired
Ali Mousavi Iran Forward 1998-1999,

2000-2003

22 Retired
Ahmad Momenzadeh Iran Forward 1999–2003 17
Ali Alizadeh Iran Forward 2006-2009 10
Alireza Mansourian Iran Midfielder 2002–2008 9 Retired
Mehdi Amirabadi Iran Right back 2004–2012 5
Ali Ansarian Iran Defender 2006–2007 4 Retired
Alireza Abbasfard Iran Forward 2008-2009 4
Farzad Ashoubi Iran Midfielder 2010-2011 4
Ali Latifi Iran Centre forward 1998-2000 13 Retired
Ali Samereh Iran Striker 2000–2005 41
Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht Iran Midfielder 1999–2006,

2013–2014

31
Amir Hossein Sadeghi Iran Defender 2003–2008,

2009–2011, 2012–2015

14
Arash Borhani Iran Forward 2007–2016 107
Behzad Dadashzadeh Iran Midfielder 1999-2002 4 Retired
Farhad Majidi Iran Forward 1998-2000,

2007–2013

89 Retired
Reza Enayati Iran Centre forward 2003–2006,

2009-2010

59
Mojtaba Jabbari Iran Attacking midfielder 2005–2013 32
Mohammad Navazi Iran Right midfielder 1998-2004,

2006-2008

30 Retired
Faraz Fatemi Iran Centre forward 2001–2004 27
Sirous Dinmohammadi Iran Midfielder 1998-1999,

2000–2003

24 Retired
Farzad Majidi Iran Midfielder 2000–2007 22 Retired
Mehdi Seyed Salehi Iran Striker 2009-2011 20
Hossein Kazemi Iran Defensive midfielder 2004–2007,

2008–2010

18
Yadollah Akbari Iran Midfielder 2001-2004,

2008-2009

18 Retired
Milad Meydavoudi Iran Striker,

Winger

2010–2013 17
Hanif Omranzadeh Iran Defender 2008–2016 19
Mehdi Hasheminasab Iran Defender 2000–2003 14 Retired
Pejman Montazeri Iran Defender 2007–2013 15
Pirouz Ghorbani Iran Defender 2001-2009 14
Mahmoud Fekri Iran Defender 1998-2007 14 Retired
Javad Nekounam Iran Midfielder 2012–2014 12
Fred Malekian Iran Forward 1998-2000,

2004–2005

11 Retired
Mehrdad Oladi Iran Forward 2013–2014 2
Farzad Hatami Iran Striker 2013 10
Goran Jerković France Striker 2012 9
Jlloyd Samuel Trinidad and Tobago Defender,

Midfielder

2011–2014 10
Dariush Yazdani Iran Midfielder 1998-2001 9 Retired
Mohsen Yousefi Iran Midfielder 2006-2008,

2009-2012

8
Fabio Januario Brazil Midfielder 2008-2010,

2012-2013

8 Retired
Maysam Baou Iran Attacking midfielder 2004–2007,

2012–2013

8
Esmaeil Sharifat Iran Forward,

Winger

2010-2012 7
Sattar Hamedani Iran Midfielder 1999-2001,

2002–2004

7
Omid Ravankhah Iran Midfielder 2007-2011 7 Retired
Khosro Heydari Iran Right-back,

Right-midfielder

2008–2010,

2011–2019

8
Mojahed Khaziravi Iran Right winger 2000–2002,

2004-2005

6
Meysam Maniei Iran Midfielder 2007-2009 5
Bahman Tahmasebi Iran Forward 1999-2001 5
Ferydoon Zandi Iran Midfielder 2011-2012 5
Hadi Shakouri Iran Defender 2008-2011 5
Hawar Mulla Mohammed Iraq Side midfielder 2012 4
Mohammad Ghazi Iran Striker 2013–2015 16
Rufat Guliev Azerbaijan Midfielder 2000–2002 4
Davoud Seyed Abbasi Iran Midfielder 2001–2002,

2003-2004

4
Andranik Teymourian Iran Midfielder 2011–2012,

2013–present

3
Vicente Arze Bolivia Midfielder 2012–2013 3
Milad Nouri Iran Center midfielder 2008–2010 3
Mehdi Salehpoor Iran Forward 2000–2001 3 Retired
Hashem Heydari Iran Forward 1998-1999 3 Retired
Joílson Rodrigues da Silva Brazil Striker 2006-2007 3
Rinaldo Cruzado Peru Midfielder 2009–2010 2
Iman Mousavi Iran Forward 2013 2
Mehdi Pashazadeh Iran Defender 2001–2003 2 Retired
Meysam Hosseini Iran Defender 2011–2022 2
Roger Fabritcio Brazil Forward 2003–2004 2
Mohammad Momeni Iran Forward 1998-1999 2
Asghar Talebnasab Iran Midfielder 2005–2007 2 Retired
Rodrigo Tosi Brazil Midfielder 2012–2013 2
Ahmad Khaziravi Iran Striker 2007-2009 2 Retired
Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh Iran Defender 1998–1999,

2001-2003

3
Hashem Beikzadeh Iran Left back,

Midfielder

2008–2010,

2012–present

3
Akvsenti Gilauri Georgia (country) Defender 2004–2007 2
Amin Manouchehri Iran Forward 2012-2013 1
Attila Hejazi Iran Forward 1998-1999 1 Retired
Kianoush Rahmati Iran Defensive midfielder 2012-2013 1
Rasoul Khatibi Iran Forward 2003 1 Retired
Mohammad Mehdi Nazari Iran Forward 2013–2014 1
Waleed Ali Kuwait Midfielder 2011 1
Hassan Ashjari Iran Defender 2012–2013 1
Afshin Hajipour Iran ? 1999-2000 1 Retired
Mehrdad Pouladi Iran Midfielder,

Left back

2007–2009 1
Srđan Urošević Serbia Defensive midfielder 2007-2008 1
Hamid Shafiei Iran Forward 2007-2008 1
Saeid Bayat Iran Midfielder 2007–2008 1
Shahin Kheiri Iran Midfielder 2004–2006 1
Morteza Hashemizadeh Iran Forward 2006–2007 1 Retired
Saeed Lotfi Iran Defender 2003–2008 1 Retired
Keivan Sajedi Iran Midfielder 2003–2004 1 Retired
Mojtaba Mahboub-Mojaz Iran Striker 2009–2012 1
Kazem Mahmoudi Iran Defender 1999-2000 1 Retired
Arastou Mohmmadi Iran Defender 1999-2002 1 Retired
Saeid Beigi Iran Defender 2000-2001 1 Retired
Ali Hamoudi Iran Right back 2011-2013 1
Javad Shirzad Iran Left back 2011-2012 1
Ali Chini Iran Midfielder 1998-2000 1 Retired
Adel Hardani Iran ? 1998-1999 1 Retired
Mohammad Taghavi Iran Defender 1998-1999 1 Retired

Footnotes

References