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List of Persepolis F.C. players

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Ali Parvin has played 279 times for Persepolis, more than any other player.[1]

Persepolis Football Club is a professional association football club based in Tehran, Iran.

Persepolis was founded in 1963 by Ali Abdo and has been in the first division of Iranian football since 1968. The club has played at its home ground, Azadi Stadium, since 1973. They contest the Tehran Derby against rival team Esteghlal, a match that is closely followed by Iranian football fans and considered to be one of the popular clubs in Asia,.[2] According to the Asian Football Confederation, Persepolis is the most popular football club in Asia.[3][4][5] At the AFC Champions League, 11 of the top 20 matches by attendance were played by Persepolis. Persepolis has also broken the record of 100,000 attendees in four matches at the AFC Champions League. Persepolis has won a record fifteen Iranian league titles, as well as seven Hazfi Cups, five Super Cups and the 1990–91 Asian Cup Winners' Cup.[6] Many notable players have played for the club, including former Bundesliga players Ali Karimi, Ali Daei, Vahid Hashemian and Mehdi Mahdavikia. Ali Parvin, who spent 18 years with the club from 1970 to 1988, is widely regarded as the club's greatest player.

Bashar Resan is the most capped foreigner in Persepolis history.

The list includes notable footballers who have played for Persepolis. Generally, this means players that have played at least 100 league matches for the club.

Key

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  • The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then if necessary in alphabetical order.
  • Appearances as a substitute are also included.
  • Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 27 February 2024. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
Positions key
GK Goalkeeper
FB Full-back DF Defender
HB Half-back MF Midfielder
FW Forward
Nationality
Unless otherwise noted, the nationality of a player is determined by the country/countries which he has played for, or if said person has not played international football, their country of birth.
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

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Olympic Players

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List of players

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Notable players with at least 3 seasons (6 half-seasons) and players who have played at least 100 appearances in the club are listed according to the date of their first-team official debut for the club.

Nat Name Position Persepolis career
Iran Aziz Asli Goalkeeper 1968–71
Iran Hadi Tavoosi Goalkeeper 1968–69, 1970–74
Iran Hamid Shirzadegan Forward 1968–74
Iran Ebrahim Ashtiani Defender 1968–69, 1970–76
Iran Büyük Vatankhah Defender 1968–69, 1970–74
Iran Nazem Ganjapour Forward 1968–69, 1970–72
Iran Jafar Kashani Defender 1968–69, 1970–75
Iran Hossein Kalani Forward 1968–69, 1970–75
Iran Fereydoun Moeini Midfielder 1968–69, 1970–76
Iran Asghar Adibi Midfielder 1968–80
Iran Reza Vatankhah Defender 1968–69, 1970–80
Iran Mahmoud Khordbin Forward 1969–80
Iran Homayoun Behzadi Forward 1968–69, 1970–75
Iran Mehrab Shahrokhi Defender 1970–75
Iran Ali Parvin Midfielder 1970–88
Iran Safar Iranpak Forward 1970–80
Iran Esmaeil Haj Rahimipour Midfielder 1970–78
Iran Iraj Soleimani Forward 1971–75
Iran Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Midfielder 1971–78
Iran Bahram Mavaddat Goalkeeper 1973–76
Iran Mohammad Dastjerdi Midfielder 1973–78
Iran Javad Allahverdi Defender 1974–81
Iran Yaghoub Fatemi Moghaddam Defender 1974–79
Iran Alireza Azizi Midfielder 1975–79
Iran Bijan Zolfagharnasab Defender 1975–79
Iran Mohammad Dadkan Defender 1975–83
Iran Mohammad Reza Zadmehr Forward 1975–90
Iran Mohammad Mayeli Kohan Midfielder 1976–90
Iran Vazgen Safarian Goalkeeper 1977–81
Iran Mohammad Panjali Defender 1977–87, 1989–94
Iran Hamid Derakhshan Midfielder 1977–87, 1992–94
Iran Majid Sabzi Midfielder 1979–85
Iran Abbas Kargar Midfielder 1979–88
Iran Kazem Seyedalikhani Defender 1979–89
Iran Zia Arabshahi Midfielder 1979–90
Iran Vahid Ghelich Goalkeeper 1980–92
Iran Nasser Nouraei Forward 1981–84
Iran Nasser Mohammadkhani Forward 1981–86, 1989–94
Iran Behrouz Soltani Goalkeeper 1981–89
Iran Gholamreza Fathabadi Forward 1981–86
Iran Fariborz Moradi Defender 1981–92
Iran Morteza Fonounizadeh Defender 1985–92
Iran Farshad Pious Forward 1985–88, 1989–97
Iran Reza Abedian Forward 1985–90
Iran Rahim Yousefi Midfielder 1986–92
Iran Saeid Naeimabadi Defender 1987–93
Iran Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard Midfielder 1987–92
Iran Nader Mohammadkhani Defender 1987–88, 1990–91, 1998–2000
Iran Karim Bavi Forward 1987–91, 1992–93
Iran Mohsen Ashouri Midfielder 1987–92, 1993–97
Iran Morteza Kermani Moghaddam Midfielder 1987–89, 1991, 1995–96
Iran Hossein Abdi Midfielder 1987–2000
Iran Jamshid Shahmohammadi Forward 1987–88, 1993–95
Iran Mojtaba Moharrami Defender 1988–97
Iran Hassan Shirmohammadi Midfielder 1989–92, 1994–95
Iran Mohammad Khakpour Defender 1990–95
Iran Hamid Estili Midfielder 1992–94, 1998–2004
Iran Behzad Dadashzadeh Midfielder 1992–96
Iran Reza Shahroudi Defender 1992–97, 1998–99, 2000–03
Iran Afshin Peyrovani Defender 1993–96, 1997–2004
Iran Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh Goalkeeper 1994–2001
Iran Majid Namjoo-Motlagh Midfielder 1994–97
Iran Ali Daei Forward 1994–96, 2003–04
Iran Behrouz Rahbarifar Defender 1994–2003, 2004–06
Iran Alireza Emamifar Midfielder 1994–2000, 2003–05
Iran Nima Nakisa Goalkeeper 1994–96, 1997–99
Iran Reza Torabian Midfielder 1995–97, 1998–99
Iran Naeim Saadavi Defender 1995–99
Iran Yahya Golmohammadi Defender 1995–99, 2002–05
Iran Esmaeil Halali Midfielder 1995–2002
Iran Mehrdad Minavand Midfielder 1995–98, 2002–04
Iran Mehdi Mahdavikia Midfielder 1995–99, 2012–13
Iran Karim Bagheri Midfielder 1996–97, 2002–10
Iran Edmond Bezik Forward 1996–2001
Iran Mehdi Hasheminasab Defender 1997–2000
Iran Hamed Kavianpour Midfielder 1997–2002, 2003–06
Iran Davoud Fanaei Goalkeeper 1998–2003, 2004–06
Iran Ali Ansarian Defender 1998–2003, 2004–06
Iran Ali Karimi Midfielder 1998–2001, 2008–09, 2011–13
Iran Payan Rafat Forward 1999–2001, 2002–03
Iran Mohammad Barzegar Defender 1999–2004
Iran Ebrahim Asadi Midfielder 1999–2003, 2004–07
Iran Hassan Khanmohammadi Defender 2000–2005
Iran Reza Jabbari Midfielder 2000–2005
Iran Sohrab Entezari Forward 2001–06
Iran Pejman Jamshidi Midfielder 2001–05
Iran Javad Kazemian Forward 2003–06, 2011–13
Iran Sheys Rezaei Defender 2003–08, 2009–12
Iran Mehrdad Oladi Forward 2003–06, 2007, 2011–12
Iran Pejman Nouri Midfielder 2005–09
Iran Mehrzad Madanchi Forward 2005–07, 2012–13
Iran Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht Forward 2006–09
Iran Hossein Badamaki Midfielder 2006–12
Iran Alireza Haghighi Goalkeeper 2006–12, 2013
Iran Sepehr Heydari Defender 2007–11
Iran Mohsen Khalili Forward 2007–10
Iran Hamidreza Aliasgari Midfielder 2007–12, 2013–15
Iran Maziar Zare Midfielder 2008–09, 2010–12
Iran Alireza Mohammad Defender 2008–12
Iran Hadi Norouzi 1 Forward 2008–13, 2014–15
Iran Mohammad Nouri Midfielder 2010–15
Iran Gholamreza Rezaei Forward 2010–13
Iran Alireza Nourmohammadi Defender 2010–16
Iran Hossein Kanaanizadegan Defender 2012–14, 2019–21, 2023–present
Iran Mohsen Bengar Defender 2012–16
Iran Jalal Hosseini Defender 2012–14, 2016–22
Iran Hossein Mahini Defender 2012–14, 2016–19
Iran Farshad Ahmadzadeh Midfielder 2012–13, 2015–18, 2019, 2024–present
Iran Omid Alishah Midfielder 2013–16, 2018–present
Iran Mohsen Mosalman Midfielder 2013–14, 2015–18
Iran Mehdi Taremi Forward 2014–18
Iran Ahmad Nourollahi Midfielder 2014–16, 2017–21
Iran Ali Alipour Forward 2015–20, 2024–present
Iran Kamal Kamyabinia Midfielder 2015–23
Iran Mohammad Ansari Defender 2015–21
Iran Vahid Amiri Midfielder 2016–18, 2019–present
Iran Alireza Beiranvand Goalkeeper 2016–20, 2022–24
Iran Soroush Rafiei Midfielder 2017, 2019, 2022–present
Iran Shoja' Khalilzadeh Defender 2017–20
Iran Siamak Nemati Midfielder 2017–23
Iraq Bashar Resan Midfielder 2017–20
Iran Mehdi Torabi Midfielder 2019–20, 2021–24
Iran Mehdi Abdi Forward 2019–23
Iran Issa Alekasir Forward 2020–23, 2024–present
Iran Milad Sarlak Midfielder 2020–23, 2024–present
Georgia (country) Giorgi Gvelesiani Defender 2022–present

1 He died of heart attack in sleep at the age of 30. He was captain of Persepolis at the time. the club decided to retire the squad number 24 forever in memory of him.

List of foreign players

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  • Bold players are/were National players.
As of 2 August 2024
# Name Nat Pos App Goal from Career to
1 Billy McClure New Zealand MF 5 1 England Liverpool 1977 New Zealand Mount Wellington
2 Alan Whittle England MF 34 16 England Leyton Orient 1977–78 England Leyton Orient
3 Issa Traoré Mali MF 20 3 Armenia FC Pyunik 2003–04 Iran PAS Tehran
4 Saša Ilić North Macedonia GK 31 0 Russia Dynamo Saint Petersburg 2003–04 Iran Esteghlal Ahvaz
5 Christopher Wreh Liberia FW 0 0 Scotland St Mirren 2003 England Bishop's Stortford
6 Sambo Choji Nigeria FW 12 1 Germany 1. FC Saarbrücken 2004–05 Austria SKN St. Pölten
7 Ilče Pereski North Macedonia DF 13 0 North Macedonia Karaorman 2004–05 Croatia NK Rovinj
8 Jane Nikolovski North Macedonia GK 0 0 North Macedonia Napredok 2005 Croatia Slaven Belupo
9 Carlos Rivera Panama DF 0 0 Colombia Independiente Medellín 2005–06 Panama San Francisco
10 José Anthony Torres Panama DF 1 0 Honduras Marathón 2005 Honduras Victoria
11 Raphael Edereho Nigeria FW 6 1 Finland Kuopion Palloseura 2005–06 Kazakhstan Shakhter Karagandy
12 Jacques Elong Elong Cameroon MF 38 0 Cameroon Mount Cameroon 2005–08 Iran Sepahan
13 Robert Caha Czech Republic DF 31 0 Bulgaria CSKA Sofia 2005–07 Iran Shahin Bushehr
14 Luay Salah Iraq FW 8 2 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2006–07 Iraq Arbil SC
15 Zyad Chaabo Syria FW 9 3 Syria Al-Jaish 2007 Syria Al-Karamah
16 Tarek Jabban Syria DF 5 0 Syria Al-Jaish 2007 Syria Al-Jaish
17 Jorge Gaona Paraguay MF 2 0 Paraguay Cerro Porteño 2008 Retired
18 Mate Dragičević Croatia FW 12 3 Australia Perth Glory 2008 Slovakia DAC Dunajská Streda
19 Ibrahima Touré Senegal FW 31 13 Iran Paykan 2008–09 Iran Sepahan
20 Ivan Petrović Serbia MF 33 1 Iran Aboomoslem 2008–09 Iran Shahin Bushehr
21 Franck Atsou Togo MF 10 0 Iran Aboomoslem 2008–09 Iran Esteghlal Ahvaz
22 Paulo Roberto do Carmo Brazil FW 8 1 Brazil Rio Preto 2008 Iran Kowsar Lorestan
23 Shpejtim Arifi Germany FW 39 9 Iran Payam Khorasan 2009–11 Iran Tractor Sazi Tabriz
24 Tiago Alves Fraga Brazil MF 48 4 Brazil Mixto 2009–11 Iran PAS Hamedan
25 Wésley Brasilia Brazil FW 14 2 Brazil Brasiliense 2009–10 South Korea Daejeon Citizen
26 Hawar Mulla Mohammed Iraq FW 23 6 Cyprus Anorthosis 2009–10 Iraq Arbil SC
27 Hervé Oussalé 1 Burkina Faso FW 0 0 Belgium R.A.E.C. Mons 2010 Algeria MC Alger
28 Sékou Berthé Mali DF 6 1 England Plymouth 2010–11 Retired
29 Mamadou Tall Burkina Faso DF 10 0 Portugal U.D. Leiria 2011–12 Burkina Faso Santos
30 Éamon Zayed Libya FW 21 12 Northern Ireland Derry City 2011–13 Iran Aluminium Hormozgan
31 Asmir Avdukić 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina GK 7 0 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka (loan) 2012 Bosnia and Herzegovina Borac Banja Luka (loan return)
32 Roberto Sousa3 Brazil MF 3 0 Portugal Marítimo 2012 Portugal Leixões
33 Nilson Corrêa Brazil GK 73 0 Portugal Vitória Guimarães 2012–15 Portugal Moreirense
34 Kwon Jun4 South Korea MF 0 0 Indonesia PSM Makassar 2013 Indonesia Persepam Madura United
35 Marko Perović Serbia MF 16 2 Serbia Red Star Belgrade 2013 Serbia OFK Beograd
36 Vlatko Grozdanoski North Macedonia MF 11 2 China Liaoning Whowin 2013 North Macedonia FK Vardar
37 Marko Šćepanović Montenegro MF 1 0 Montenegro Mladost Podgorica 2013–14 Montenegro Mladost Podgorica
38 Michael Umaña Costa Rica DF 51 0 Costa Rica Deportivo Saprissa 2014–16 Costa Rica Municipal Liberia
39 Tadeu Brazil FW 5 1 Brazil Náutico 2015 Brazil Boa Esporte
40 Fernando Gabriel Brazil MF 13 0 Azerbaijan Khazar Lankaran 2015 Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly
41 Luka Marić Croatia DF 21 0 Poland Zawisza Bydgoszcz 2015–16 Romania Dinamo București
42 Jerry Bengtson Honduras FW 21 7 United States New England Revolution 2015–16 Iran Zob Ahan
43 Alexander Lobanov Uzbekistan GK 8 0 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 2016 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor
44 Anthony Golec Australia DF 0 0 Moldova Sheriff Tiraspol 2016 South Korea Bucheon
45 Oleksiy Polyanskyi Ukraine DF 4 0 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 2016–17 Retired
46 Volodymyr Pryyomov Ukraine FW 11 1 Ukraine Metalist Kharkiv 2016–17 Ukraine Oleksandriya
47 Božidar Radošević Croatia GK 45 0 Hungary Debreceni 2016–22 Croatia NK Varaždin
48 Godwin Mensha Nigeria FW 63 14 Iran Paykan 2017–19 Iran Esteghlal
49 Bashar Resan Iraq MF 104 5 Iraq Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2017–20 Qatar Qatar SC
50 Mario Budimir Croatia FW 18 2 Croatia Dinamo Zagreb 2019 Croatia Lokomotiva[7]
51 Júnior Brandão Brazil FW 6 0 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) 2019 Bulgaria Ludogorets Razgrad (loan return)
52 Christian Osaguona Nigeria FW 10 1 South Korea Jeju United 2020 Iraq Al-Shorta
53 Anthony Stokes Republic of Ireland FW 3 0 Turkey Adana Demirspor 2020 Scotland Livingston
54 Vahdat Hanonov Tajikistan DF 42 1 Tajikistan Istiklol 2021–24 Iran Sepahan
55 Manuchehr Safarov Tajikistan DF 5 0 Tajikistan Istiklol 2021–22 Uzbekistan Lokomotiv Tashkent
56 Sherzod Temirov Uzbekistan FW 12 1 Uzbekistan Pakhtakor 2022 Iran Paykan
57 Giorgi Gvelesiani Georgia (country) DF 64 16 Iran Sepahan 2022–present
58 Jürgen Locadia Curaçao FW 9 6 Germany VfL Bochum 2022 China Cangzhou Mighty Lions
59 Cheick Diabaté Mali FW 9 3 Qatar Al-Gharafa 2022–23
60 Leandro Pereira Brazil FW 11 1 Japan Gamba Osaka 2023 Japan Tochigi
61 Nabil Bahoui Sweden FW 11 1 Qatar Qatar SC 2023–24
62 Abdelkarim Hassan Qatar DF 15 0 Kuwait Al-Jahra 2024 Qatar Al-Wakrah
63 Oston Urunov Uzbekistan MF 15 7 Uzbekistan Navbahor 2024–present
64 Ayoub El Amloud Morocco DF 0 0 Morocco Wydad 2024–present
65 Alexis Guendouz Algeria GK 0 0 Algeria CR Belouizdad 2024–present
66 Lucas João Angola FW 0 0 Qatar Umm Salal 2024–present
  • 1 He is dignasosed with Hepatitis B and had to leave Persepolis.
  • 2 He only played 7 games in 2012 AFC Champions League.
  • 3 Roberto Sousa & The Club reached agreement to terminate the contract because long term injury.[8]
  • 4 Kwon injured his ankle ligament, went to Korea for Treatment But released from club.

Notes

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A. ^ Hossein Kalani is top goal scorer of 1970–71 with 7 goals and 1971–72 with 12 goals.

B. ^ Safar Iranpak is top goal scorer of 1971–72 with 12 goals.

C. ^ Farshad Pious is top goal scorer of 1991–92 with 11 goals and 1994–95 with 20 goals.

D. ^ Ali Daei is top goal scorer of 2003–04 with 16 goals.

E. ^ Mohsen Khalili is top goal scorer of 2007–08 with 18 goals.

F. ^ Mehdi Taremi is top goal scorer of 2015–16 with 16 goals and 2016–17 with 18 goals.

G. ^ Ali Alipour is top goal scorer of 2017–18 with 19 goals.

References

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  7. ^ "سایت رسمی باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی پرسپولیس (پیروزی) » با گرفتن تعهدنامه / قرارداد اوسال فسخ شد". Archived from the original on 2010-08-22. Retrieved 2020-03-04.
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