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List of Persepolis F.C. players

For a list of Persepolis players with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Persepolis F.C. players. For the current Persepolis first-team squad, see Persepolis F.C. § Players.

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

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

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.

Božidar Radošević (2016–2022) is the longest-serving foreigner in Persepolis history.[7][8]

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 edit

  • 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 edit

Olympic Players edit

List of players edit

Notable players with at least 3 seasons (6 half-seasons) at the club are listed according to the date of their first-team official debut for the club.

Nat Name Position Persepolis career
  Aziz Asli Goalkeeper 1968–71
  Hadi Tavoosi Goalkeeper 1968–69, 1970–74
  Hamid Shirzadegan Forward 1968–74
  Ebrahim Ashtiani Defender 1968–69, 1970–76
  Büyük Vatankhah Defender 1968–69, 1970–74
  Nazem Ganjapour Forward 1968–69, 1970–72
  Jafar Kashani Defender 1968–69, 1970–75
  Hossein Kalani Forward 1968–69, 1970–75
  Fereydoun Moeini Midfielder 1968–69, 1970–76
  Reza Vatankhah Defender 1968–69, 1970–80
  Mahmoud Khordbin Forward 1969–80
  Homayoun Behzadi Forward 1968–69, 1970–75
  Mehrab Shahrokhi Defender 1970–75
  Ali Parvin 1 Midfielder 1970–88
  Safar Iranpak Forward 1970–80
  Esmaeil Haj Rahimipour Midfielder 1970–78
  Iraj Soleimani Forward 1971–75
  Mohammad Reza Khalatbari Midfielder 1971–78
  Bahram Mavaddat Goalkeeper 1973–76
  Javad Allahverdi Defender 1974–81
  Alireza Azizi Midfielder 1975–79
  Bijan Zolfagharnasab Defender 1975–79
  Mohammad Dadkan Defender 1975–83
  Mohammad Reza Zadmehr Forward 1975–90
  Mohammad Mayeli Kohan Midfielder 1976–90
  Vazgen Safarian Goalkeeper 1977–81
  Mohammad Panjali Defender 1977–87, 1989–94
  Hamid Derakhshan Midfielder 1977–87, 1992–94
  Abbas Kargar Midfielder 1979–88
  Zia Arabshahi Midfielder 1979–90
  Vahid Ghelich Goalkeeper 1980–92
  Nasser Nouraei Forward 1981–84
  Nasser Mohammadkhani Forward 1981–86, 1989–94
  Behrouz Soltani Goalkeeper 1981–89
  Gholamreza Fathabadi Forward 1981–86
  Fariborz Moradi Defender 1981–92
  Morteza Fonounizadeh Defender 1985–92
  Farshad Pious Forward 1985–88, 1989–97
  Mohammad Hassan Ansarifard Midfielder 1987–92
  Nader Mohammadkhani Defender 1987–88, 1990–91, 1998–2000
  Karim Bavi Forward 1987–91, 1992–93
  Mohsen Ashouri Midfielder 1987–92, 1993–97
  Morteza Kermani Moghaddam Midfielder 1987–89, 1991, 1995–96
  Hossein Abdi Midfielder 1987–2000
  Jamshid Shahmohammadi Forward 1987–88, 1993–95
  Mojtaba Moharrami Defender 1988–97
  Hassan Shirmohammadi Midfielder 1989–92, 1994–95
  Mohammad Khakpour Defender 1990–95
  Hamid Estili Midfielder 1992–94, 1998–2004
  Behzad Dadashzadeh Midfielder 1992–96
  Reza Shahroudi Defender 1992–97, 1998–99, 2000–03
  Afshin Peyrovani Defender 1993–96, 1997–2004
  Ahmad Reza Abedzadeh Goalkeeper 1994–2001
  Majid Namjoo-Motlagh Midfielder 1994–97
  Ali Daei Forward 1994–96, 2003–04
  Behrouz Rahbarifar Defender 1994–2003, 2004–06
  Alireza Emamifar Midfielder 1994–2000, 2003–05
  Nima Nakisa Goalkeeper 1994–96, 1997–99
  Naeim Saadavi Defender 1995–99
  Yahya Golmohammadi Defender 1995–99, 2002–05
  Esmaeil Halali Midfielder 1995–2002
  Mehrdad Minavand Midfielder 1995–98, 2002–04
  Mehdi Mahdavikia Midfielder 1995–99, 2012–13
  Karim Bagheri Midfielder 1996–97, 2002–10
  Edmond Bezik Forward 1996–2001
  Mehdi Hasheminasab Defender 1997–2000
  Hamed Kavianpour Midfielder 1997–2002, 2003–06
  Davoud Fanaei Goalkeeper 1998–2003, 2004–06
  Ali Ansarian Defender 1998–2003, 2004–06
  Ali Karimi Midfielder 1998–2001, 2008–09, 2011–13
  Payan Rafat Forward 1999–2001, 2002–03
  Mohammad Barzegar Defender 1999–2004
  Ebrahim Asadi Midfielder 1999–2003, 2004–07
  Hassan Khanmohammadi Defender 2000–2005
  Reza Jabbari Midfielder 2000–2005
  Sohrab Entezari Forward 2001–06
  Pejman Jamshidi Midfielder 2001–05
  Javad Kazemian Forward 2003–06, 2011–13
  Sheys Rezaei Defender 2003–08, 2009–12
  Mehrdad Oladi Forward 2003–06, 2007, 2011–12
  Pejman Nouri Midfielder 2005–09
  Mehrzad Madanchi Forward 2005–07, 2012–13
  Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht Forward 2006–09
  Hossein Badamaki Midfielder 2006–12
  Alireza Haghighi Goalkeeper 2006–12, 2013
  Sepehr Heydari Defender 2007–11
  Mohsen Khalili Forward 2007–10
  Maziar Zare Midfielder 2008–09, 2010–12
  Hadi Norouzi 2 Forward 2008–13, 2014–15
  Mohammad Nouri Midfielder 2010–15
  Gholamreza Rezaei Forward 2010–13
  Hossein Kanaanizadegan Defender 2012–14, 2019–21, 2023–present
  Mohsen Bengar Defender 2012–16
  Jalal Hosseini Defender 2012–14, 2016–22
  Hossein Mahini Defender 2012–14, 2016–19
  Farshad Ahmadzadeh Midfielder 2012–13, 2015–18, 2019
  Omid Alishah Midfielder 2013–16, 2018–present
  Mohsen Mosalman Midfielder 2013–14, 2015–18
  Mehdi Taremi Forward 2014–18
  Ahmad Nourollahi Midfielder 2014–16, 2017–21
  Ali Alipour Forward 2015–20
  Kamal Kamyabinia Midfielder 2015–23
  Mohammad Ansari Defender 2015–21
  Vahid Amiri Midfielder 2016–18, 2019–present
  Alireza Beiranvand Goalkeeper 2016–20, 2022–present
  Soroush Rafiei Midfielder 2017, 2019, 2022–present
  Shoja' Khalilzadeh Defender 2017–20
  Siamak Nemati Midfielder 2017–23
  Bashar Resan Midfielder 2017–20
  Mehdi Torabi Midfielder 2019–20, 2021–present
  Mehdi Abdi Forward 2019–23
  Issa Alekasir Forward 2020–23, 2024–present
  Milad Sarlak Midfielder 2020–23

1 He is the biggest legend of the club. the club decided to retire the squad number 7 for many years in memory of him.
2 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 edit

  • Bold players are/were National players.
As of 11 May 2024
# Name Nat Pos App Goal from Career to
1 Billy McClure   MF 5 1   Liverpool 1977   Mount Wellington
2 Alan Whittle   MF 34 16   Leyton Orient 1977–78   Leyton Orient
3 Issa Traoré   MF 20 3   FC Pyunik 2003–04   PAS Tehran
4 Saša Ilić   GK 31 0   Dynamo Saint Petersburg 2003–04   Esteghlal Ahvaz
5 Christopher Wreh   FW 0 0   St Mirren 2003   Bishop's Stortford
6 Sambo Choji   FW 12 1   1. FC Saarbrücken 2004–05   SKN St. Pölten
7 Ilče Pereski   DF 13 0   Karaorman 2004–05   NK Rovinj
8 Jane Nikolovski   GK 0 0   Napredok 2005   Slaven Belupo
9 Carlos Rivera   DF 0 0   Independiente Medellín 2005–06   San Francisco
10 José Anthony Torres   DF 1 0   Marathón 2005   Victoria
11 Raphael Edereho   FW 6 1   Kuopion Palloseura 2005–06   Shakhter Karagandy
12 Jacques Elong Elong   MF 38 0   Mount Cameroon 2005–08   Sepahan
13 Robert Caha   DF 31 0   CSKA Sofia 2005–07   Shahin Bushehr
14 Luay Salah   FW 8 2   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2006–07   Arbil SC
15 Zyad Chaabo   FW 9 3   Al-Jaish 2007   Al-Karamah
16 Tarek Jabban   DF 5 0   Al-Jaish 2007   Al-Jaish
17 Jorge Gaona   MF 2 0   Cerro Porteño 2008 Retired
18 Mate Dragičević   FW 12 3   Perth Glory 2008   DAC Dunajská Streda
19 Ibrahima Touré   FW 31 13   Paykan 2008–09   Sepahan
20 Ivan Petrović   MF 33 1   Aboomoslem 2008–09   Shahin Bushehr
21 Franck Atsou   MF 10 0   Aboomoslem 2008–09   Esteghlal Ahvaz
22 Paulo Roberto do Carmo   FW 8 1   Rio Preto 2008   Kowsar Lorestan
23 Shpejtim Arifi   FW 39 9   Payam Khorasan 2009–11   Tractor Sazi Tabriz
24 Tiago Alves Fraga   MF 48 4   Mixto 2009–11   PAS Hamedan
25 Wésley Brasilia   FW 14 2   Brasiliense 2009–10   Daejeon Citizen
26 Hawar Mulla Mohammed   FW 23 6   Anorthosis 2009–10   Arbil SC
27 Hervé Oussalé 1   FW 0 0   R.A.E.C. Mons 2010   MC Alger
28 Sékou Berthé   DF 6 1   Plymouth 2010–11 Retired
29 Mamadou Tall   DF 10 0   U.D. Leiria 2011–12   Santos
30 Éamon Zayed   FW 21 12   Derry City 2011–13   Aluminium Hormozgan
31 Asmir Avdukić 2   GK 7 0   Borac Banja Luka (loan) 2012   Borac Banja Luka (loan return)
32 Roberto Sousa3   MF 3 0   Marítimo 2012   Leixões
33 Nilson Corrêa   GK 73 0   Vitória Guimarães 2012–15   Moreirense
34 Kwon Jun4   MF 0 0   PSM Makassar 2013   Persepam Madura United
35 Marko Perović   MF 16 2   Red Star Belgrade 2013   OFK Beograd
36 Vlatko Grozdanoski   MF 11 2   Liaoning Whowin 2013   FK Vardar
37 Marko Šćepanović   MF 1 0   Mladost Podgorica 2013–14   Mladost Podgorica
38 Michael Umaña   DF 51 0   Deportivo Saprissa 2014–16   Municipal Liberia
39 Tadeu   FW 5 1   Náutico 2015   Boa Esporte
40 Fernando Gabriel   MF 13 0   Khazar Lankaran 2015   Al-Faisaly
41 Luka Marić   DF 21 0   Zawisza Bydgoszcz 2015–16   Dinamo București
42 Jerry Bengtson   FW 21 7   New England Revolution 2015–16   Zob Ahan
43 Alexander Lobanov   GK 8 0   Pakhtakor 2016   Pakhtakor
44 Anthony Golec   DF 0 0   Sheriff Tiraspol 2016   Bucheon
45 Oleksiy Polyanskyi   DF 4 0   Shakhtar Donetsk 2016–17 Retired
46 Volodymyr Pryyomov   FW 11 1   Metalist Kharkiv 2016–17   Oleksandriya
47 Božidar Radošević   GK 45 0   Debreceni 2016–22   NK Varaždin
48 Godwin Mensha   FW 63 14   Paykan 2017–19   Esteghlal
49 Bashar Resan   MF 104 5   Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2017–20   Qatar SC
50 Mario Budimir   FW 18 2   Dinamo Zagreb 2019   Lokomotiva[9]
51 Júnior Brandão   FW 6 0   Ludogorets Razgrad (loan) 2019   Ludogorets Razgrad (loan return)
52 Christian Osaguona   FW 10 1   Jeju United 2020   Al-Shorta
53 Anthony Stokes   FW 3 0   Adana Demirspor 2020   Livingston
54 Vahdat Hanonov   DF 39 1   Istiklol 2021–present
55 Manuchehr Safarov   DF 5 0   Istiklol 2021–22   Lokomotiv Tashkent
56 Sherzod Temirov   FW 12 1   Pakhtakor 2022   Paykan
57 Giorgi Gvelesiani   DF 62 15   Sepahan 2022–present
58 Jürgen Locadia   FW 9 6   VfL Bochum 2022   Cangzhou Mighty Lions
59 Cheick Diabaté   FW 9 3   Al-Gharafa 2022–23
60 Leandro Pereira   FW 11 1   Gamba Osaka 2023   Tochigi
61 Nabil Bahoui   FW 11 1   Qatar SC 2023–24   Selangor
62 Abdelkarim Hassan   DF 12 0   Al-Jahra 2024–present
63 Oston Urunov   MF 12 5   Navbahor 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.[10]
  • 4 Kwon injured his ankle ligament, went to Korea for Treatment But released from club.

Notes edit

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 edit

  1. ^ "از رکوردهای دست نیافتنی یک اسطوره تا آمار عجیب گلزنی در پرسپولیس". مشرق نیوز (in Persian). 2020-04-11. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  2. ^ FIFA.com (3 February 2010). "The battle of Tehran". fifa.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Poetry in motion – Asia's top ten clubs". ESPN. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  4. ^ "آشنایی با باشگاه پرسپولیس". Hamshahri. Archived from the original on 16 June 2008.
  5. ^ "ترجمه مقاله به فارسی) مجله ورلد ساکر)". World Soccer Magazine, ISNA. Archived from the original on 20 January 2011.
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  7. ^ "VELIKO PRIZNANJE: Božidar Radošević produžio ugovor s Persepolisom i postao najdugovječniji stranac u povijesti kluba!". Dalmatinski portal (in Croatian). Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  8. ^ "پایان کار بوژیدار رادوشوویچ در پرسپولیس؟". پايگاه خبری افکارنيوز (in Persian). 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
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