List of Persepolis F.C. players
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
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.
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
Olympic Players
List of players
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
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
Asghar Adibi
Midfielder
1968–80
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
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
Mohammad Dastjerdi
Midfielder
1973–78
Javad Allahverdi
Defender
1974–81
Yaghoub Fatemi Moghaddam
Defender
1974–79
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
Majid Sabzi
Midfielder
1979–85
Abbas Kargar
Midfielder
1979–88
Kazem Seyedalikhani
Defender
1979–89
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
Reza Abedian
Forward
1985–90
Rahim Yousefi
Midfielder
1986–92
Saeid Naeimabadi
Defender
1987–93
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
Reza Torabian
Midfielder
1995–97, 1998–99
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
Hamidreza Aliasgari
Midfielder
2007–12, 2013–15
Maziar Zare
Midfielder
2008–09, 2010–12
Alireza Mohammad
Defender
2008–12
Hadi Norouzi 1
Forward
2008–13, 2014–15
Mohammad Nouri
Midfielder
2010–15
Gholamreza Rezaei
Forward
2010–13
Alireza Nourmohammadi
Defender
2010–16
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, 2024–present
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, 2024–present
Kamal Kamyabinia
Midfielder
2015–23
Mohammad Ansari
Defender
2015–21
Vahid Amiri
Midfielder
2016–18, 2019–present
Alireza Beiranvand
Goalkeeper
2016–20, 2022–24
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, 2021–24
Mehdi Abdi
Forward
2019–23
Issa Alekasir
Forward
2020–23, 2024–present
Milad Sarlak
Midfielder
2020–23, 2024–present
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
Bold players are/were National players.
As of 2 August 2024
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.
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Notes
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