List of Iranian footballers in European clubs
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This is a list of Iranian football players who play or have played in Europe.
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[edit] Current main players
| Name | Team | Country | Div |
|---|---|---|---|
| Javad Nekounam | CA Osasuna |  Spain |
1st |
| Andranik Teymourian | Bolton Wanderers |  England |
1st |
| Rahman Rezaei | Livorno |  Italy |
1st |
| Mehdi Mahdavikia | Eintracht Frankfurt |  Germany |
1st |
| Sasan Gouhari | Hamburger SV | Germany |
1st |
| Vahid Hashemian | Hannover 96 | Germany |
1st |
| Amir Shapourzadeh | FC Hansa Rostock | Germany |
1st |
| Daniel Davari | FSV Mainz 05 | Germany |
2nd |
| Agil Etemadi | SC Heerenveen |  Netherlands |
1st |
| Pedram Ardalany | Partick Thistle |  Scotland |
2nd |
| Brwa Nouri | FC Väsby United |  Sweden |
2nd |
| Ferydoon Zandi | Olympiakos Nicosia |  Cyprus |
1st |
[edit] Albania 
Top division
- Nima Nakisa - Flamurtari Vlorë (1999)
[edit] Austria 
Top division
- Hossein Sadaghiani - Rapid Wien (1934-1935)
- Mehrdad Minavand - Sturm Graz (1998-2001)
- Farhad Majidi - Rapid Wien (1999-2000)
- Ali Latifi - Admira Wacker Mödling (2001-2002)
- Mehdi Pashazadeh - Rapid Wien (2003-2004), Sturm Graz (2004-2005), Admira Wacker Mödling (2005-2006)
- Javad Razzaghi - Admira Wacker Mödling (2005)
- Khodadad Azizi - Admira Wacker Mödling (2005)
- Mohsen Faraji - Admira Wacker Mödling (2005-2006)
2nd division
- Amir Saadati - DSV Leoben (2002-2005)
- Mehdi Pashazadeh - Admira Wacker Mödling (2006-2007)
- Amin Motevaselzadeh - Admira Wacker Mödling (2006-2007)
- Mohsen Faraji - Admira Wacker Mödling (2006-2007)
- Vahid Khaloobagheri - Admira Wacker Mödling (2006-2007)
- Maziar Shadkhan - Admira Wacker Mödling (2006-2007)
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Top division
- Hossein Sadaghiani - Charleroi (1930-1933)
- Reza Torabian - Standard Liege (1999-2000)
- Mohammad Reza Mahdavi - Charleroi (2000-2002)
- Dariush Yazdani - Charleroi (2000-2003)
- Alireza Emamifar - Charleroi (2000-2003)
- Mehrdad Minavand - Charleroi (2001-2002)
- Mohammed Hayati - Charleroi (2002)
2nd division
- Hossein Sadaghiani - Charleroi-Marchienne (1929-1930)
- Moslem Khani - KFC Diest (1980-1981),RC Jet Wavre (1988-1989)
- Asghar Sadri - KFC Diest (1980-1981)
[edit] Cyprus
Top division
- Ferydoon Zandi - Apollon Limassol (2007), Olympiakos Nicosia (2008), Alki Larnaca (2008-present)
[edit] Chile 
Top division
- Alí Manouchehri - Coquimbo Unido (2007-Present),
[edit] England
Top division
- Andranik Teymourian - Bolton Wanderers (2006-present)
- Karim Bagheri - Charlton Athletic (2000-2001)
2nd division
- Hossein Kaebi - Leicester City (2007-2008)
[edit] Germany
Top division
- Mehdi Mahdavikia - VfL Bochum (1998-1999), Hamburger SV (1999-2007), Eintracht Frankfurt (2007-present)
- Vahid Hashemian - Hamburger SV (1999-2001), VfL Bochum (2002-2004), Bayern Munich (2004-2005), Hannover 96 (2005-present)
- Amir Shapourzadeh - Hansa Rostock (2004-2005, 2007-present)
- Sasan Gouhari - Hamburger SV (2005-present)
- Ashkan Dejagah - VfL Wolfsburg (2007-Present)
- Ali Daei - Arminia Bielefeld (1997-1998), Bayern Munich (1998-1999), Hertha Berlin (1999-2002)
- Karim Bagheri - Arminia Bielefeld (1997-1998, 1999-2000)
- Khodadad Azizi - 1. FC Köln (1997-1998)
- Dariush Yazdani - Bayer Leverkusen (1998-1999)
- Mehdi Pashazadeh - Bayer Leverkusen (1998-1999)
- Rasoul Khatibi - Hamburger SV (1999-2000)
- Ali Mousavi - Bayer Leverkusen (2000)
- Ferydoon Zandi - SC Freiburg (2000-2002), 1. FC Kaiserslautern (2004-2006)
- Alireza Mansourian - FC St. Pauli (2001-2002)
- Moharram Navidkia - VfL Bochum (2004-2005)
- Ali Karimi - Bayern Munich (2005-2007)
2nd division
- Daniel Davari - FSV Mainz (2007-present)
- Navid Mashinchi - Vancouver Whitecaps Residency (2008-Present)
- Sebastian Ghasemi-Nobakht - VfB Oldenburg (2008-Present)
- Alexander Nouri - VfL Osnabrück (2007-Present)
- Mohammad Reza Adelkhani - Rot-Weiß Oberhausen (1966-1967)
- Hamid Alidoosti - FSV Salmrohr (1986-1987)
- Reza Ahadi - Rot-Weiss Essen (1986-1987)
- Karim Bagheri - Arminia Bielefeld (1998-1999)
- Khodadad Azizi - 1. FC Köln (1998-2000)
- Serjik Teymourian - FSV Mainz (1998-2000)
- Sirous Dinmohammadi - FSV Mainz (1999-2000)
- Mehdi Pashazadeh - Fortuna Köln (1999-2000)
- Ali Mousavi - (Fortuna Köln (1999-2000)
- Alireza Mansourian - FC St. Pauli (2000-2001)
- Vahid Hashemian - VfL Bochum (2001-2002)
- Ferydoon Zandi - VfB Lübeck (2002-2004), TuS Koblenz (2006)
- Moharram Navidkia - VfL Bochum (2005-2006)
- Amir Shapourzadeh - Hansa Rostock (2005-2007)
[edit] Greece 
Top division
- Alireza Mansourian - Skoda Xanthi (1998-2000), Apollon Smyrnis (2000)
- Nima Nakisa - AO Kavala (1999-2000)
2nd division
- Faraz Fatemi - Egaleo F.C. (1999-2000)
[edit] Hungary 
Top division
- Mohammad Hossein Ziaei - Vasas Budapest (1989-1990)
[edit] Italy
Top division
- Rahman Rezaei - Perugia (2001-2003), Messina (2004-2006), Livorno (2006-present)
- Ali Samereh - Perugia (2001-2002)
- Keivan Zarineh - A.S. Roma (2007)
2nd division
- Rahman Rezaei - Messina (2003-2004)
[edit] Japan 
Top division
- Aria Jasuru Hasegawa - Yokohama F. Marinos (2007-Present),
[edit] Netherlands
Top division
- Agil Etemadi - SC Heerenveen (2006-present)
- Reza Ghoochannejhad - SC Heerenveen (2005-2007)
- Saeed Janfada - VVV-Venlo (1991-1992, 1993-1994)
2nd division
- Saeed Janfada - VVV-Venlo (1990-1991, 1992-1993)
- Reza Ghoochannejhad - Go Ahead Eagles (2007-present)
- Zabih Etemadi - SC Cambuur (2003-2004)
[edit] Norway 
Top Division
- Arash Talebinejad - Tromsø IL (2006-2007)
[edit] Scotland
2nd division
- Pedram Ardalany - Partick Thistle (2007-present)
[edit] Spain
Top division
- Javad Nekounam - CA Osasuna (2006-present)
[edit] Sweden
Top division
- Behrang Safari - Malmo FF (2004-present)
- Arash Talebinejad - AIK (2003-2006)
- Brwa Nouri - AIK Fotboll (2006)
2nd division
- Arash Talebinejad - IF Brommapojkarna (2007-present)
- Emin Nouri - Osters IF (2004-present)
- Brwa Nouri - AIK Fotboll (2005), Väsby United (2006, 2008-present)
- Korosh Hatami - BK Hacken (2000-2006)
- Mani Tourang - IK Sirius Fotboll (2008-Present)
[edit] Turkey 
Top division
- Hossein Sadaghiani - Fenerbahçe (1921-1924, 1933-1934)
- Mohammad Khakpour - Vanspor (1995-1996)
- Reza Shahroudi - Altay S.K. (1998-1999)
- Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh - Erzurumspor (2000-2001)
- Mohammad Momeni - Erzurumspor (2000-2001)
- Hamed Kavianpour - Kayserispor (2006)
[edit] United States 
Top division
- Alecko Eskandarian - Chivas USA (2008-Present)
[edit] See also
- List of Asian footballers in Europe
- List of Chinese footballers in Europe
- List of Japanese footballers in European clubs
- List of South Korean footballers in European clubs
- List of Tajikistani footballers in European clubs
