# 2024–25 Esteghlal F.C. season

The 2024–25 Esteghlal Football Club season is the 79th season and the club's 31st consecutive season in the top flight of Iranian football. In addition to the domestic league, Esteghlal are participating in this season's editions of the Hazfi Cup and AFC Champions League Elite.

## Players

    Last updated: 28 January 2025 (2025-01-28)
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Since | End | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | Hossein Hosseini (captain) | GK | (1992-06-30)30 June 1992 (aged 32) | 2012 | 2025 | Youth Sector |
| 12 | Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi | GK | (2001-04-30)30 April 2001 (aged 23) | 2023 | 2026 | Havadar |
| 50 | Amirhossein Nikpour | GK | (2002-04-04)4 April 2002 (aged 22) | 2024 | 2027 | Gol Gohar |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | Mohammad Hossein Moradmand | CB | (1993-06-22)22 June 1993 (aged 31) | 2020 | 2025 | Shahr Khodro |
| 6 | Iman Salimi | CB | (1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 28) | 2023 | 2025 | Mes Rafsanjan |
| 10 | Ramin Rezaeian | RB / RW | (1990-03-21)21 March 1990 (aged 34) | 2024 | 2026 | Sepahan |
| 15 | Abolfazl Zamani | RB / CM | (2006-03-01)1 March 2006 (aged 18) | 2024 | 2027 | Paykan |
| 33 | Abolfazl Jalali | LB / LM | (1998-06-26)26 June 1998 (aged 26) | 2021 | 2026 | Saipa |
| 55 | Raphael Silva | CB | (1992-04-20)20 April 1992 (aged 32) | 2024 | 2025 | Unattached |
| | Saleh Hardani | RB / RW | (1998-12-26)26 December 1998 (aged 26) | 2025 | 2026 | Sepahan |
| | Armin Sohrabian | CB | (1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 29) | 2025 | 2026 | Nassaji |
| | Abolfazl Zoleikhaei | LB / LM | (2006-03-09)9 March 2006 (aged 18) | 2025 | 2030 | Unattached |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 4 | Rouzbeh Cheshmi | DM / CB | (1993-07-24)24 July 1993 (aged 31) | 2021 | 2025 | Umm Salal |
| 14 | Zobeir Niknafs | DM / CM | (1993-04-12)12 April 1993 (aged 31) | 2021 | 2025 | Foolad |
| 22 | Didier Ndong | CM / DM | (1994-06-17)17 June 1994 (aged 30) | 2024 | 2025 | Al-Riyadh |
| 66 | Zargham Saadavi | DM / CM | (2006-05-31)31 May 2006 (aged 18) | 2024 | 2028 | Foolad |
| 70 | Mehdi Bahrami Nejad | AM | (2006-06-05)5 June 2006 (aged 18) | 2024 | 2029 | Doustimehr |
| 88 | Arash Rezavand | AM / CM | (1993-10-05)5 October 1993 (aged 31) | 2019 | 2025 | Saipa |
| | Mehran Ahmadi | AM / RW | (1997-12-26)26 December 1997 (aged 27) | 2025 | 2027 | Kheybar |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 7 | Mehrdad Mohammadi | RW / ST | (1993-09-29)29 September 1993 (aged 31) | 2023 | 2025 | Al Sailiya |
| 9 | Mohammad Reza Azadi | ST | (1999-12-07)7 December 1999 (aged 25) | 2025 | 2027 | Al Urooba |
| 11 | Joel Kojo | ST | (1998-08-21)21 August 1998 (aged 26) | 2025 | 2028 | Dinamo |
| 20 | Alireza Koushki | LW / RW | (2000-02-16)16 February 2000 (aged 24) | 2024 | 2026 | Gol Gohar |
| 28 | Mojtaba Hasheminasab | RW / LW / AM | (2005-10-20)20 October 2005 (aged 19) | 2024 | | Youth Sector |
| 77 | Jaloliddin Masharipov | LW / RW | (1993-09-01)1 September 1993 (aged 31) | 2024 | 2025 | Panserraikos |
| 80 | Mohammad Hossein Eslami | RW / LW | (2001-04-13)13 April 2001 (aged 23) | 2024 | 2026 | Zob Ahan |
| 90 | Amir Mohammad Mardi | ST | (2006-08-28)28 August 2006 (aged 18) | 2024 | 2029 | KIA |
| 91 | Masoud Juma | ST | (1996-02-03)3 February 1996 (aged 28) | 2024 | 2025 | Unattached |
| 93 | Hesam Eskandari | ST | (2004-04-21)21 April 2004 (aged 20) | 2023 | | Youth Sector |
| 99 | Amirali Sadeghi | LW / AM | (2001-02-09)9 February 2001 (aged 23) | 2021 | 2026 | Saipa |
| Players transferred during the season ||||||||
| 3 | Saman Fallah | CB | (2001-05-12)12 May 2001 (aged 23) | 2024 | 2027 | Gol Gohar |
| 5 | Armin Sohrabian | CB | (1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 29) | 2023 | 2026 | Gol Gohar |
| 17 | Almedin Ziljkić | LW / RW | (1996-02-25)25 February 1996 (aged 28) | 2024 | 2026 | Sarajevo |
| 18 | Milad Zakipour | LB / LM | (1995-07-26)26 July 1995 (aged 29) | 2024 | 2026 | Sepahan |
| 19 | Gustavo Blanco | ST | (1991-11-05)5 November 1991 (aged 33) | 2023 | 2025 | Eibar |
| 21 | Gaël Kakuta | AM / RW | (1991-06-21)21 June 1991 (aged 33) | 2024 | 2025 | Amiens |
| 23 | Arman Ramezani | ST | (1992-06-22)22 June 1992 (aged 32) | 2021 | 2026 | Persepolis |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Type |
| 1 July 2024 (2024-07-01) | MF | Muntadher Mohammed | Mes Rafsanjan | End of loan |
| 1 July 2024 (2024-07-01) | GK | Sina Saeidifar | Shams Azar | End of loan |
| 1 July 2024 (2024-07-01) | FW | Hesam Eskandari | Shahrdari Astara | End of loan |
| 1 July 2024 (2024-07-01) | FW | Moein Enayati | Fajr Sepasi | End of loan |
| 3 July 2024 (2024-07-03) | MF | Mohammad Hossein Eslami | Zob Ahan | Transfer |
| 4 July 2024 (2024-07-04) | DF | Milad Zakipour | Sepahan | Transfer |
| 14 July 2024 (2024-07-14) | DF | Ramin Rezaeian | Sepahan | Transfer |
| 17 July 2024 (2024-07-17) | DF | Saman Fallah | Gol Gohar | Transfer |
| 20 July 2024 (2024-07-20) | FW | Alireza Koushki | Gol Gohar | Transfer |
| 23 July 2024 (2024-07-23) | FW | Almedin Ziljkić | Sarajevo | Transfer |
| 8 August 2024 (2024-08-08) | MF | Gaël Kakuta | Amiens | Transfer |
| 9 August 2024 (2024-08-09) | GK | Amirhossein Nikpour | Gol Gohar | Transfer |
| 10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) | MF | Abbas Sharafi | Gol Gohar | Transfer |
| 10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) | MF | Mehdi Bahrami Nejad | Doustimehr | Transfer |
| 10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) | FW | Amir Mohammad Mardi | KIA | Transfer |
| 11 August 2024 (2024-08-11) | MF | Didier Ndong | Al-Riyadh | Transfer |
| 14 August 2024 (2024-08-14) | MF | Zargham Saadavi | Foolad | Transfer |
| 19 September 2024 (2024-09-19) | MF | Abolfazl Zamani | Paykan | Transfer |
| 8 December 2024 (2024-12-08) | FW | Masoud Juma | Unattached | Transfer |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Type |
| 17 July 2024 (2024-07-17) | DF | Saleh Hardani | Sepahan | End of contract |
| 28 July 2024 (2024-07-28) | MF | Mohammad Hossein Zavari | Havadar | End of contract |
| 29 July 2024 (2024-07-29) | MF | Omid Hamedifar | Gol Gohar | End of contract |
| 4 August 2024 (2024-08-04) | DF | Alireza Karami | Chadormalou | Transfer |
| 5 August 2024 (2024-08-05) | FW | Peyman Babaei | Gol Gohar | End of contract |
| 12 August 2024 (2024-08-12) | FW | Reza Mirzaei | Malavan | End of contract |
| 14 August 2024 (2024-08-14) | DF | Taha Mohebipour | Aluminium | Transfer |
| 15 August 2024 (2024-08-15) | DF | Jafar Salmani | Al Urooba | End of contract |
| 14 August 2024 (2024-08-14) | DF | Milad Fakhreddini | Shams Azar | Transfer |
| 28 August 2024 (2024-08-28) | DF | Saman Touranian | Malavan | Loan |
| 1 September 2024 (2024-09-01) | GK | Mohammad Javad Kia | Havadar | Transfer |
| 13 September 2024 (2024-09-13) | FW | Almedin Ziljkić | Novi Pazar | Transfer |
| 14 September 2024 (2024-09-14) | FW | Moein Enayati | Al Mooj | Transfer |
| 17 September 2024 (2024-09-17) | MF | Muntadher Mohammed | Nassaji | Transfer |
| 18 September 2024 (2024-09-18) | FW | Arthur Yamga | Nassaji | Transfer |
| 6 October 2024 (2024-10-06) | GK | Sina Saeidifar | Nikapars | Transfer |
| 9 October 2024 (2024-10-09) | DF | Armin Sohrabian | Nassaji | Transfer |
| 19 January 2025 (2025-01-19) | MF | Mehdi Mehdipour | Nassaji | |

### Contract renewals

| Date | Pos. | Name | Contract length | Contract ends |
| 1 July 2024 (2024-07-01) | DF | Abolfazl Jalali | two years | 2026 |
| 1 July 2024 (2024-07-01) | DF | Armin Sohrabian | two years | 2026 |
| 12 July 2024 (2024-07-12) | MF | Rouzbeh Cheshmi | one year | 2025 |
| 13 July 2023 (2023-07-13) | FW | Mehrdad Mohammadi | one year | 2025 |
| 22 July 2024 (2024-07-22) | MF | Zobeir Niknafs | one year | 2025 |
| 25 July 2024 (2024-07-25) | MF | Arash Rezavand | one year | 2025 |
| 27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) | FW | Arman Ramezani | two years | 2026 |
| 1 July 2024 (2024-07-01) | DF | Mohammad Hossein Moradmand | one year | 2025 |
| 19 September 2024 (2024-09-19) | FW | Amirali Sadeghi | two years | 2026 |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Persian Gulf Pro League | 16 August 2024 | TBD | Matchday 1 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | −4 | 033.33 |
| Hazfi Cup | 12 December 2024 | TBD | Round of 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| AFC Champions League Elite | 16 September 2024 | TBD | League stage | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 016.67 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 24 | −6 | 031.58 |
Last updated: 16 December 2024 (2024-12-16) Source: Soccerway

### Persian Gulf Pro League
#### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 8 | Zob Ahan | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 21 | −2 | 27 |
| 9 | Chadormalou | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 27 |
| 10 | Esteghlal | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 26 |
| 11 | Esteghlal Khuzestan | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 24 |
| 12 | Kheybar | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 25 | −6 | 23 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: Ipl Stats

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | D | L | W | D | L | W | L | L | L | W | D | D | D | D | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 23 July.

### 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite
#### League stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Hilal | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 22 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | Al-Ahli | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 22 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 3 | Al-Nassr | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 17 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 4 | Al-Sadd | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 12 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 5 | Al Wasl | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 6 | Esteghlal | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 7 | Al-Rayyan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 8 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 8 | Pakhtakor | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 9 | Persepolis | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | |
| 10 | Al-Gharafa | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 7 | |
| 11 | Al-Shorta | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 6 | |
| 12 | Al Ain | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 2 | |

#### Round of 16
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Pro League | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | Hazfi Cup | ACL Elite | ACL Elite |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | | Hossein Hosseini | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Mohammad Hossein Moradmand | 13 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | Rouzbeh Cheshmi | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | | Iman Salimi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | | Mehrdad Mohammadi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | DF | | Ramin Rezaeian | 17 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 12 | GK | | Mohammad Reza Khaledabadi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | | Zobeir Niknafs | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | | Abolfazl Zamani | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | | Alireza Koushki | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Didier Ndong | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 25 | FW | | Masoud Juma | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | | Mojtaba Hasheminasab | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | | Abolfazl Jalali | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | | Raphael Silva | 16 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 66 | MF | | Zargham Saadavi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | | Jaloliddin Masharipov | 18 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 80 | FW | | Mohammad Hossein Eslami | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 88 | MF | | Arash Rezavand | 16 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 99 | FW | | Amirali Sadeghi | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Players transferred/loaned out during the season ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | | Saman Fallah | 14 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Armin Sohrabian | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | | Milad Zakipour | 17 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Gustavo Blanco Leschuk | 15 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | | Gaël Kakuta | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | | Arman Ramezani | 16 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Last updated: 16 December 2024 (2024-12-16) Source: Competitions

### Goals

The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.
| Rank | Player | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | ACL Elite | Total |
| 1 | Ramin Rezaeian | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Raphael Silva | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Mohammad Hossein Eslami | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Mehrdad Mohammadi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Abolfazl Zamani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Gustavo Blanco | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Arman Ramezani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Abolfazl Jalali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Arash Rezavand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Amirali Sadeghi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Own goals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 12 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
Last updated: 12 December 2024 (2024-12-12). Source: Competitive matches

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Player | Pro League | Hazfi Cup | ACL Elite | Total |
| 1 | Hossein Hosseini | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | Total | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Last updated: 16 December 2024 (2024-12-16). Source: Competitive matches