# List of Esteghlal F.C. players

This is a list of players who have played for Esteghlal Football Club.

## Key

* The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then if necessary in alphabetical order.
* Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 14 February 2021. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.
* Players highlighted in bold are still actively playing at Esteghlal.

### 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.

## List of players

List of Esteghlal F.C players with 100 or more appearances :
| Name | Pos | Club career | Appearances | Goals |
| Ali Jabbari | Midfielder | 1965–1975 | 183 | 92 |
| Karo Haghverdian | Midfielder | 1968–1976 | 176 | 8 |
| Nasser Hejazi | Goalkeeper | 1968–1975 1980–1986 | 152 | 0 |
| Ezatollah Janmaleki | Defender | 1968–1976 | 166 | 3 |
| Mansour Pourheidari | Defender | 1968–1975 | 141 | 2 |
| Javad Ghorab | Midfielder | 1969–1976 | 144 | 23 |
| Gholam Hossein Mazloumi | Forward | 1969–1975 | 140 | 81 |
| Akbar Kargarjam | Defender | 1969–1976 | 160 | 1 |
| Masoud Mojdehi | Forward | 1970–1977 | 136 | 37 |
| Abbas Nouvinrozegar | Midfielder | 1972–1977 | 110 | 5 |
| Hassan Rowshan | Forward | 1972–1978 1982–1983 | 130 | 32 |
| Parviz Mazloumi | Forward | 1973–1975 1978–1988 | 144 | 65 |
| Hadi Naraghi | Forward | 1973–1979 | 110 | 31 |
| Saeid Maragehchian | Midfielder | 1975–1986 | 152 | 4 |
| Asghar Hajiloo | Defender | 1976–1988 | 134 | 3 |
| Reza Naalchegar | Midfielder | 1977–1984 1986–1987 1990–1991 | 108 | 10 |
| Shahin Bayani | Defender | 1978–1986 1989–1994 | 175 | 1 |
| Shahrokh Bayani | Midfielder | 1978–1985 1989–1993 | 141 | 26 |
| Reza Ahadi | Midfielder | 1981–1986 1987–1992 | 10 | 12 |
| Abdolali Changiz | Forward | 1981–1986 1990–1992 | 129 | 47 |
| Jafar Mokhtarifar | Forward | 1983–1987 1989–1991 | 125 | 31 |
| Majid Namjoo-Motlagh | Midfielder | 1984–1990 1991–1992 | 100 | 15 |
| Sadegh Varmazyar | Defender | 1984–1997 | 271 | 16 |
| Javad Zarincheh | Defender | 1987–1991 1993–2003 | 305 | 2 |
| Farshad Falahatzadeh | Defender | 1988–1991 | 147 | 2 |
| Reza Hassanzadeh | Defender | 1988–1995 1996–2000 | 214 | 17 |
| Abbas Sarkhab | Forward | 1988–1996 | 141 | 41 |
| Amir Ghalenoei | Midfielder | 1989–1997 | 156 | 25 |
| Samad Marfavi | Forward | 1989–1993 1996–1998 | 169 | 79 |
| Hamid Babazadeh | Goalkeeper | 1990–1997 | 105 | 0 |
| Iman Alami | Midfielder | 1991–1996 | 111 | 14 |
| Mahmoud Fekri | Defender | 1992–1996 1998–2007 | 345 | 22 |
| Mehdi Pashazadeh | Defender | 1992–1998 2000–2003 | 182 | 12 |
| Mohammadreza Mehranpour | Midfielder | 1993–1998 | 110 | 12 |
| Mohammad Nouri | Defender | 1993–1998 | 107 | 2 |
| Mohammad Taghavi | Defender | 1993–2000 | 121 | 4 |
| Mohammad Khorramgah | Defender | 1994–2003 | 155 | 1 |
| Alireza Mansourian | Midfielder | 1995–1996 1997–1998 2002–2008 | 226 | 24 |
| Alireza Akbarpour | Forward | 1996–2006 | 219 | 33 |
| Farhad Majidi | Forward | 1997–1999 2007–2011 2012–2013 | 256 | 94 |
| Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh | Defender | 1998–2000 2001–2003 | 115 | 3 |
| Sirous Dinmohammadi | Midfielder | 1998–1999 2000–2003 | 132 | 24 |
| Mohammad Navazi | Midfielder | 1998–2004 2006–2008 | 191 | 29 |
| Ahmad Momenzadeh | Forward | 1999–2003 | 102 | 16 |
| Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht | Midfielder | 1999–2006 2013–2014 | 199 | 33 |
| Pirouz Ghorbani | Defender | 2000–2009 | 195 | 13 |
| Farzad Majidi | Midfielder | 2000–2007 | 173 | 22 |
| Ali Samereh | Forward | 2000–2005 | 105 | 42 |
| Yadollah Akbari | Midfielder | 2001–2004 2008–2009 | 125 | 18 |
| Amir Hossein Sadeghi | Defender | 2002–2008 2009–2011 2012–2015 | 316 | 16 |
| Reza Enayati | Forward | 2003–2006 2009–2010 2014–2015 | 120 | 64 |
| Vahid Talebloo | Goalkeeper | 2003–2011 2015–2016 | 191 | 0 |
| Siavash Akbarpour | Forward | 2004–2007 2008–2010 2012–2014 | 212 | 46 |
| Mehdi Amirabadi | Defender | 2004–2012 | 202 | 5 |
| Hossein Kazemi | Midfielder | 2004–2007 2008–2010 | 146 | 18 |
| Mojtaba Jabbari | Midfielder | 2005–2013 2017 | 177 | 33 |
| Mehdi Rahmati | Goalkeeper | 2005–2007 2011–2014 2015–2019 | 265 | 0 |
| Mohsen Yousefi | Midfielder | 2006–2008 2009–2012 | 110 | 8 |
| Arash Borhani | Forward | 2007–2016 | 292 | 107 |
| Pejman Montazeri | Defender | 2007–2014 2017–2019 | 318 | 17 |
| Hashem Beikzadeh | Defender | 2008–2010 2012–2015 | 127 | 4 |
| Khosro Heydari | Midfielder | 2008–2010 2011–2019 | 304 | 8 |
| Hanif Omranzadeh | Defender | 2008–2016 | 220 | 22 |
| Omid Ebrahimi | Midfielder | 2014–2018 | 134 | 30 |
| Rouzbeh Cheshmi | Defender | 2015–2020 | 119 | 5 |
| Farshid Esmaeili | Midfielder | 2015–2021 | 142 | 16 |
| Farshid Bagheri | Midfielder | 2016–2021 | 103 | 6 |
| Vouria Ghafouri | Defender | 2016–2022 | 121 | 18 |

## List of goalscorers

| Name | Position | Esteghlal career | Goals | Notes |
| Siavash Akbarpour | Second striker | 2004–2007, 2008–2010, 2012–2014 | 46 | |
| Alireza Akbarpour | Midfielder | 1998-2006 | 22 | Retired |
| Ali Mousavi | Forward | 1998-1999, 2000-2003 | 22 | Retired |
| Ahmad Momenzadeh | Forward | 1999–2003 | 17 | |
| Ali Alizadeh | Forward | 2006-2009 | 10 | |
| Alireza Mansourian | Midfielder | 2002–2008 | 9 | Retired |
| Mehdi Amirabadi | Right back | 2004–2012 | 5 | |
| Ali Ansarian | Defender | 2006–2007 | 4 | Retired |
| Alireza Abbasfard | Forward | 2008-2009 | 4 | |
| Farzad Ashoubi | Midfielder | 2010-2011 | 4 | |
| Ali Latifi | Centre forward | 1998-2000 | 13 | Retired |
| Ali Samereh | Striker | 2000–2005 | 41 | |
| Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht | Midfielder | 1999–2006, 2013–2014 | 31 | |
| Amir Hossein Sadeghi | Defender | 2003–2008, 2009–2011, 2012–2015 | 14 | |
| Arash Borhani | Forward | 2007–2016 | 107 | |
| Behzad Dadashzadeh | Midfielder | 1999-2002 | 4 | Retired |
| Farhad Majidi | Forward | 1998-2000, 2007–2013 | 89 | Retired |
| Reza Enayati | Centre forward | 2003–2006, 2009-2010 | 59 | |
| Mojtaba Jabbari | Attacking midfielder | 2005–2013 | 32 | |
| Mohammad Navazi | Right midfielder | 1998-2004, 2006-2008 | 30 | Retired |
| Faraz Fatemi | Centre forward | 2001–2004 | 27 | |
| Sirous Dinmohammadi | Midfielder | 1998-1999, 2000–2003 | 24 | Retired |
| Farzad Majidi | Midfielder | 2000–2007 | 22 | Retired |
| Mehdi Seyed Salehi | Striker | 2009-2011 | 20 | |
| Hossein Kazemi | Defensive midfielder | 2004–2007, 2008–2010 | 18 | |
| Yadollah Akbari | Midfielder | 2001-2004, 2008-2009 | 18 | Retired |
| Milad Meydavoudi | Striker, Winger | 2010–2013 | 17 | |
| Hanif Omranzadeh | Defender | 2008–2016 | 19 | |
| Mehdi Hasheminasab | Defender | 2000–2003 | 14 | Retired |
| Pejman Montazeri | Defender | 2007–2013 | 15 | |
| Pirouz Ghorbani | Defender | 2001-2009 | 14 | |
| Mahmoud Fekri | Defender | 1998-2007 | 14 | Retired |
| Javad Nekounam | Midfielder | 2012–2014 | 12 | |
| Fred Malekian | Forward | 1998-2000, 2004–2005 | 11 | Retired |
| Mehrdad Oladi | Forward | 2013–2014 | 2 | |
| Farzad Hatami | Striker | 2013 | 10 | |
| Goran Jerković | Striker | 2012 | 9 | |
| Jlloyd Samuel | Defender, Midfielder | 2011–2014 | 10 | |
| Dariush Yazdani | Midfielder | 1998-2001 | 9 | Retired |
| Mohsen Yousefi | Midfielder | 2006-2008, 2009-2012 | 8 | |
| Fabio Januario | Midfielder | 2008-2010, 2012-2013 | 8 | Retired |
| Maysam Baou | Attacking midfielder | 2004–2007, 2012–2013 | 8 | |
| Esmaeil Sharifat | Forward, Winger | 2010-2012 | 7 | |
| Sattar Hamedani | Midfielder | 1999-2001, 2002–2004 | 7 | |
| Omid Ravankhah | Midfielder | 2007-2011 | 7 | Retired |
| Khosro Heydari | Right-back, Right-midfielder | 2008–2010, 2011–2019 | 8 | |
| Mojahed Khaziravi | Right winger | 2000–2002, 2004-2005 | 6 | |
| Meysam Maniei | Midfielder | 2007-2009 | 5 | |
| Bahman Tahmasebi | Forward | 1999-2001 | 5 | |
| Ferydoon Zandi | Midfielder | 2011-2012 | 5 | |
| Hadi Shakouri | Defender | 2008-2011 | 5 | |
| Hawar Mulla Mohammed | Side midfielder | 2012 | 4 | |
| Mohammad Ghazi | Striker | 2013–2015 | 16 | |
| Rufat Guliev | Midfielder | 2000–2002 | 4 | |
| Davoud Seyed Abbasi | Midfielder | 2001–2002, 2003-2004 | 4 | |
| Andranik Teymourian | Midfielder | 2011–2012, 2013–present | 3 | |
| Vicente Arze | Midfielder | 2012–2013 | 3 | |
| Milad Nouri | Center midfielder | 2008–2010 | 3 | |
| Mehdi Salehpoor | Forward | 2000–2001 | 3 | Retired |
| Hashem Heydari | Forward | 1998-1999 | 3 | Retired |
| Joílson Rodrigues da Silva | Striker | 2006-2007 | 3 | |
| Rinaldo Cruzado | Midfielder | 2009–2010 | 2 | |
| Iman Mousavi | Forward | 2013 | 2 | |
| Mehdi Pashazadeh | Defender | 2001–2003 | 2 | Retired |
| Meysam Hosseini | Defender | 2011–2022 | 2 | |
| Roger Fabritcio | Forward | 2003–2004 | 2 | |
| Mohammad Momeni | Forward | 1998-1999 | 2 | |
| Asghar Talebnasab | Midfielder | 2005–2007 | 2 | Retired |
| Rodrigo Tosi | Midfielder | 2012–2013 | 2 | |
| Ahmad Khaziravi | Striker | 2007-2009 | 2 | Retired |
| Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh | Defender | 1998–1999, 2001-2003 | 3 | |
| Hashem Beikzadeh | Left back, Midfielder | 2008–2010, 2012–present | 3 | |
| Akvsenti Gilauri | Defender | 2004–2007 | 2 | |
| Amin Manouchehri | Forward | 2012-2013 | 1 | |
| Attila Hejazi | Forward | 1998-1999 | 1 | Retired |
| Kianoush Rahmati | Defensive midfielder | 2012-2013 | 1 | |
| Rasoul Khatibi | Forward | 2003 | 1 | Retired |
| Mohammad Mehdi Nazari | Forward | 2013–2014 | 1 | |
| Waleed Ali | Midfielder | 2011 | 1 | |
| Hassan Ashjari | Defender | 2012–2013 | 1 | |
| Afshin Hajipour | ? | 1999-2000 | 1 | Retired |
| Mehrdad Pouladi | Midfielder, Left back | 2007–2009 | 1 | |
| Srđan Urošević | Defensive midfielder | 2007-2008 | 1 | |
| Hamid Shafiei | Forward | 2007-2008 | 1 | |
| Saeid Bayat | Midfielder | 2007–2008 | 1 | |
| Shahin Kheiri | Midfielder | 2004–2006 | 1 | |
| Morteza Hashemizadeh | Forward | 2006–2007 | 1 | Retired |
| Saeed Lotfi | Defender | 2003–2008 | 1 | Retired |
| Keivan Sajedi | Midfielder | 2003–2004 | 1 | Retired |
| Mojtaba Mahboub-Mojaz | Striker | 2009–2012 | 1 | |
| Kazem Mahmoudi | Defender | 1999-2000 | 1 | Retired |
| Arastou Mohmmadi | Defender | 1999-2002 | 1 | Retired |
| Saeid Beigi | Defender | 2000-2001 | 1 | Retired |
| Ali Hamoudi | Right back | 2011-2013 | 1 | |
| Javad Shirzad | Left back | 2011-2012 | 1 | |
| Ali Chini | Midfielder | 1998-2000 | 1 | Retired |
| Adel Hardani | ? | 1998-1999 | 1 | Retired |
| Mohammad Taghavi | Defender | 1998-1999 | 1 | Retired |