Iran national football team statistics and records: appearances
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| Player | Caps | First | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Daei | 123 | 23 Jun 1993 | 21 Jun 2006 |
| Javad Nekounam | 103 | 01 Jun 2000 | 31 Mar 2015 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 99 | 11 Jun 2015 | 29 May 2026 |
| Ehsan Hajsafi | 93 | 10 Nov 2009 | 29 May 2026 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 90 | 15 Oct 2013 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Mehdi Mahdavikia | 89 | 05 Dec 1996 | 17 Jun 2009 |
| Sardar Azmoun | 89 | 26 May 2014 | 25 Mar 2025 |
| Ali Karimi | 83 | 09 Apr 2000 | 11 Sep 2012 |
| Alireza Beiranvand | 82 | 03 Sep 2015 | 29 May 2026 |
| Saeid Ezatolahi | 78 | 11 Jun 2015 | 29 May 2026 |
| Milad Mohammadi | 74 | 11 Jun 2015 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Jalal Hosseini | 73 | 07 Feb 2007 | 19 May 2018 |
| Karim Ansarifard | 69 | 10 Nov 2009 | 03 Feb 2024 |
| Ramin Rezaeian | 69 | 31 Mar 2015 | 29 May 2026 |
| Andranik Teymourian | 67 | 13 Nov 2005 | 11 Oct 2016 |
| Vahid Amiri | 65 | 19 Jan 2015 | 20 Jun 2023 |
| Masoud Shojaei | 64 | 17 Nov 2004 | 14 Nov 2019 |
| Saman Ghoddos | 63 | 05 Oct 2017 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Hossein Kanani | 62 | 11 Jun 2015 | 29 May 2026 |
| Karim Bagheri | 56 | 16 Oct 1993 | 07 Oct 2010 |
| Omid Ebrahimi | 55 | 04 Jun 2013 | 07 Feb 2024 |
| Yahya Golmohammadi | 54 | 21 Apr 1997 | 17 Jun 2006 |
| Morteza Pouraliganji | 53 | 11 Jan 2015 | 17 Oct 2023 |
| Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht | 51 | 24 Nov 2000 | 14 Jun 2008 |
| Hossein Kaebi | 51 | 06 Feb 2002 | 10 Nov 2009 |
| Mehrdad Minavand | 50 | 08 Dec 1996 | 21 Aug 2002 |
| Rahman Rezaei | 49 | 22 Jul 2001 | 07 Jun 2008 |
| Mehdi Torabi | 49 | 11 Jun 2015 | 29 May 2026 |
| Ebrahim Mirzapour | 49 | 22 Jul 2001 | 06 Sep 2006 |
| Ashkan Dejagah | 48 | 29 Feb 2012 | 10 Sep 2019 |
| Shoja Khalilazadeh | 46 | 08 Oct 2020 | 29 May 2026 |
| Mohamad Nosrati | 46 | 10 Aug 2002 | 28 Jul 2011 |
| Hamid Estili | 45 | 25 Jun 1993 | 23 Oct 2000 |
| Ahmadreza Abedzadeh | 44 | 27 May 1988 | 14 Mar 1999 |
| Ali Gholizadeh | 42 | 17 Mar 2018 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Vahid Hashemian | 40 | 01 Dec 1998 | 17 Jun 2009 |
| Omid Noorafkan | 40 | 17 Mar 2018 | 29 May 2026 |
| Rouzbeh Cheshmi | 38 | 31 Aug 2017 | 08 Sep 2025 |
| Pejman Montazeri | 37 | 03 Jun 2012 | 07 Jan 2019 |
| Khodadad Azizi | 36 | 05 Dec 1996 | 18 Dec 2004 |
| Mohammad Mohebbi | 35 | 10 Oct 2019 | 29 May 2026 |
| Reza Ghoochannejhad | 34 | 16 Oct 2012 | 08 Jun 2018 |
| Mehdi Rahmati | 33 | 24 Mar 2007 | 14 Nov 2012 |
| Alireza Mansourian | 33 | 05 Dec 1996 | 14 Mar 1999 |
| Hadi Aghily | 31 | 04 Oct 2006 | 11 Sep 2012 |
| Farhad Majidi | 30 | 02 Jun 1997 | 06 Sep 2011 |
| Mohamed Khakpour | 30 | 22 Oct 1993 | 09 Jan 2000 |
| Ahmad Nourollahi | 30 | 15 Nov 2018 | 13 Oct 2023 |
| Khosro Heydari | 28 | 20 Jun 2007 | 17 Nov 2015 |
| Javad Kazemeyan | 28 | 19 Jan 2001 | 15 Nov 2011 |
| Majid Hosseini | 28 | 19 May 2018 | 18 Nov 2025 |
| Mehrzad Madanchi | 28 | 20 Aug 2003 | 10 Nov 2009 |
| Mehdi Ghayedi | 27 | 08 Oct 2020 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Sadegh Moharrami | 27 | 11 Sep 2018 | 23 Jan 2024 |
| Eman Mobali | 27 | 06 Feb 2002 | 06 Feb 2008 |
| Sattar Zare | 27 | 20 Jul 2004 | 19 Nov 2008 |
| Afshin Peyravani | 26 | 02 Jun 1997 | 04 Apr 2002 |
| Vouria Ghafouri | 26 | 18 Nov 2014 | 06 Jun 2019 |
| Arash Borhani | 24 | 13 Aug 2003 | 10 Nov 2009 |
| Ali Parvin | 24 | 21 Jun 1972 | 11 Jun 1978 |
| Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | 24 | 22 Jun 2008 | 15 Oct 2013 |
| Sirous Dinmohammadi | 22 | 05 Dec 1996 | 31 Oct 2001 |
| Fereydoon Zandi | 22 | 09 Feb 2005 | 15 Oct 2008 |
| Mehrdad Pooladi | 19 | 23 Jul 2011 | 23 Jan 2015 |
| Reza Enayati | 19 | 20 Jul 2004 | 02 Jun 2008 |
| Shahriar Moghanlou | 18 | 23 Mar 2023 | 29 May 2026 |
| Amir Hosein Sadeghi | 18 | 02 Feb 2005 | 31 Mar 2015 |
| Ali Karimi | 18 | 04 Jun 2017 | 21 Nov 2023 |
| Hamed Kavianpour | 18 | 09 Apr 2000 | 02 Dec 2003 |
| Rasoul Khatibi | 17 | 04 Apr 2002 | 15 Oct 2008 |
| Hassan Roudbarian | 17 | 01 Mar 2006 | 22 Jul 2007 |
| Ali Reza Haghighi | 17 | 05 Mar 2014 | 07 Jun 2016 |
| Kaveh Rezaei | 17 | 08 Sep 2015 | 15 Jun 2021 |
| Sayyed Mohammad Alavi | 17 | 20 Jul 2004 | 01 Mar 2006 |
| Amir Hosseinzadeh | 17 | 24 Mar 2022 | 29 May 2026 |
| Saleh Hardani | 17 | 02 Sep 2021 | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Sattar Hamedani | 17 | 20 Apr 1998 | 24 Apr 2001 |
| Reza Shahroudi | 17 | 02 Jun 1997 | 14 Mar 1999 |
| Mojtaba Moharrami | 16 | 29 May 1988 | 21 Dec 1996 |
| Javad Zarincheh | 16 | 27 Feb 1989 | 16 Jan 2000 |
| Pezhman Nouri | 16 | 13 Aug 2003 | 14 Nov 2012 |
| Mehdi Rajabzadeh | 16 | 18 Feb 2004 | 06 Feb 2008 |
| Ali Nemati | 16 | 10 Oct 2024 | 29 May 2026 |
| Daryoush Yazdani | 15 | 08 Dec 1996 | 23 Oct 2000 |
| Sohrab Bakhtiarizadeh | 15 | 04 Jun 1999 | 21 Jun 2006 |
| Ali Asghar Modir Rousta | 15 | 02 Feb 1990 | 16 Nov 1997 |
| Gholamreza Rezaei | 14 | 14 Jun 2008 | 18 Jun 2013 |
| Jalal Kameli - Mofrad | 14 | 05 Sep 2002 | 02 Jun 2007 |
| Mohammad Ghorbani | 14 | 26 Mar 2024 | 29 May 2026 |
| Mehdi Hashemi-Nasab | 14 | 02 Jun 1999 | 28 Sep 2001 |
| Mojtaba Jabbari | 13 | 02 Feb 2005 | 05 Mar 2014 |
| Ali Alipour | 13 | 17 Mar 2018 | 29 May 2026 |
| Ali Badavi | 13 | 05 Sep 2002 | 02 Feb 2005 |
| Payam Niazmand | 13 | 08 Oct 2020 | 31 Mar 2026 |
| Hassan Nazari Roudaki | 13 | 02 Jul 1976 | 11 Jun 1978 |
| Ali Samereh | 13 | 16 Aug 2000 | 06 Feb 2008 |
| Hashim Beikzadeh | 13 | 08 Aug 2006 | 31 Mar 2015 |
| Ali Ostad-Asadi | 12 | 05 Dec 1996 | 29 Nov 1997 |
| Naeim Sadavi | 12 | 08 Dec 1996 | 14 Mar 1999 |
| Andrianik Eskandarian | 12 | 02 Jul 1976 | 07 Jun 1978 |