List of non Iranian players of Esteghlal F.C.

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Server Djeparov and Mame Thiam, two of non Iranian footballers of Esteghlal F.C. Thiam and Djeparov.jpg
Server Djeparov and Mame Thiam, two of non Iranian footballers of Esteghlal F.C.

List of non Iranian players of Esteghlal F.C. are footballers that played for the Iranian club, Esteghlal F.C. As of 15 February 2021 47 footballers from 24 countries played for Esteghlal F.C.

Contents

History

Pierre Karlów was the first non Iranian player joining the club in 1946. Karlów was one of the Polish war refugee who stayed in Iran after the end of World War II.

Key

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

#NameNatPosAppGoalfromCareerto
1 Pierre Karlów [1] Flag of Poland.svg
State Flag of Iran (1925).svg 		GK ?0?1945–56?
2 Rufat Quliyev [1] Flag of Azerbaijan.svg MF 244 Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Shafa Baku 2000–02 Flag of Iran.svg Sanat Naft
3 Roger Fabrizio [1] Flag of Brazil.svg FW 142?2003–04?
4 Rafael Gomes [1] Flag of Brazil.svg DF 20 Flag of Brazil.svg Vasco da Gama 2003–04 Flag of Brazil.svg Bragantino
5 Đorđe Topalović [1] Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg GK 220 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Zemun 2004–05 Flag of Iran.svg Oghab Tehran
6 Akvsenti Gilauri [1] Flag of Georgia.svg DF 442 Flag of Georgia.svg Sioni Bolnisi 2004–07 Flag of Iran.svg Pegah Gilan
7 Vladimir Akhalaia [1] Flag of Georgia.svg FW 00 Flag of Georgia.svg FC Dinamo Tbilisi 2004 Flag of Georgia.svg FC Dinamo Tbilisi
8 Joílson da Silva [1] Flag of Brazil.svg FW 123 Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan 2006–07 Flag of Thailand.svg Chonburi
9 Léonard Kweuke [1] Flag of Cameroon.svg FW 90 Flag of Cameroon.svg Cintra Yaoundé 2006–07 Flag of Iran.svg Steel Azin
10 Srđan Urošević [1] Flag of Serbia.svg MF 91 Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Zemun 2007 Flag of Norway.svg Hamarkameratene
11 Januário [1] Flag of Brazil.svg MF 788 Flag of Iran.svg Foolad
Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan 		2008–10
2012		 Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan
Retired
12 Rinaldo Cruzado [1] Flag of Peru.svg MF 212 Flag of Peru.svg Sporting Cristal 2009–10 Flag of Peru.svg Juan Aurich
13 Felipe Alves de Souza [1] Flag of Brazil.svg MF 250 Flag of Iran.svg Malavan 2010–11 Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
14 Anderson Ricardo dos Santos [1] Flag of Brazil.svg FW 70 Flag of South Korea.svg FC Seoul 2010 Flag of Brazil.svg Botafogo-SP
15 André Luiz [1] Flag of Brazil.svg DF 190 Flag of Brazil.svg Paraná 2010–11 Flag of Brazil.svg J. Malucelli
16 Hawar Mulla Mohammed [1] Flag of Iraq.svg MF 174 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 2011 Flag of Iran.svg Zob Ahan
17 Waleed Ali [1] Flag of Kuwait.svg MF 21 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait SC 2011 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait SC
18 Jlloyd Samuel [1] Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg DF 9210 Flag of England.svg Bolton Wanderers 2012–14 Flag of Iran.svg Paykan
19 Goran Jerković [1] Flag of Serbia.svg
Flag of France.svg 		FW 269 Flag of Lithuania.svg Tauras Tauragė 2011–12 Flag of Thailand.svg Buriram United
20 Karrar Jassim [1] Flag of Iraq.svg MF 352 Flag of Iran.svg Tractor
Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Talaba 		2011
2014–15		 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ajman Club
Flag of Iraq.svg Naft Al-Wasat
21 Jacques Elong Elong [1] Flag of Cameroon.svg MF 60 Flag of Slovakia.svg DAC Dunajská Streda 2012 Flag of Iraq.svg Naft Maysan
22 Rodrigo Tosi [1] Flag of Brazil.svg FW 92 Flag of Iran.svg Tractor 2012 Flag of Brunei.svg DPMM FC
23 Liam Reddy [2] Flag of Australia (converted).svg GK 00 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney FC 2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney United
24 Vicente Arze Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg MF 113 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Charleroi 2012–13 Flag of Ukraine.svg Hoverla Uzhhorod
25 Goran Lovre [3] Flag of Serbia.svg MF 30 Flag of Serbia.svg Partizan 2013 Flag of Germany.svg SSV Ulm 1846
26 Boubacar Kébé Flag of Burkina Faso.svg FW 73 Flag of Iran.svg Damash Gilan 2013–14 Flag of Sudan.svg Al-Hilal
27 Antônio Carvalho Flag of Brazil.svg FW 121 Flag of Brazil.svg Boavista 2014 Flag of Brazil.svg XV de Piracicaba
28 Alberto da Silva Flag of Brazil.svg GK 00 Flag of Brazil.svg Bangu 2014 Flag of Brazil.svg Cabofriense
29 Hrayr Mkoyan Flag of Armenia.svg DF 760 Flag of Armenia.svg Shirak 2014–17 Flag of Armenia.svg Shirak
30 Rivaldo Barbosa Flag of Brazil.svg MF 30 Flag of Brazil.svg Figueirense 2014 Flag of Brazil.svg Clube de Regatas Brasil
31 Hendrik Helmke Flag of Germany.svg MF 00 Flag of Finland.svg FF Jaro 2015 Flag of Egypt.svg Al Ahly
32 Pero Pejić Flag of Croatia.svg FW 145 Flag of Albania.svg Kukësi 2015–16 Flag of Albania.svg Kukësi
33 Adil Chihi Flag of Morocco.svg MF 60 Flag of England.svg Fulham 2016 Flag of Germany.svg FSV Frankfurt
34 Róbson Flag of Brazil.svg DF 360 Flag of Brazil.svg Bahia (loan)2016–17 Flag of Portugal.svg Boavista (loan return)
35 Leandro Padovani Flag of Brazil.svg DF 412 Flag of Iran.svg Sepahan 2016–18Injured and could not continue playing
36 Server Djeparov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg MF 406 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Lokomotiv Tashkent 2017–18 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Zhetysu
37 Mame Baba Thiam Flag of Senegal.svg FW 1312 Flag of Italy.svg Juventus 2018 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ajman Club
38 Bojan Najdenov Flag of North Macedonia.svg MF 50 Flag of Egypt.svg Smouha 2018 Flag of Albania.svg KF Laçi
39 Markus Neumayr Flag of Germany.svg MF 100 Flag of Turkey.svg Kasımpaşa 2018 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Aarau
40 Humam Tariq Flag of Iraq.svg MF 181 Flag of Iraq.svg Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya 2018–19 Flag of Egypt.svg Ismaily
41 Alhaji Gero Flag of Nigeria.svg FW 101 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersunds 2018 Flag of Sweden.svg Östersunds
42 Esmaël Gonçalves Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg FW 183 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Pakhtakor 2019 Flag of Japan.svg Matsumoto Yamaga
43 Ayanda Patosi Flag of South Africa.svg MF 194 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town City (loan)2019 Flag of South Africa.svg Cape Town City (loan return)
44 Godwin Mensha Flag of Nigeria.svg FW 181 Flag of Iran.svg Persepolis 2019 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ajman Club
45 Cheick Diabaté Flag of Mali.svg FW 4827 Flag of Turkey.svg Osmanlıspor 2019–2021 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Al-Gharafa
46 Hrvoje Milić Flag of Croatia.svg DF 483 Flag of Italy.svg Crotone 2019–2021
47 Nikolay Bodurov Flag of Bulgaria.svg DF 30 Flag of Bulgaria.svg CSKA Sofia 2020 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Pirin Blagoevgrad
48 Rudy Gestede Flag of Benin.svg FW 253 Flag of Greece.svg Panetolikos 2021–2022
49 Arthur Yamga Flag of France.svg FW 5316 Flag of Denmark.svg Vejle 2021–Present
50 Azizbek Amonov Flag of Uzbekistan.svg MF 130 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Lokomotiv Tashkent 2022–Present
51 Raphael Silva Flag of Brazil.svg DF 320 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Al Faisaly 2022–Present

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