The FFIRI announced the list of 24 players who will be assembled in preparation for Team Melli for the FIFA Day matches against Bulgaria and Angola.
The list includes several key players including the team’s top scorer Sardar Azmoun who is still recovering from injury and not 100% fit plus the fact that he has joined AS Roma on loan and needs time to meet and train with his new teammates.
Majid Hosseini, Omid Nourafkan, and Mohammad Karimi are also on the injury list and will not feature in the squad for the two matches.
Hossein Kananizadegan is omitted from the squad as a result of his petulant and childish act last time Team Melli played when he refused to leave the field and sat on the ground despite being red-carded.
There are called for three newbies Mohammadreza Akhbari and Alireza Alizadeh , both from Gol Gohar Sirjan and Mohammad Daneshgar from Sepahan.
Alireza Beiranvand
Persepolis
Goalkeeper
Age: 30
Caps: 57
Goals: 0
Payam Niazmand
Sepahan
Goalkeeper
Age: 28
Caps: 4
Goals: 0
Mohammadreza Akhbari
Gol Gohar Sirjan
Goalkeeper
Age: 30
Caps: 57
Goals: 0
Ramin REZAEIAN
Sepahan
Defender
Age: 28
Caps: 53
Goals: 4
Morteza POURALIGANJI
Persepolis
Defender
Age: 31
Caps: 51
Goals: 3
Ehsan HAJSAFI
AEK Athens (GRE)
Defender
Age: 33
Caps: 127
Goals: 7
MOAHAMMAD DANESHGAR
Sepahan
Defender
Age: 29
Caps: 0
Goals: 0
Sadegh MOHARRAMI
Dinamo Zagreb(CRO) Defender
Age: 27
Caps: 23
Goals: 0
Rouzbeh CHESHMI
Esteghlal
Defender
Age: 29
Caps: 25
Goals: 2
Milad Mohammadi
AEK Athens (GRE)
Defender
Age: 30
Caps: 48
Goals: 1
Milad SARLAK
Persepolis
Midfield
Age: 28
Caps: 12
Goals: 0
Ahmad Nourollahi
Shabab Al-Ahli (UAE)
Midfield
Age:30
Caps: 28
Goals: 3
Hossein Moradmand
Esteghlal
Defender
Age: 29
Caps: 25
Goals: 2
Ali Karimi
Kayserispor (TUR)
Midfield
Age: 29
Caps: 16
Goals: 0
Ali Alizadeh
Gol Gohar Sirjan
Midfield
Age: 30
Caps: 0
Goals: 0
Mehdi TORABI
Persepolis
Midfielder
Age: 40
Caps: 42
Goals: 7
Vahid AMIRI
Persepolis
Defender
Age: 35
Caps: 71
Goals: 3
Saeid EZZATOLLAHI
Vejle Boldklub(DEN)
Midfielder
Age: 26
Caps: 53
Goals: 1
Saman Ghoddos
Free Agent
Midfielder
Age: 29
Caps: 24
Goals: 2
Reza Asadi
Tractor
Forward
Age: 27
Caps: 1
Goals: 45
Mohammad MOHEBI
FC Rostov (RUS)
Forward
Age: 24
Caps: 8
Goals: 3
Shahriyar MOGHANLOU
Sepahan
Forward
Age: 28
Caps: 2
Goals: 0
Mehdi Taremi
Porto (POR)
Forward
Age: 30
Caps: 68
Goals: 39
AliReza JAHANBAKHSH
Feyenoord (NED)
Forward
Age: 29
Caps: 69
Goals: 14