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Profile: Ehsan HAJSAFI, #23


Persian: احسان حاج‌صÙÛŒ
Ehsan Hajsafi was one of the Exciting young prospects that have been a revelation in Iranian football in the 2008 season.

Hajsafi a midfield player has represented Iran at all youth level competitions. The midfielder has made his mark in Asian football when he accompanied his club to the final of the Asian Champions League 2007 where Sepahan lost to Urawa Reds.

Considered as one of the most talented players to emerge in Iran for the last two decades, Hajsafy was a target of many major clubs in Iran however, he remained faithful to his club Sepahan.

Hajsafi made his debut for Team Melli against Zambia at the tender age of 18, when Ali Daei played him as a starter for the friendly match, rewarding his coach confidence with two assists.

Hajsafi went on to play further matches and mostly coming in as a substitute but eventually scored his first goal for Team Melli in a 6-1 win against Qatar in WAFF 2008 championship, where Iran kept the championship for the second time in a row.

While on his military service, Hajsafy played for Tractorsazi Tabriz in season 2011/12

Returning back to Sepahan, he won two league titles with the club.

From the midfield, Hajsafi was frequently used in the left-back position at various Team Melli matches, a position he maintained with the club as well.

Hajsafi was part of the squad of 23 players that played in the FIFA World Cup 2014 in Brazil.

Hajsafi left Sepahan for the German second division team FSV Frankfurt in September 2015.

In July 2017 he joined the Greek side Panionios FC to play alongside his Team Melli mate Masoud Shojaeui
After Panionios he moved to Olympiacos, then Tractorsazi, Sepahn before signing with AEL Athens in the Greek league beginning of the season of 2021/22.

Hajsafi was part of the squad to qualify and play in the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018.


MAJOR COMPETETIONS
AFC Asian Cup 2011
FIFA World Cup Brazil 2014
AFC Asian Cup 2015
FIFA World Cup Brazil 2018
AFC Asian Cup 2019 		Club:
AEK Athens (GRE)

D.O.B:
25-Feb-90

Born:
Kashan

Height:
176 cm

Weight:
73 Kg

International Debut:
Zambia 25.May.08

Position:
Midfield

Age:
34


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Season Openin. Subst. Caps. Goals Yellows Reds
2008 6 3 9 1 2 0
2009 6 3 9 1 0 0
2010 9 1 10 0 1 0
2011 9 2 11 0 0 0
2012 10 1 11 0 1 0
2013 2 3 5 0 2 0
2014 7 3 10 1 0 0
2015 10 0 10 1 1 0
2016 6 0 6 2 1 0
2017 7 0 7 0 1 0
2018 11 0 11 0 1 0
2019 9 0 9 0 2 0
2020 2 0 2 0 0 0
2021 4 1 5 1 0 0
2022 7 0 7 0 0 0
2023 7 4 11 0 0 0
2024 5 2 7 0 2 0
Total 117 23 140 7 14 0
By season | In opening squad | Substituted in | Goals | Yellow cards | Red cards


Latest opening squad appearances (max.10)
07.02.2024 Asian Cup / Semi-Finals A Qatar 2 - 3
31.01.2024 Asian Cup / Round 16 N Syria 1 - 1
23.01.2024 Asian Cup / Group C N UAE 2 - 1
14.01.2024 Asian Cup / Group C N Palestine 4 - 1
09.01.2024 Friendly N Indonesia 5 - 0
16.11.2023 World Cup Qualifier / Second rounde/Group E H Hong Kong 4 - 0
13.10.2023 Others / Jordan 4 aside A Jordan 3 - 1
07.09.2023 Friendly A Bulgaria 1 - 0
20.06.2023 CAFA Nations Cup / Final A Uzbekistan 1 - 0
13.06.2023 CAFA Nations Cup / Group B N Afghanistan 6 - 1
28.03.2023 Friendly H Kenya 2 - 1
23.03.2023 Friendly H Russia 1 - 1
29.11.2022 FIFA World Cup N USA 0 - 1
25.11.2022 FIFA World Cup N Wales 2 - 0
21.11.2022 FIFA World Cup / Group B N England 2 - 6
27.09.2022 Friendly N Senegal 1 - 1
23.09.2022 Friendly N Uruguay 1 - 0
12.06.2022 Friendly N Algeria 1 - 2
24.03.2022 World Cup Qualifier A Korea Rep. 0 - 2
16.11.2021 World Cup Qualifier A Syria 3 - 0
15.06.2021 World Cup Qualifier / Group C A Iraq 1 - 0
07.06.2021 World Cup Qualifier / Group C N Bahrain 3 - 0
30.03.2021 Friendly H Syria 3 - 0
12.11.2020 Friendly A Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 - 0
08.10.2020 Friendly A Uzbekistan 2 - 1
15.10.2019 World Cup Qualifier A Bahrain 0 - 1
10.10.2019 World Cup Qualifier / Group C H Cambodia 14 - 0
10.09.2019 World Cup Qualifier / Group C A Hong Kong 2 - 0
11.06.2019 Friendly A Korea Rep. 1 - 1
06.06.2019 Friendly H Syria 5 - 0
28.01.2019 Asian Cup / Semi Final A Japan 0 - 3
24.01.2019 Asian Cup / Qtr Finals N China 3 - 0
12.01.2019 Asian Cup / Group D N Vietnam 2 - 0
07.01.2019 Asian Cup / Group D N Yemen 5 - 0
31.12.2018 Friendly A Qatar 2 - 1
15.11.2018 Friendly H Trinidad & Tobago 1 - 0
16.10.2018 Friendly H Bolivia 2 - 1
25.06.2018 FIFA World Cup / Group B N Portugal 1 - 1
20.06.2018 FIFA World Cup / Group B N Spain 0 - 1
15.06.2018 FIFA World Cup N Morocco 1 - 0
08.06.2018 Friendly N Lithuania 1 - 0
28.05.2018 Friendly A Turkey 1 - 2
19.05.2018 Friendly H Uzbekistan 1 - 0
27.03.2018 Friendly N Algeria 2 - 1
23.03.2018 Friendly N Tunisia 0 - 1
13.11.2017 Friendly N Venezuela 1 - 0
10.10.2017 Friendly A Russia 1 - 1
05.10.2017 Friendly H Togo 2 - 0
05.09.2017 World Cup Qualifier H Syria 2 - 2
31.08.2017 World Cup Qualifier A Korea Rep. 0 - 0
04.06.2017 Friendly A Montenegro 2 - 1
23.03.2017 World Cup Qualifier A Qatar 1 - 0
11.10.2016 World Cup Qualifier H Korea Rep. 1 - 0
06.10.2016 World Cup Qualifier A Uzbekistan 1 - 0
01.09.2016 World Cup Qualifier H Qatar 2 - 0
02.06.2016 Friendly A Macedonia 3 - 1
29.03.2016 World Cup Qualifier H Oman 2 - 0
24.03.2016 World Cup Qualifier H India 4 - 0
12.11.2015 World Cup Qualifier / Round 2 - GROUP D H Turkmenistan 3 - 1
13.10.2015 Friendly H Japan 1 - 1
08.10.2015 World Cup Qualifier / Round 2 - GROUP D A Oman 1 - 1
08.09.2015 World Cup Qualifier / Round 2 - GROUP D A India 3 - 0
03.09.2015 World Cup Qualifier / Round 2 - Group D H Guam 6 - 0
16.06.2015 World Cup Qualifier / Round 2 - GROUP D A Turkmenistan 1 - 1
11.06.2015 Friendly A Uzbekistan 1 - 0
23.01.2015 Asian Cup / Quarter Finals N Iraq 3 - 3
15.01.2015 Asian Cup / Group 'C' N Qatar 1 - 0
11.01.2015 Asian Cup / Group 'C' N Bahrain 2 - 0
18.11.2014 Friendly H Korea Rep. 1 - 0
25.06.2014 FIFA World Cup / Group F N Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 - 3
21.06.2014 FIFA World Cup / Group F N Argentina 0 - 1
16.06.2014 FIFA World Cup / Group F N Nigeria 0 - 0
08.06.2014 Friendly N Trinidad & Tobago 2 - 0
30.05.2014 Friendly N Angola 1 - 1
03.03.2014 Asian Cup Qualifier H Kuwait 3 - 2
15.11.2013 Asian Cup Qualifier / Group B A Thailand 3 - 0
22.05.2013 Friendly A Oman 1 - 3
12.12.2012 WAFF N Bahrain 0 - 0
06.11.2012 Friendly H Tajikistan 6 - 1
05.09.2012 Friendly A Jordan 0 - 0
15.08.2012 Friendly N Tunisia 2 - 2
12.06.2012 World Cup Qualifier / Round 4 H Qatar 0 - 0
03.06.2012 World Cup Qualifier A Uzbekistan 1 - 0
27.05.2012 Friendly N Albania 0 - 1
02.05.2012 Friendly H Mozambique 3 - 0
18.04.2012 Friendly H Mauritania 2 - 0
23.02.2012 Friendly N Jordan 2 - 2
15.11.2011 World Cup Qualifier / Round 3 - Group E A Indonesia 4 - 1
05.10.2011 Friendly H Palestine 7 - 0
17.07.2011 Friendly H Madagascar 1 - 0
09.02.2011 Friendly N Russia 1 - 0
22.01.2011 Asian Cup / Quarter Finals N Korea Rep. 0 - 1
19.01.2011 Asian Cup / Group D N UAE 3 - 0
15.01.2011 Asian Cup / Group D N Korea DPR 1 - 0
11.01.2011 Asian Cup / Group D N Iraq 2 - 1
02.01.2011 Friendly N Angola 1 - 0
28.12.2010 Friendly A Qatar 0 - 0
07.10.2010 Friendly N Brazil 0 - 3
03.10.2010 WAFF / Final N Kuwait 1 - 2
01.10.2010 WAFF / Semi Final N Iraq 2 - 1
24.09.2010 WAFF / Group A N Bahrain 3 - 0
07.09.2010 Friendly A Korea Rep. 1 - 0
03.03.2010 Asian Cup Qualifier H Thailand 1 - 0
06.01.2010 Asian Cup Qualifier / Group E A Singapore 3 - 1
02.01.2010 Friendly / Qatar Intl. Friendly Tournament N Korea DPR 1 - 0
28.12.2009 Friendly / Qatar Intl. Friendly Tournament A Qatar 2 - 3
22.11.2009 Asian Cup Qualifier A Jordan 0 - 1
14.11.2009 Asian Cup Qualifier H Jordan 1 - 0
10.11.2009 Friendly H Iceland 1 - 0
05.09.2009 Friendly A Uzbekistan 0 - 0
01.06.2009 Friendly A China 0 - 1
17.12.2008 Others / Oman 4 side Tournament N Ecuador 0 - 1
15.08.2008 WAFF / Final H Jordan 2 - 1
13.08.2008 WAFF / Semi Finals H Syria 2 - 0
11.08.2008 WAFF H Qatar 6 - 1
02.06.2008 World Cup Qualifier H UAE 0 - 0
25.05.2008 Friendly H Zambia 3 - 2
 
Latest matches where player has scored one or more goals (max. 10)
16.11.2021 World Cup Qualifier A Syria 3 - 0
24.03.2016 World Cup Qualifier H India 4 - 0
11.01.2015 Asian Cup / Group 'C' N Bahrain 2 - 0
08.06.2014 Friendly N Trinidad & Tobago 2 - 0
28.12.2009 Friendly / Qatar Intl. Friendly Tournament A Qatar 2 - 3
11.08.2008 WAFF H Qatar 6 - 1
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