List of foreign footballers in the Persian Gulf Pro League

This is a list of foreign players who have been played in the Persian Gulf Pro League from 2001 onwards. The following players have been born outside Iran and have not been capped for the Iranian national football team at any level.
*Players in bold have capped for their national teams.
*For a list of players before 2001 see List of foreign footballers in Iran 1920 to 2000.

Afghanistan

*Faysal Shayesteh – Paykan – 2017

Albania

*Xhevahir Sukaj – Sepahan – 2012 to 2015
*Ervin Bulku – Sepahan – 2012 to 2014
* Ditmar Bicaj – Tractor Sazi – 2014
*Edon Hasani – Sepahan – 2018

Algeria

Okacha Hamzaoui – Tractor – 2020 to 2021

Angola

*Carlos – Foolad – 2008 to 2009

Argentina

* Miguel Barreto – Paykan – 2006
*Gabriel Iribarren – Zob Ahan – 2009 to 2010

Armenia

* Armen Sahakyan – Tractor Sazi – 2001 to 2002
*Arshak Amiryan – Bargh Shiraz – 2001 to 2002
*Mher Avanesyan – Bargh Shiraz – 2001 to 2002
*Mayis Azizyan – Bargh Shiraz – 2001 to 2004
* Ashot Dadamyan – Tractor Sazi – 2001 to 2002
* Adam Hayerapetyan – Tractor Sazi – 2001 to 2002
* Garnik Hovhannisyan – Tractor Sazi – 2001 to 2002
*Felix Khojoyan – Esteghlal Rasht and Pegah Gilan – 2001 to 2002 and 2003 to 2005
*Armenak Petrosyan – Sepahan and Zob Ahan – 2001 to 2007
*Levon Stepanyan – Sepahan, Zob Ahan – 2002 to 2006
* Hamlet Mkhitaryan – PAS Hamedan, Rah Ahan, Damash Gilan and Gahar Zagros – 2006 to 2013
*Aghvan Mkrtchyan – Bargh Shiraz – 2007
* Alexander Tadevosyan – Bargh Shiraz – 2007
*Armen Ghazaryan – Zob Ahan – 2007
*Armen Tigranyan – Zob Ahan – 2007 to 2008
*Gevorg Kasparov – PAS Tehran and Rah Ahan – 2007 to 2008
*Levon Pachajyan – Sanat Naft Abadan – 2009 to present 2012
*Arthur Yedigaryan – PAS Hamedan – 2009 to 2011
* Vahagn Minasyan – Rah Ahan – 2010 to 2011
*Grigor Meliksetyan – Mes Sarcheshme, Paykan and Gahar Zagros – 2010 to 2013
*Ararat Arakelyan – Mes Kerman – 2011 to 2012
* Valeri Aleksanyan – Sanat Naft Abadan and Rah Ahan – 2011 to 2013 and 2013 to 2014
* Hrayr Mkoyan – Esteghlal – 2014 to 2017
*Varazdat Haroyan – Padideh – 2016 to 2017
* Levon Hayrapetyan – Paykan – 2016 to 2017

Austria

*Christopher Knett–Sepahan, Foolad 2021 to present

Australia

*Liam Reddy – Esteghlal – 2012
* Milan Susak – Sepahan – 2013
*Iain Fyfe – Mes Kerman – 2013 to 2014
*Antony Golec – Persepolis – 2016

Azerbaijan

*Mushfig Huseynov - Paykan 2001 to 2002
* Pasha Aliyev - Aboomoslem - 2001 to 2002
*Ramiz Mammadov - Paykan 2001 to 2003, Pegah Gilan 2003 to 2004
* Rafat Kuliev - Esteghlal and Sanat Naft - 2001 to 2003
*Tarlan Ahmadov - Esteghlal - 2002 to 2003
* Farrukh Ismayilov - Sanat Naft 2002 to 2003
* Itma Qurbanov - Pegah Gilan
* Mahmud Qurbanov - Foolad - 2002 to 2003
*Rashad Sadygov - Foolad - 2002 to 2003
*Ilham Yadullayev - Sanat Naft 2002 to 2003
* Sergey Koriev - Zob Ahan - 2003 to 2004

Benin

*Rudy Gestede – Esteghlal – 2021 to 2022

Bolivia

* Vicente Arze – Esteghlal – 2012 to 2013

Bosnia and Herzegovina

* Almir Tolja - Saba Battery - 2005 to 2009
*Alen Avdić - Saba Battery, Bargh Shiraz - 2006 to 2009
* Marinko Mačkić - Saba Battery - 2006 to 2008
*Enes Mešanović - Bargh Shiraz - 2006
* Faruk Ihtijarević - PAS Hamedan - 2007 to 2008
* Ivan Savorjest - Aboomoslem - 2007 to 2008
*Emir Obuća - PAS Hamedan, Rah Ahan - 2007 to 2008 and 2009 to 2010
* Fuad Salihović - Aboomoslem - 2008
* Tomislav Stanić - Malavan - 2008 to 2009
* Alen Bašić - Malavan - 2008 to 2012
* Nenad Timkov - Bargh Shiraz - 2008 to 2009
*Mladen Bartolović - Foolad - 2009 to 2010
*Samir Bekrić - Mes Kerman 2013 to 2014, Fajr Sepasi - 2014
*Muamer Svraka - Paykan - 2014 to 2015
* Ratko Dujković - Saipa - 2015 to 2016
* Senijad Ibričić - Sepahan - 2016
*Sulejman Krpić - Tractor Sazi - 2018

Brazil

*Adriano Alves - Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C., Mes Kerman F.C., Saipa F.C., Pegah F.C., Damash Gilan F.C., Malavan F.C. - 2001 to 2010
* Roger Fabrizio - Esteghlal F.C. - 2003 to 2004
* Fabio Luciano Pereira Da Silva - Sanat Naft Abadan - 2003 to 2004
* Rafael Gomes dos Santos - Esteghlal F.C. - 2003 to 2004
* Eduardo Silva de Andrade - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2003 to 2004
* Fabio de Lima Pinto - Esteghlal F.C. - 2004 to 2005
* Jose Carlos Pimentel Filho - Esteghlal F.C. - 2004 to 2005
* Rodrigo Regio da Rosa - Sepahan S.C. - 2005 to 2006
* Maxwell Santos Silva - Esteghlal F.C. - 2005 to 2006
* Ednado Moro - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2005 to 2007
* Rodrigo Batista Andrade Da Silva - Shahid Ghandi F.C. - 2005 to 2006
* Julio César Pavia - Shahid Ghandi F.C. - 2005 to 2006
* Denis dos Santos - Shahid Ghandi F.C. - 2005 to 2006
* Carlos Roberto da Silva Santos - Shahid Ghandi F.C. - 2005 to 2006
* Joílson Rodrigues da Silva - F.C. Zob Ahan, Esteghlal F.C. - 2005 to 2007
* Fábio Carvalho - Zob Ahan - 2006 to 2007, 2007 to 2008, 2012 to 2013
* Fábio Hempel - Foolad F.C. - 2007
* Fábio Januário - Foolad F.C., Esteghlal F.C., Sepahan F.C. - 2007, 2008 to 2013
* Evandro Silva Resende - Saipa F.C. - 2007 to 2008
* Fabricio Carlos Costa Bento - Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2007 to 2009
*Leonardo André Pimenta Faria - Sanat Naft Abadan F.C., Tractor Sazi F.C., Gostaresh Foolad - 2007 to 2008, 2009 to 2011, 2014 to 2016
*Renato Medeiros - Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. - 2007 to 2008
* Paulo Roberto da Silva Zaltron - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2007 to 2010
* Edinho - Mes Kerman F.C., Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2007 to 2011, 2013 to 2015,2016 to 2017
* Rodrigo Teixeira - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2007
* Ivan da Silva - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2008
*Roma - Foolad F.C. - 2008 to 2009
*Igor - Zob Ahan F.C., Rah Ahan F.C. - 2008 to 2012, 2013
* Paulo Roberto do Carmo - Persepolis F.C. - 2008
* Cristian - Paykan - 2008
*Diego Benedito Galvão Máximo - Payam, Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2008 to 2010
* William Moreno - Bargh Shiraz F.C. - 2008 to 2009
* Felipe Alves - Malavan F.C., Esteghlal Tehran FC, Zob Ahan F.C. - 2008 to 2012
*Sandro Gaúcho - Foolad F.C. - 2008 to 2009
* Luciano Valente de Deus - Foolad F.C., Shahin Bushehr F.C. - 2008 to 2010
* Fábio da Silva - Zob Ahan F.C. - 2008
* Thiago Junio Aquino - Rah Ahan - 2008
* Rodrigo De Santos - Zob Ahan F.C. - 2008
* Jelson - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2009 to 2010
* Gabriel Schacht - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2009 to 2010
* Édson Marcelo de Faria Manfron - Paykan F.C. - 2009 to 2010
* Márcio Giovanini - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2009 to 2010
* Wésley Brasilia - Persepolis F.C. - 2009 to 2010
* Tiago Alves Fraga - Persepolis F.C. - 2009 to 2010
* Luiz Carlos Guedes Stukas - Paykan F.C. - 2009 to 2010
*Diego José Clementino - Saba Qom F.C. - 2009 to 2010
* Ernandes Toretta Junior - Paykan F.C., Saipa F.C. - 2010 to 2011, 2012 to 2013
* Marcelo de Faria - Paykan F.C. - 2010
* Carlos Eduardo Soares - Shahrdari Tabriz F.C. - 2010 to 2011
* Danilo Ribeiro - Shahrdari Tabriz F.C. - 2010 to 2011
* Wando da Costa Silva - Saba Qom F.C. - 2010 to 2011
* Rodrigo Antônio Lopes Belchior - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2010 to 2011
* Cícero Ricardo de Souza - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2010 to 2011
* Márcio José Narciso - Naft Tehran F.C. - 2010 to 2013
* Jader da Silva Brazeiro - Naft Tehran F.C. - 2010 to 2011
* Paulo Almeida - Saba Qom F.C. - 2010 to 2011
* Andre Fernández Díaz - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2010 to 2011
* André Ronaldo de Souza Esposito - Foolad F.C. - 2010 to 2012
* Anderson Ricardo dos Santos - Esteghlal Tehran FC - 2010 to 2011
* André Luiz Regatieri - Esteghlal Tehran FC - 2010 to 2011
* Paulo Cesar - Shahrdari Tabriz F.C. - 2010 to 2011
*Mateus Alonso Honorio - Steel Azin F.C. - 2010 to 2011
*Gaúcho - Shahrdari Tabriz F.C. - 2011
* Josiesley Ferreira Rosa - Naft Tehran F.C., Paykan F.C. - 2011 to 2013
* Rodrigo Tosi - Tractor Sazi F.C., Esteghlal Tehran FC - 2011 to 2012
* Orestes Junior Alves - Damash Gilan - 2011 to 2012
* Anderson Gomes - Rah Ahan F.C. - 2011
* Leandro Barrios Rita dos Martires - Mes Kerman - 2011 to 2012
* Magno Batista da Silva - Damash Gilan, Naft Tehran, Gostaresh Foulad F.C., Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. - 2011 to 2013, 2014 to present
* Bruno Correa - Sepahan - 2012
* Luiz Fernando Claudino - Aluminium, Esteghlal Ahvaz - 2012 to 2015
* Geílson - Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2012 to 2013
* Henrique - Aluminium - 2012 to 2013
* Padovani - Foolad, Naft Tehran, Sepahan, Esteghlal Tehran - 2012 to 2018
* Chimba - Foolad Khuzestan, Sepahan, Gostaresh Foolad, Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. - 2012 to present
* Nilson Corrêa Júnior - Persepolis F.C. - 2012 to 2015
* Sergio Rafael da Costa - Foolad Khuzestan - 2013 to 2014
*Juninho - Foolad Khuzestan - 2013
* Leandro Chaves - Foolad Khuzestan - 2013 to 2014
* Juninho Tardelli - Mes Kerman - 2013 to 2014
* Carlos Santos de Jesus - Zob Ahan F.C., Naft Tehran - 2013 to 2016
* Tony - Esteghlal F.C. - 2014
* Alberto Rafael da Silva - Esteghlal F.C. - 2014
*Maranhão - Naft Masjed Soleyman F.C. - 2014 to 2015
* Marquinho - Saba Qom F.C. - 2014 to 2016
* Márcio Passos - Sepahan - 2015
* Célio Ferreira dos Santos - Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2015
* Tadeu - Persepolis - 2015
* Fernando Gabriel - Persepolis - 2015
* Carlos Cardoso - Tractor Sazi - 2015 to 2016
*Renan Silva - Siah Jamegan - 2015
* Rivaldo Barbosa de Souza - Esteghlal – 2015
* Fernando - Esteghlal Khuzestan, Gostaresh Foolad - 2015 to present
*Augusto - Tractor Sazi, Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. - 2015 to 2016, 2017 to 2018
* Lee Oliveira - Sepahan - 2016 to 2018
* Cidinho - Sepahan - 2016
*Alessandro - Saipa F.C. - 2016 to 2017
*Júnior Lopes - Saipa F.C. - 2016 to 2017
* Edson Henrique - Machine Sazi, Gostaresh Foolad - 2016 to present
* Andrey Nazário - FC Mashhad - 2016
* Deyvid Sacconi - Esteghlal Khuzestan – 2016
*Fellipe Bertoldo - Esteghlal Khuzestan - 2016
* Rafael Roballo - Esteghlal Khuzestan - 2016
* Róbson - Esteghlal - 2016 to 2017
* Kiros - Zob Ahan, Sepahan - 2017 to present
*Claudir - Esteghlal Khuzestan, Padideh - 2017 to 2018, 2018 to present
*Jordi Almeida - Tractor Sazi - 2018
*Marion Silva Fernandes - Zob Ahan - 2018 to present
* Neguete - Foolad - 2018 to present
*Tartá - Foolad - 2018 to present
* Raphael Silva - Esteghlal - 2022 to present

Bulgaria

* Georgi Georgiev – Naft Masjed Soleyman, Gostaresh Foolad – 2015 to 2016
*Nikolay Bodurov – Esteghlal – 2020

Burkina Faso

* Hervé Oussalé – Persepolis – 2010
*Mamadou Tall – Persepolis – 2011 to 2012
*Boubacar Kébé – Damash Gilan and Esteghlal – 2012 to 2014
*Moussa Traoré – Siah Jamegan – 2016

Cameroon

* Jacques Elong Elong – Persepolis, Esteghlal – 2005 to 2009 and 2010 to 2012
*Léonard Kweuke – Esteghlal, Steel Azin – 2007 to 2008 and 2008 to 2009
* Guillaume Nkendo – Paykan – 2007 to 2008
* William Esenjo – Pegah – 2008
* Martin Abena – Pegah – 2008
*Joël Tchami – Pegah – 2008
* Jean Black Ngody – Aboomoslem, Payam – 2008 to 2009
* Patrick Jean Matton – Aboomoslem – 2008
* David Tahnya Wirikom – Saba Qom, Rah Ahan, Naft Tehran – 2012 to 2015
* Mathias Chago – Foolad – 2014 to 2017
* Ambuno Achille – Saba Qom – 2014 to 2015
* Aloys Nong – Foolad, Naft Tehran and Tractor Sazi – 2014 to 2018
* Dorge Kouemaha – Foolad – 2016
* Ernest Webnje Nfor – Foolad – 2016 to 2017
* Francis Maximilien – Gostaresh Foulad – 2018 to present

Cape Verde

*Platini – Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. – 2018 to present

Colombia

*Carlos Eduardo Salazar – Mes Kerman – 2011
*Victor Guaza Lucumi – Zob Ahan – 2014
*Danny Santoya – Sanat Naft Abadan – 2016 to 2017

Costa Rica

*Michael Umaña – Persepolis, F.C. Pars Jonoubi Jam, Pars Jonoubi Jam – 2014 to 2016, 2017

Croatia

*Sandro Tomić – PAS Hamedan – 2007 to 2008
*Mate Dragičević – Persepolis – 2008
*Mario Garba – PAS Hamedan – 2008
*Lek Kcira – Steel Azin, Shahin Bushehr F.C., Shahin Bushehr – 2009 to 2012
*Marko Šimić (footballer born 1985), Marko Šimić – Sanat Naft – 2012
*Aljoša Vojnović – Mes Kerman – 2012
*Goran Ljubojević – Naft Tehran – 2012
*Ivor Weitzer – Malavan – 2013
*Leonard Mesarić – Foolad – 2014 to 2016
*Igor Prahić – Padideh, Naft Tehran – 2014 to 2017
*Mate Eterović – Paykan – 2014
*Pero Pejić – Esteghlal – 2015 to 2016
*Luka Marić (footballer), Luka Marić – Persepolis – 2015 to 2016
*Božidar Radošević – Persepolis – 2016 to 2021
*Šime Gregov – Tractor Sazi – 2018
*Mario Budimir – Persepolis – 2019
*Hrvoje Milić – Esteghlal – 2019 to 2021

Curaçao

*Sendley Sidney Bito – Fajr Sepasi F.C., Fajr Sepasi – 2013 to 2014

Cyprus

*Athos Solomou – Rah Ahan – 2016

Czech Republic

*Robert Caha – Persepolis – 2005 to 2007

England

*Korede Aiyegbusi – Siah Jamegan – 2015 to 2016
*Harry Forrester (footballer), Harry Forrester – Tractor Sazi – 2018 to 2019

Equatorial Guinea

*Eduardo Ferreira – Esteghlal Khuzestan – 2015 to 2016

Finland

*Sebastian Strandvall – Rah Ahan – 2015 to 2016

France

*Goran Jerković (footballer born 1986), Goran Jerković – Esteghlal – 2012
*Jérémy Manzorro – Paykan FC, Paykan – 2017
*Arthur Yamga – Esteghlal – 2021 to present

Gambia

*Alagie Sosseh – Siah Jamegan – 2016

Georgia

*Kakhaber Akhaladze – Sepahan – 2003 to 2004
*Archil Sakhvadze – Saba Qom – 2004 to 2005
*Mamuka Tsereteli – Saba Qom – 2004 to 2005
*Akvsenti Gilauri – Esteghlal and Pegah Gilan – 2004 to 2007 and 2007 to 2008
*Valter Guchua – Saba Qom – 2004
*Vladimir Akhalaia – Esteghlal – 2005
*Jaba Mujiri – Sepahan and Foolad – 2005 to 2008 and 2009 to 2012
*Georgi Krasovski – Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C., Mes Sarcheshmeh – 2011 to 2012
*Ioseb Chakhvashvili – Saba Qom – 2014 to 2015
*Kakhaber Kakashvili – Machine Sazi and Gostaresh Foolad – 2016 to 2017
*Giorgi Gvelesiani – Zob Ahan, Nassaji Mazandaran F.C., Nassaji Mazandaran,Persepolis – 2017 to 2018, 2018 to present

Germany

*Ronny Kockel - Paykan - 2008
*Bajram Nebihi - Zob Ahan - 2008
*Shpejtim Arifi - Payam Khorasan, Payam, Persepolis and Tractor Sazi - 2008 to 2012
*Hendrik Helmke - Esteghlal - 2014 to 2015
*Markus Neumayr - Esteghlal - 2018

Ghana

*Skelley Adu Tutu - Saba Battery - 2004 to 2005
*Mohammed Martin Mensah - Zob Ahan - 2007 to 2008
*Samuel Sarfo - Saipa - 2018 to 2019

Guinea

*Kévin Constant - Tractor - 2019

Guinea-Bissau

*Esmaël Gonçalves, Isma - Esteghlal - 2019

Honduras

*Jerry Bengtson – Persepolis, Zob Ahan – 2015 to 2017
*Eddie Hernández – Zob Ahan – 2018 to 2019

Hungary

*Vladimir Koman – Sepahan S.C., Sepahan – 2018 to 2020

Indonesia

*Sergio van Dijk - Sepahan - 2014

Iraq

*Mohannad Mahdi Al-Nadawi – Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. – 2001 to 2003
*Abdul-Wahab Abu Al-Hail – Esteghlal Ahvaz, Sepahan, Foolad – 2003 to 2010
*Ahmad Kadhim Assad – PAS Tehran and Esteghlal Ahvaz – 2004 to 2007 and 2008 to 2009
*Ahmad Mnajed – Esteghlal Ahvaz – 2004
*Bassim Abbas – Esteghlal Ahvaz – 2004 to 2005
*Hussam Fawzi – Pegah – 2005
*Emad Mohammed – Foolad and Sepahan – 2005 to 2010
*Alaa Abdul-Zahra – Mes Kerman and Tractor Sazi – 2006 to 2007 and 2014
*Ali Nasser (footballer), Ali Nasser – Paykan – 2006 to 2007
*Luay Salah – Persepolis and Aboomoslem – 2006 to 2007
*Noor Sabri – Mes Kerman – 2006 to 2007
*Khaldoun Ibrahim – Bargh Shiraz, Aboomoslem, Naft Tehran – 2006 to 2007 and 2010 to 2011
*Mohammed Nasser Shakroun, Mohammad Nasser – Bargh Shiraz, Esteghlal Ahvaz, Shahin Bushehr – 2007 to 2010
*Haitham Kadhim – Sepahan and Esteghlal Ahvaz – 2008 to 2009
*Haidar Obeid – Zob Ahan – 2008
*Jassim Mohammed Ghulam – Aboomoslem – 2008
*Salih Sadir – Rahahan F.C., Rah Ahan and Paykan – 2009 and 2011
*Hawar Mulla Mohammed – Persepolis and Esteghlal Tehran FC, Esteghlal – 2009 to 2010 and 2010 to 2011
*Karrar Jassim – Tractor Sazi and Esteghlal – 2009 to 2012 and 2014 to 2015
*Fareed Majeed – Naft Tehran – 2010 to 2011
*Samal Saeed – Foolad – 2011 to 2012
*Marwan Hussein – Sepahan – 2017 to 2018
*Bashar Resan – Persepolis – 2017 to present
*Humam Tariq – Esteghlal – 2018 to 2019

Ivory Coast

*Ismaël Béko Fofana – Zob Ahan – 2012 to 2013
*Drissa Diarrassouba – Padideh – 2016 to 2017

Japan

*Yukiya Sugita – Tractor Sazi – 2018 to 2020

*Takafumi Akahoshi – Foolad – 2019

Jordan

Anas Bani Yaseen - Foolad F.C. - 2019-2020

Kuwait

*Waleed Ali - Esteghlal - 2011

Kyrgyzstan

*Aziz Sydykov - Sanat Naft Abadan F.C., Naft Abadan - 2019

Lebanon

*Ali Hamam – Zob Ahan Isfahan F.C., Zob Ahan – 2014 to 2018
*Walid Ismail – Zob Ahan Isfahan F.C., Zob Ahan – 2014 to 2016
*Rabih Ataya – Zob Ahan Isfahan F.C., Zob Ahan – 2017 to 2018
*Mehdi Khalil – Zob Ahan Isfahan F.C., Zob Ahan – 2020 to present

Liberia

*Christopher Wreh - Persepolis - 2003

Libya

*Éamon Zayed - Persepolis and Aluminium Hormozgan F.C., Aluminium Hormozgan - 2011 to 2013

Lithuania

*Egidijus Majus - Steel Azin - 2010 to 2011
*Mantas Savėnas - Rah Ahan - 2010 to 2011

Macedonia

*Saša Ilić (footballer born 1970), Saša Ilić - Persepolis F.C., Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C., Pegah Gilan - 2003 to 2005 and 2007
*Ilče Pereski - Persepolis F.C. - 2004 to 2005
*Jane Nikolovski - Persepolis F.C. - 2005
*Marjan Belčev - Esteghlal Ahvaz F.C. - 2008 to 2009
*Zoran Zlatkovski - Malavan F.C. - 2011 to 2012
*Aco Stojkov - Zob Ahan Isfahan FC, Zob Ahan - 2012
*Vlatko Grozdanoski - Persepolis F.C. - 2013
*Bojan Najdenov - Esteghlal F.C. - 2018

Mali

*Issa Traoré - Persepolis F.C., Pas F.C., Saipa F.C., Rah Ahan F.C. - 2003 to 2007, 2008 to 2011
*Alou Badra Diakité - Shirin Faraz F.C., Steel Azin F.C., - 2007 to 2008, 2008 to 2009
*Sékou Fofana - Mes Kerman F.C. - 2007 to 2008
*Alou Traoré - Saipa F.C., Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2007 to 2011
*Yossi Metsu - Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. 2007
*Bakary Diakité - Foolad F.C., Gostaresh Foulad F.C. - 2010 to 2011, 2011 to 2012
*Sékou Berthé - Persepolis F.C. - 2010
*Founéké Sy - Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. - 2011 to 2012
*Idrissa Traoré (footballer, born 1990), Idrissa Traoré - Esteghlal Khuzestan - 2013 to 2014
*Moussa Coulibaly (footballer, born 1993), Moussa Coulibaly - Esteghlal Khuzestan, Sepahan, Foolad - 2013 to present
*Lamine Diawara (footballer), Lamine Diawara - Esteghlal Khuzestan - 2014 to 2015
*Soumbeïla Diakité - Esteghlal Khuzestan - 2014 to 2015
*Cheick Diabaté (footballer, born 1988), Cheick Diabaté - Esteghlal, Persepolis – 2019 to present

Malta

*Udochukwu Nwoko - Pas Hamedan F.C., PAS Hamedan - 2010 to 2011

Moldova

*Gheorghe Stratulat - Zob Ahan Isfahan FC, Zob Ahan - 2003 to 2007
*Serghei Paşcenco - Malavan FC, Malavan - 2012 to 2014, 2015
*Alexandru Pașcenco - Naft Masjed Soleyman - 2014 to 2015

Montenegro

*Nenad Brnović – Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C., Mes Sarcheshmeh – 2011 to 2012
*Radomir Đalović – Sepahan – 2012 to 2014
*Darko Božović – Zob Ahan – 2012 to 2013
*Milan Mijatović – Mes Kerman, Zob Ahan – 2012 to 2014
*Marko Šćepanović – Persepolis – 2013 to 2014
*Milan Jovanović (footballer, born July 1983), Milan Jovanović – Padideh, Siah Jamegan – 2014 to 2016
*Bogdan Milić – Saipa – 2017

Morocco

*Adil Chihi – Esteghlal – 2016

Mozambique

*Armando Sá – Sepahan – 2008 to 2010

Netherlands

*Collins John - Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C., Mes Sarcheshmeh - 2011-2012
*Donovan Deekman - Naft Tehran - 2015
*Jürgen Locadia - Persepolis FC, Persepolis - 2022-

Nicaragua

*Carlos Chavarría – Shahr Khodro F.C., Shahr Khodro – 2019 to 2020

Nigeria

*Emmanuel Ezukam - F.C. Zob Ahan - 2003 to 2004
*Sambo Choji - Persepolis F.C. - 2004 to 2005
*Kabir Bello - Sepahan F.C. - 2005 to 2008
*Raphael Edereho - Persepolis F.C. - 2005 to 2006
*Daniel Olerum - Foolad F.C., F.C. Aboomoslem, Tractor Sazi F.C. - 2005 to 2011
*Taribo West - Paykan F.C. - 2007
*Necho Tanna - Paykan F.C. - 2007
*Uche Iheruome - Mes Kerman F.C., Shahin Bushehr F.C. - 2008, 2010 to 2011
*Edison Joseph - Pas Hamedan F.C. - 2008 to 2009
*Obaji Sunday - Shahin Bushehr F.C. - 2009 to 2010
*Darlington Iziger - Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C. - 2011
*Godwin Mensha - Paykan F.C. - 2016 to 2017, Persepolis - 2017 to 2019, Esteghlal - 2019, Gol Gohar F.C., Gol Gohar - 2020 to 2021, Mes Rafsanjan F.C., Mes Rafsanjan - 2021 to present
*Rasheed Alabi - Sanat Naft Abadan - 2016 to 2017
*Kenneth Ikechukwu - Paykan F.C. - 2017 to 2018
*Alhaji Gero - Esteghlal - 2018

Palestine

*Imad Zatara - Sanat Naft Abadan - 2012

Panama

*José Anthony Torres - Persepolis - 2005 to 2006
*Carlos Rivera (footballer), Carlos Rivera - Persepolis - 2005 to 2006

Paraguay

*Jorge Gaona - Persepolis - 2008

Peru

*Rinaldo Cruzado – Esteghlal – 2009 to 2010
*Diego Chávarri – Gostaresh Foolad – 2013
*Willyan Mimbela – Tractor S.C. , Tractor – 2019 to 2020

Philippines

*Iain Ramsay – Tractor Sazi – 2015 to 2016

Poland

*Andrzej Bednarz - Saba Qom - 2009 to 2010

Portugal

*Ivan Sa Borges Dju – Aboomoslem – 2006 to 2007
*Hugo Machado – Zob Ahan Isfahan FC, Zob Ahan – 2011 to 2013
*Flávio Paixão – Tractor Sazi – 2011 to 2013
*Marco Paixão – Naft Tehran – 2012
*João Vilela – Tractor Sazi – 2012 to 2013
*Anselmo Cardoso – Tractor Sazi – 2012 to 2013

Republic of Ireland

*Anthony Stokes - Tractor Sazi, Persepolis - 2018 to present

Romania

*Iosif Tâlvan - Pegah - 2003 to 2004
*Claudiu Mircea Ionescu - Foolad - 2012 to 2013
*Cosmin Vancea - Saipa - 2013 to 2014

Scotland

*Lee Erwin (footballer), Lee Erwin - Tractor Sazi - 2018 to 2019

Senegal

*Issa Ndoye – Zob Ahan and Tractor Sazi – 2005 to 2009 and 2014 to 2015
*Ibrahima Touré – Paykan, Persepolis and Sepahan – 2007 to 2011
*Arfang Daffé – Paykan – 2017 to 2018
*Mame Baba Thiam – Esteghlal – 2018

Serbia

*Dejan Maksić - Pegah - 2003 to 2005
*Slavko Matić - Pegah - 2004 to 2005
*Đorđe Topalović - Esteghlal - 2004 to 2005
*Saša Radivojević - Pegah - 2004 to 2005
*Boža Đurković - Pegah - 2004 to 2005
*Ivan Petrović (footballer, born 1980), Ivan Petrović - Aboomoslem, Persepolis, Shahin Bushehr F.C., Shahin Bushehr - 2006 to 2013
*Srđan Urošević - Esteghlal - 2007
*Nenad Stojaković - Shirin Faraz F.C., Shirin Faraz - 2007
*Dejan Pešić - Shahin Bushehr F.C., Shahin Bushehr - 2007 to 2008
*Ivan Dragičević - Shirin Faraz F.C., Shirin Faraz, Damash Gilan F.C., Damash Gilan, - 2007 to 2008, 2008 to 2009
*Saša Kolunija - PAS Hamedan, Gahar Zagros, Saipa - 2009 to 2013
*Milorad Janjuš - Sepahan, Shahrdari Tabriz F.C., Shahrdari Tabriz - 2010 to 2012
*Dragan Žarković - Shahrdari Tabriz F.C., Shahrdari Tabriz, Gostaresh Foolad - 2011 to 2012, 2017 to 2018
*Goran Lovre - Esteghlal - 2013
*Marko Perović (footballer born 1984), Marko Perović - Persepolis - 2012 to 2013
*Zoran Knežević (footballer), Zoran Knežević - Padideh - 2013 to 2015

Slovakia

*Kamil Susko – Sepahan – 2003 to 2004
*Miroslav Hýll – Zob Ahan and Bargh Shiraz – 2005 to 2007
*Zoltán Harsányi – Paykan – 2010 to 2011

Slovenia

*Igor Nenezić – Rah Ahan – 2014 to 2015

South Africa

*Ayanda Patosi – Esteghlal, Foolad – 2019, 2020

South Korea

*Kwon Jun – Persepolis – 2012
*Kim Gwi-hyeon – Sanat Naft Abadan – 2016 to 2017

Spain

*Manuel Fernández Muñiz, Manu – Machine Sazi – 2016 to 2017

Sweden

*Kyle Konwea – Siah Jamegan – 2015 to 2016

Syria

*Zyad Chaabo – Persepolis – 2007
*Tarek Jabban – Persepolis – 2007
*Mohamed Al Zeno – Rah Ahan – 2009
*Mahmoud Al Amenah – Rah Ahan – 2009 to 2012
*George Mourad – Mes Kerman – 2011 to 2012
*Mohammed Estanbeli – Aluminium Hormozgan F.C., Aluminium Hormozgan – 2012 to 2013
*Thaer Kroma – Machine Sazi – 2016
*Ibrahim Alma – Sepahan – 2017 to 2018

Tajikistan

*Akmal Kholmatov – PAS Hamedan – 2010 to 2012
*Manuchehr Safarov – Persepolis – 2021 to 2022
*Vahdat Hanonov – Persepolis – 2021 to present
*Sheriddin Boboyev – Sanat Naft Abadan F.C., Naft Abadan – 2022 to present

Timor-Leste

*Pedro Henrique Oliveira – Sepahan – 2016

Trinidad and Tobago

*Jlloyd Samuel – Esteghlal and Paykan – 2012 to 2015

Tunisia

*Mohamed Ali Gharzoul – Rah Ahan – 2012
*Hamza Younes – Tractor Sazi – 2015

Turkey

*Sezer Güler – Tarbiat Yazd, Shahid Ghandi – 2005 to 2006

Turkmenistan

*Begençmuhammet Kulyýew – Aboomoslem – 2005 to 2006
*Gurbangeldi Durdyýew – Aboomoslem – 2005 to 2006

Togo

*Franck Atsou – Aboomoslem, Persepolis and Esteghlal Ahvaz – 2006 to 2010
*Abdou Moumouni (Togolese footballer), Abdou Moumouni – Aboomoslem – 2008 to 2010

Uganda

*Martin Mutumba – Rah Ahan – 2015

Ukraine

*Oleksiy Polyanskiy – Persepolis – 2016 to 2017
*Volodymyr Priyomov – Persepolis – 2016 to 2017
*Miro Slavov – Shahr Khodro F.C., Shahr Khodro – 2020

Uruguay

*Martín Barlocco – Bargh Shiraz – 2007 to 2008
*Gerardo Morales (footballer), Gerardo Morales – Mes Kerman – 2007 to 2008
*Marcelo de Souza – Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. – 2007
*Edgardo Simovic – Zob Ahan – 2007
*Peter Vera – Foolad – 2007
*Freddy Freire – Bargh Shiraz – 2008
*Álvaro Pintos – Rah Ahan – 2008 to 2009
*César Pellegrín – Rah Ahan – 2008
*Cristian Yeladian – Foolad – 2009 to 2010
*Rodrigo Odriozola López – Gostaresh Foolad – 2014

Uzbekistan

*Zaynitdin Tadjiyev – Saba Battery – 2007
*Shakhboz Erkinov – PAS Hamedan – 2008 to 2010
*Yaroslav Krushelnitskiy – Mes Sarcheshmeh F.C., Mes Sarceshmeh – 2012
*Bahodir Nasimov – Padideh – 2014 to 2015
*Ruslan Melziddinov – Naft Masjed Soleyman – 2015
*Oybek Kilichev – Paykan – 2015
*Fozil Musaev – Sepahan – 2015 to 2016
*Alexander Lobanov (footballer), Alexander Lobanov – Persepolis – 2016
*Aziz Ibragimov – Machine Sazi – 2017
*Server Djeparov – Sepahan S.C., Sepahan 2017, Esteghlal – 2017 to 2018
*Sherzod Temirov – Persepolis – 2022 to present
*Azizbek Amonov – Esteghlal – 2022 to present

Yemen

*Ayman Al Hagri – Tractor Sazi – 2011

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