List of foreign players 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 4 February 2024, 54 footballers from 25 countries played for Esteghlal F.C.

History[edit]

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[edit]

Bold players are/were National players.
The list is ordered first by date of debut, and then if necessary in alphabetical order.
Statistics are correct up to and including the match played on 14 February 2021. Where a player left the club permanently after this date, his statistics are updated to his date of leaving.

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[edit]

As of 6 May 2024

#	Name	Pos	App	Goal	from	Career	to
1	Pierre Karlów^[1]	GK	?	0	?	1945–56	?
2	Rufat Quliyev^[1]	MF	24	4	Shafa Baku	2000–02	Sanat Naft
3	Roger Fabrizio^[1]	FW	14	2	?	2003–04	?
4	Rafael Gomes^[1]	DF	2	0	Vasco da Gama	2003–04	Bragantino
5	Đorđe Topalović^[1]	GK	22	0	Zemun	2004–05	Oghab Tehran
6	Akvsenti Gilauri^[1]	DF	44	2	Sioni Bolnisi	2004–07	Pegah Gilan
7	Vladimir Akhalaia^[1]	FW	0	0	FC Dinamo Tbilisi	2004	FC Dinamo Tbilisi
8	Joílson da Silva^[1]	FW	12	3	Zob Ahan	2006–07	Chonburi
9	Léonard Kweuke^[1]	FW	9	0	Cintra Yaoundé	2006–07	Steel Azin
10	Srđan Urošević^[1]	MF	9	1	Zemun	2007	Hamarkameratene
11	Januário^[1]	MF	78	8	Foolad Sepahan	2008–10 2012	Sepahan Retired
12	Rinaldo Cruzado^[1]	MF	21	2	Sporting Cristal	2009–10	Juan Aurich
13	Felipe Alves de Souza^[1]	MF	25	0	Malavan	2010–11	Zob Ahan
14	Anderson Ricardo dos Santos^[1]	FW	7	0	FC Seoul	2010	Botafogo-SP
15	André Luiz^[1]	DF	19	0	Paraná	2010–11	J. Malucelli
16	Hawar Mulla Mohammed^[1]	MF	17	4	Persepolis	2011	Zob Ahan
17	Waleed Ali^[1]	MF	2	1	Kuwait SC	2011	Kuwait SC
18	Jlloyd Samuel^[1]	DF	92	10	Bolton Wanderers	2012–14	Paykan
19	Goran Jerković^[1]	FW	26	9	Tauras Tauragė	2011–12	Buriram United
20	Karrar Jassim^[1]	MF	35	2	Tractor Al-Talaba	2011 2014–15	Ajman Club Naft Al-Wasat
21	Jacques Elong Elong^[1]	MF	6	0	DAC Dunajská Streda	2012	Naft Maysan
22	Rodrigo Tosi^[1]	FW	9	2	Tractor	2012	DPMM FC
23	Liam Reddy^[2]	GK	0	0	Sydney FC	2012	Sydney United
24	Vicente Arze	MF	11	3	Charleroi	2012–13	Hoverla Uzhhorod
25	Goran Lovre^[3]	MF	3	0	Partizan	2013	SSV Ulm 1846
26	Boubacar Kébé	FW	7	3	Damash Gilan	2013–14	Al-Hilal
27	Antônio Carvalho	FW	12	1	Boavista	2014	XV de Piracicaba
28	Alberto da Silva	GK	0	0	Bangu	2014	Cabofriense
29	Hrayr Mkoyan	DF	76	0	Shirak	2014–17	Shirak
30	Rivaldo Barbosa	MF	3	0	Figueirense	2014	Clube de Regatas Brasil
31	Hendrik Helmke	MF	0	0	FF Jaro	2015	Al Ahly
32	Pero Pejić	FW	14	5	Kukësi	2015–16	Kukësi
33	Adil Chihi	MF	6	0	Fulham	2016	FSV Frankfurt
34	Róbson	DF	36	0	Bahia (loan)	2016–17	Boavista (loan return)
35	Leandro Padovani	DF	41	2	Sepahan	2016–18	Injured and could not continue playing
36	Server Djeparov	MF	40	6	Lokomotiv Tashkent	2017–18	Zhetysu
37	Mame Baba Thiam	FW	13	12	Juventus	2018	Ajman Club
38	Bojan Najdenov	MF	5	0	Smouha	2018	KF Laçi
39	Markus Neumayr	MF	10	0	Kasımpaşa	2018	Aarau
40	Humam Tariq	MF	18	1	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya	2018–19	Ismaily
41	Alhaji Gero	FW	10	1	Östersunds	2018	Östersunds
42	Esmaël Gonçalves	FW	18	3	Pakhtakor	2019	Matsumoto Yamaga
43	Ayanda Patosi	MF	19	4	Cape Town City (loan)	2019	Cape Town City (loan return)
44	Godwin Mensha	FW	18	1	Persepolis	2019	Ajman Club
45	Cheick Diabaté	FW	47	27	Osmanlıspor	2019–2021	Al-Gharafa
46	Hrvoje Milić	DF	48	3	Crotone	2019–2021	Unattached
47	Nikolay Bodurov	DF	3	0	CSKA Sofia	2020	Pirin Blagoevgrad
48	Rudy Gestede	FW	25	3	Panetolikos	2021–2022	Retired
49	Arthur Yamga	FW	73	23	Vejle	2021–Present
50	Azizbek Amonov	MF	13	0	Lokomotiv Tashkent	2022–2023	Nasaf
51	Raphael Silva	DF	49	0	Al Faisaly Unattached	2022–2023 2024–Present	Unattached
52	Muntadher Mohammed	MF	0	0	Al-Naft SC	2023–Present
53	Gustavo Blanco Leschuk	FW	21	6	Eibar	2023–Present
54	Jaloliddin Masharipov	MF	11	2	Panetolikos	2024–Present

Footnotes[edit]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "همه‌ی خارجی‌های یک دهه‌ی گذشته استقلال". ایسنا (in Persian). 2012-12-17. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
^ "لیام ردی با 200 هزار دلار به استقلال پیوست". www.varzesh3.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.
^ "گوران لاوره به استقلال پيوست". www.tabnak.ir. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

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[2] "لیام ردی با 200 هزار دلار به استقلال پیوست". www.varzesh3.com. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

[3] "گوران لاوره به استقلال پيوست". www.tabnak.ir. Retrieved 2021-02-15.

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