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The following is a list of highest men's association football payments of Iran, which details the highest transfer fees paid for players from Iran or fees paid by Iranian clubs, as well as the largest contracts signed ever.

Highest transfer payments for Iranian players in Europe

Player From To Fee Year Ref
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Netherlands Alkmaar England Brighton & Hove Albion £17m 2018 [1][2]
Sardar Azmoun Russia Rubin Kazan Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg €12m 2019 [3]
Ashkan Dejagah England Fulham Qatar Al-Arabi €6.3m 2014 [4]
Kaveh Rezaei Belgium Charleroi Belgium Brugge €5m 2018 [5]
Ali Karimi Germany Bayern Munich Qatar Qatar €4–5m 2007 [6]
Saman Ghoddos Sweden Östersunds France Amiens €3.8m 2018 [7]
Ali Daei Germany Bayern Munich Germany Hertha DM5.3–7m 1999 [8][9]
Ashkan Dejagah Germany Wolfsburg England Fulham €2.5m 2012 [10]
Ali Daei Germany Arminia Bielefeld Germany Bayern Munich €2.25m 1998 [11][12][13]
Vahid Hashemian Germany Bochum Germany Bayern Munich €2m 2004 [14]
Alireza Jahanbakhsh Netherlands NEC Netherlands Alkmaar €2m 2015 [15]
Vahid Hashemian Germany Bayern Munich Germany Hannover €1.5m 2005 [14]
Ehsan Hajsafi Greece Panionios Greece Olympiacos €0.6m 2017 [16]
Vahid Hashemian Germany Hamburg Germany Bochum DM0.75m 2001 [8]
Karim Ansarifard Greece Panionios Greece Olympiacos €0.4m 2017 [17]

Highest transfer payments received by Iranian clubs

Player From To Fee Year Ref
Mehdi Mahdavikia Persepolis Germany Hamburg DM4.5m 2001 [18][19]
Mehdi Mahdavikia Persepolis Germany Hamburg DM2.5m 1999 [8][20][21]
Karim Bagheri Persepolis England Charlton Athletic £0.4m/$1.6m 2000 [22][23]
Alireza Haghighi Persepolis Russia Rubin Kazan €0.95m 2012 [24]
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Esteghlal Turkey Fenerbahçe €0.85m 2019 [25]
Alireza Beiranvand Persepolis Belgium Royal Antwerp €0.63m 2020 [26]
Majid Hosseini Esteghlal Turkey Trabzonspor €0.4m 2018 [27]
Ali Karimi Sepahan Croatia Dinamo Zagreb $0.4m 2016 [28]
Andranik Teymourian Aboumoslem England Bolton Wanderers £0.255m 2006 [29]
Younes Delfi Esteghlal Khuzestan Belgium Charleroi €0.3m 2019 [30]
Ali Gholizadeh Saipa Belgium Charleroi €0.3m 2018 [31]
Omid Noorafkan Esteghlal Belgium Charleroi €0.25m 2018 [32]
Rahman Rezaei Zob Ahan Italy Perugia €0.15m 2001 [33]
Rasoul Khatibi Pas Germany Hamburg DM0.15m 1999 [34]

Highest transfer payments paid by Iranian clubs

Player From To Fee Year Ref
Mohammad Reza Khalatbari United Arab Emirates Ajman Persepolis $0.85m 2013 [35]
Javad Nekounam Spain Osasuna Esteghlal €0.7m 2012 [36]
Ehsan Hajsafi Greece Olympiacos Tractorsazi €0.5m 2018 [37]

Largest contracts signed involving Iranian players

This is a list of highest salaried Iranian football players, whether they were transferred, signed as free agent or extended their contracts. It does not include undisclosed contracts. This list also does not necessarily reflect actual money collected by the players, since some contracts are eventually terminated due to different reasons. The contract figures referenced below are presented at face value and do not reflect potential pre or post-tax treatments.

Player Club Length of contract Contract value Average per year Ref
Mehdi Mahdavikia Germany Hamburg 3 years (2004–2007) €6.6–6.9m €2.2–2.3m [38][39]
Ali Karimi Qatar Al-Sailiya 2 years (2008–2010)[a] €4.7m €2.35m [40]
Mehdi Mahdavikia Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 3 years (2007–2010)[a] €4.5m €1.5m [41]
Vahid Hashemian Germany Bayern Munich 3 years (2004–2007)[a] €4.5m €1.5m [42]
Ali Karimi Qatar Al-Qatar 2 years (2007–2019)[a] £3.2m £1.6m [43]
Mehdi Taremi Qatar Al-Gharafa 1½ years (2018–2019) $2.5m $1.66m [44]
Mehrdad Minavand Austria Sturm Graz 3 years (1998–2001) $2.0m $0.66m [45]
Farhad Majidi United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 2 years (2006–2008)[a] $2.0m $1.0m [46]
Vahid Hashemian Germany Bochum 3 years (2002–2005)[a] €1.8m €0.6m [42][47]
Karim Ansarifard Greece Olympiacos 3½ years (2017–2020)[a] €1.75m €0.5m [48]
Arash Borhani United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 1 year (2006–2007) $1.6m — [46]
Mehdi Taremi Portugal Rio Ave 2 years (2019–2021) €1.4m €0.7m
Vahid Amiri Turkey Trabzonspor 2 years (2018–2020)[a] €1.4m €0.7m [49]
Ehsan Hajsafi Greece Olympiacos 3½ years (2017–2021)[a] €1.4m €0.4m [16]
Mehrzad Madanchi United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr 1 year (2008–2009) $1.5m — [50]
Ali Karimi United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 2 years (2001–2003) $1.3m $0.65m [51]
Andranik Teymourian Qatar Umm Salal 1 year (2015–2016)[a] $1.2m — [52]
Mehrzad Madanchi United Arab Emirates Al-Ahli 1 year (2009–2010) €1.0m — [53]
Javad Nekounam United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda ½ year (2006) $1.0m — [54]
Ali Samereh United Arab Emirates Ajman 1 year (2008–2009) $1.0m — [55]
Masoud Shojaei Qatar Al-Gharafa 1 year (2015–2016) $1.0m — [56]
Ali Karimi Germany Schalke ½ year (2011) €0.72m — [57]
Rahman Rezaei Qatar Al-Ahli 1 year (2009–2010) $0.7m — [58]
Khodadad Azizi Germany Köln 3 years (1997–2000)[a] DM1.6m DM0.53m [59]
Hamed Kavianpour United Arab Emirates Al-Wasl 1 year (2002–2003) $0.5m — [60]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Contract terminated before end date

Largest buyout clauses set for Iranian players

This is a list of largest reported buyout clauses set for Iranian players whether they were triggered or not:

Player Club Duration Clause Ref
Masoud Shojaei Spain Osasuna 2008–2010 €6.0m [61]
Sardar Azmoun Russia Rubin Kazan 2013–2016 €6.0m[a] [62]
Javad Nekounam Spain Osasuna 2006–2010 €5.0m [63]
Masoud Shojaei Spain Osasuna 2010–2011 €3.0m [61]
Javad Nekounam Spain Osasuna 2010–2012 €2.5m[b] [64]
Vahid Hashemian Germany Bochum 2002–2004 €2.0m[a] [42]
Mohammad Reza Khalatbari United Arab Emirates Ajman 2013 $0.85m[a] [35]
Karim Ansarifard Greece Panionios 2015–2017 €0.4m[a] [65]
  1. ^ a b c d Clause activated by transfer
  2. ^ Released without clause activation

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