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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
Argentina
- Miguel Barreto – Paykan – 2006
- Gabriel Iribarren – Zob Ahan – 2009 to 2010
- Gustavo Blanco – Esteghlal – 2023 to present
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
- Ruon Tongyik – Mes Kerman – 2023
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 - 2003 to 2004
- Fabio Luciano Pereira Da Silva - Sanat Naft Abadan - 2003 to 2004
- Rafael Gomes dos Santos - Esteghlal - 2003 to 2004
- Eduardo Silva de Andrade - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2003 to 2004
- Fabio de Lima Pinto - Esteghlal - 2004 to 2005
- Jose Carlos Pimentel Filho - Esteghlal - 2004 to 2005
- Rodrigo Regio da Rosa - Sepahan S.C. - 2005 to 2006
- Maxwell Santos Silva - Esteghlal - 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 - 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, 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, 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 - 2010 to 2011
- André Luiz Regatieri - Esteghlal - 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 - 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 - 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 - 2014
- Alberto Rafael da Silva - Esteghlal - 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
- Kiros Stanlley - Zob Ahan, Sepahan, Gol Gohar - 2017 to present
- Wescley - Gol Gohar - 2022 to present
- Jeferson Bahia - Mes Rafsanjan - 2022 to present
- Leandro Pereira - Persepolis - 2023
- Nilson Júnior - Sepahan - 2022 to present
- Gustavo Vagenin - Tractor - 2022 to present
- Ygor Catatau - Sepahan - 2023 to 2023
- Renato Silviera - Sepahan - 2022 to 2023
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
- Bryan Dabo – Sepahan – 2023 To Present
Burundi
- Elvis Kamsoba – Sepahan – 2022 to 2023
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, Tractor Sazi, Esteghlal Khuzestan, Pars Jonoubi Jam and Saipa – 2014 to 2019
- Dorge Kouemaha – Foolad – 2016
- Ernest Webnje Nfor – Foolad – 2016 to 2017
Cape Verde
- Platini – Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. – 2018
Colombia
- Carlos Eduardo Salazar – Mes Kerman – 2011
- Victor Guaza Lucumi – Zob Ahan – 2014
- Danny Santoya – Sanat Naft Abadan – 2016 to 2017
- Hansel Zapata – Aluminium Arak – 2022 to 2023
Costa Rica
- Michael Umaña – Persepolis, 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 – 2009 to 2012
- 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 – 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 – 2013 to 2014
- Jürgen Locadia - Persepolis - 2022
Cyprus
- Athos Solomou – Rah Ahan – 2016
Czech Republic
- Robert Caha – Persepolis – 2005 to 2007
England
- Korede Aiyegbusi – Siah Jamegan – 2015 to 2016
- Harry Forrester – Tractor Sazi – 2018 to 2019
Equatorial Guinea
- Eduardo Ferreira – Esteghlal Khuzestan – 2015 to 2016 [b BRA]
Finland
- Sebastian Strandvall – Rah Ahan – 2015 to 2016
France
- Goran Jerković – Esteghlal – 2012 and Siah Jamegan – 2016 to 2017
- Jérémy Manzorro – Paykan – 2017
- Arthur Yamga – Esteghlal – 2021 to present
Gabon
- Eric Bocoum – Gol Gohar – 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 – 2011 to 2012
- Ioseb Chakhvashvili – Saba Qom – 2014 to 2015
- Kakhaber Kakashvili – Machine Sazi, Gostaresh Foolad and Pars Jonoubi Jam – 2016 to 2017 and 2019
- Giorgi Gvelesiani – Zob Ahan, Nassaji Mazandaran, Sepahan, Persepolis – 2017 to present
Germany
- Ronny Kockel - Paykan - 2008
- Bajram Nebihi - Zob Ahan - 2008
- Shpejtim Arifi - 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
Honduras
- Jerry Bengtson – Persepolis, Zob Ahan – 2015 to 2017
- Eddie Hernández – Zob Ahan – 2018 to 2019
Hungary
- Vladimir Koman – 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 – 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
- 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 Ghulam Al-Hamd – Aboomoslem – 2008
- Salih Sadir – Rah Ahan and Paykan – 2009 and 2011
- Hawar Mulla Mohammed – Persepolis and Esteghlal – 2009 to 2010 and 2010 to 2011
- Karrar Jassim – Esteghlal – 2011 to 2012 and 2014 to 2015, Tractor Sazi – 2009 to 2011 and 2016 to 2017, Sanat Naft Abadan – 2017 to 2019
- Fareed Majeed – Naft Tehran – 2010 to 2011
- Samal Saeed – Foolad – 2011 to 2012
- Marwan Hussein – Sepahan – 2017 to 2018
- Bashar Resan – Persepolis – 2017 to 2020
- Humam Tariq – Esteghlal – 2018 to 2019
- Safaa Hadi – Tractor – 2022 to present
- Mohammed Ridha Jalil – Sanat Naft – 2022 to 2023
- Muntadher Mohammed – Mes Rafsanjan – 2023 to present
- Ali Adnan – Mes Rafsanjan – 2023 to present
Ivory Coast
- Ismaël Béko Fofana – Zob Ahan – 2012 to 2013
- Drissa Diarrassouba – Padideh – 2016 to 2017
Japan
- Yukiya Sugita – Tractor Sazi, Foolad – 2018 to 2020 – 2023
- Takafumi Akahoshi – Foolad – 2019
Jordan
- Anas Bani Yaseen - Foolad F.C. - 2019-2020
Kuwait
- Waleed Ali - Esteghlal - 2011
Kyrgyzstan
- Aziz Sydykov - Naft Abadan - 2019
Lebanon
- Ali Hamam – Zob Ahan – 2014 to 2018
- Walid Ismail – Zob Ahan – 2014 to 2016
- Rabih Ataya – Zob Ahan – 2017 to 2018
- Mehdi Khalil – Zob Ahan – 2020
Liberia
- Christopher Wreh - Persepolis - 2003
Libya
- Éamon Zayed - Persepolis and Aluminium Hormozgan - 2011 to 2013
Lithuania
- Egidijus Majus - Steel Azin - 2010 to 2011
- Mantas Savėnas - Rah Ahan - 2010 to 2011
Macedonia
- 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 - 2012
- Vlatko Grozdanoski - Persepolis F.C. - 2013
- Bojan Najdenov - Esteghlal - 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 - Esteghlal Khuzestan - 2013 to 2014
- Moussa Coulibaly - Esteghlal Khuzestan, Sepahan, Foolad - 2013 to present
- Lamine Diawara - Esteghlal Khuzestan - 2014 to 2015
- Soumbeïla Diakité - Esteghlal Khuzestan - 2014 to 2015
- Cheick Diabaté - Esteghlal, Persepolis – 2019 to 2021 - 2022 to 2023
- Adama Niane - Nassaji – 2022 to 2023
Malta
- Udochukwu Nwoko - PAS Hamedan - 2010 to 2011
Moldova
- Gheorghe Stratulat - Zob Ahan - 2003 to 2007
- Serghei Paşcenco - Malavan - 2012 to 2014, 2015
- Alexandru Pașcenco - Naft Masjed Soleyman - 2014 to 2015
Montenegro
- Nenad Brnović – 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 – 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 - 2011-2012
- Donovan Deekman - Naft Tehran - 2015
Nicaragua
- Carlos Chavarría – 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 - 2020 to 2021, Mes Rafsanjan - 2021 to 2023, Foolad - 2023
- Rasheed Alabi - Sanat Naft Abadan - 2016 to 2017
- Kenneth Ikechukwu - Paykan F.C. - 2017 to 2018
- Alhaji Gero - Esteghlal - 2018
Oman
- Muhsen Al-Ghassani – Sepahan – 2019 to 2020
- Faiz Al-Rushaidi – Mes Rafsanjan – 2021 to 2022
- Zahir Al-Aghbari – Mes Rafsanjan – 2021 to 2022
Palestine
- Imad Zatara - Sanat Naft Abadan - 2012
Panama
- José Anthony Torres - Persepolis - 2005 to 2006
- 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 – 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 – 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
- Tiago Ferreira – Tractor – 2022
- Manuel Fernandes – Sepahan – 2022 to 2023
- Ricardo Alves – Tractor – 2022 to present
Republic of Ireland
- Anthony Stokes - Tractor Sazi, Persepolis - 2018 to 2020
Romania
- Iosif Tâlvan - Pegah - 2003 to 2004
- Claudiu Mircea Ionescu - Foolad - 2012 to 2013
- Cosmin Vancea - Saipa - 2013 to 2014
Scotland
- 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, Nassaji – 2017 to 2019
- 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 - Aboomoslem, Persepolis, Shahin Bushehr - 2006 to 2013
- Srđan Urošević - Esteghlal - 2007
- Nenad Stojaković - Shirin Faraz - 2007
- Dejan Pešić - Shahin Bushehr - 2007 to 2008
- Ivan Dragičević - Shirin Faraz, Damash Gilan, - 2007 to 2008, 2008 to 2009
- Saša Kolunija - PAS Hamedan, Gahar Zagros, Saipa - 2009 to 2013
- Milorad Janjuš - Sepahan, Shahrdari Tabriz - 2010 to 2012
- Dragan Žarković - Shahrdari Tabriz, Gostaresh Foolad - 2011 to 2012, 2017 to 2018
- Goran Lovre - Esteghlal - 2013
- Marko Perović - Persepolis - 2012 to 2013
- Zoran Knežević - Padideh - 2013 to 2015
- Ivan Marković – Zob Ahan - 2020 to 2022
- Darko Bjedov - Zob Ahan - 2020 to 2023
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 Sudan
- Valentino Yuel – Aluminium Arak – 2022
- Tito Okello – Paykan – 2022 to 2023
South Korea
- Kwon Jun – Persepolis – 2012
- Kim Gwi-hyeon – Sanat Naft Abadan – 2016 to 2017
Spain
- Manu – Machine Sazi – 2016 to 2017
- Ibai Gómez – Foolad – 2022
- Jaime Romero – Tractor – 2023
- Roberto Torres – Foolad, Gol Gohar – 2023 to present
- Álex Alegría – Foolad – 2023
- Álvaro Jiménez – Tractor – 2023
- Nono – Nassaji – 2023 to Present
Sweden
- Kyle Konwea – Siah Jamegan – 2015 to 2016
- Nabil Bahoui – Persepolis – 2023
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 – 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 – Naft Abadan – 2022 to 2023
- Ehson Panjshanbe – Zob Ahan – 2022
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 – 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 – 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 – 2020
Uruguay
- Martín Barlocco – Bargh Shiraz – 2007 to 2008
- 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
- Sebastián Píriz – Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. – 2023
Uzbekistan
- Zaynitdin Tadjiyev – Saba Battery – 2007
- Shakhboz Erkinov – PAS Hamedan – 2008 to 2010
- Yaroslav Krushelnitskiy – 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 – Persepolis – 2016
- Aziz Ibragimov – Machine Sazi – 2017
- Server Djeparov – Sepahan, Esteghlal – 2017 to 2018
- Sherzod Temirov – Persepolis, Paykan – 2022 to 2023
- Azizbek Amonov – Esteghlal – 2022 to 2023
- Sharof Mukhiddinov – Sanat Naft – 2022 to 2023
Yemen
- Ayman Al Hagri – Tractor Sazi – 2011
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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
Argentina
- Miguel Barreto – Paykan – 2006
- Gabriel Iribarren – Zob Ahan – 2009 to 2010
- Gustavo Blanco – Esteghlal – 2023 to present
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
- Ruon Tongyik – Mes Kerman – 2023
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 - 2003 to 2004
- Fabio Luciano Pereira Da Silva - Sanat Naft Abadan - 2003 to 2004
- Rafael Gomes dos Santos - Esteghlal - 2003 to 2004
- Eduardo Silva de Andrade - F.C. Aboomoslem - 2003 to 2004
- Fabio de Lima Pinto - Esteghlal - 2004 to 2005
- Jose Carlos Pimentel Filho - Esteghlal - 2004 to 2005
- Rodrigo Regio da Rosa - Sepahan S.C. - 2005 to 2006
- Maxwell Santos Silva - Esteghlal - 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 - 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, 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, 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 - 2010 to 2011
- André Luiz Regatieri - Esteghlal - 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 - 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 - 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 - 2014
- Alberto Rafael da Silva - Esteghlal - 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
- Kiros Stanlley - Zob Ahan, Sepahan, Gol Gohar - 2017 to present
- Wescley - Gol Gohar - 2022 to present
- Jeferson Bahia - Mes Rafsanjan - 2022 to present
- Leandro Pereira - Persepolis - 2023
- Nilson Júnior - Sepahan - 2022 to present
- Gustavo Vagenin - Tractor - 2022 to present
- Ygor Catatau - Sepahan - 2023 to 2023
- Renato Silviera - Sepahan - 2022 to 2023
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
- Bryan Dabo – Sepahan – 2023 To Present
Burundi
- Elvis Kamsoba – Sepahan – 2022 to 2023
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, Tractor Sazi, Esteghlal Khuzestan, Pars Jonoubi Jam and Saipa – 2014 to 2019
- Dorge Kouemaha – Foolad – 2016
- Ernest Webnje Nfor – Foolad – 2016 to 2017
Cape Verde
- Platini – Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. – 2018
Colombia
- Carlos Eduardo Salazar – Mes Kerman – 2011
- Victor Guaza Lucumi – Zob Ahan – 2014
- Danny Santoya – Sanat Naft Abadan – 2016 to 2017
- Hansel Zapata – Aluminium Arak – 2022 to 2023
Costa Rica
- Michael Umaña – Persepolis, 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 – 2009 to 2012
- 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 – 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 – 2013 to 2014
- Jürgen Locadia - Persepolis - 2022
Cyprus
- Athos Solomou – Rah Ahan – 2016
Czech Republic
- Robert Caha – Persepolis – 2005 to 2007
England
- Korede Aiyegbusi – Siah Jamegan – 2015 to 2016
- Harry Forrester – Tractor Sazi – 2018 to 2019
Equatorial Guinea
- Eduardo Ferreira – Esteghlal Khuzestan – 2015 to 2016 [b BRA]
Finland
- Sebastian Strandvall – Rah Ahan – 2015 to 2016
France
- Goran Jerković – Esteghlal – 2012 and Siah Jamegan – 2016 to 2017
- Jérémy Manzorro – Paykan – 2017
- Arthur Yamga – Esteghlal – 2021 to present
Gabon
- Eric Bocoum – Gol Gohar – 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 – 2011 to 2012
- Ioseb Chakhvashvili – Saba Qom – 2014 to 2015
- Kakhaber Kakashvili – Machine Sazi, Gostaresh Foolad and Pars Jonoubi Jam – 2016 to 2017 and 2019
- Giorgi Gvelesiani – Zob Ahan, Nassaji Mazandaran, Sepahan, Persepolis – 2017 to present
Germany
- Ronny Kockel - Paykan - 2008
- Bajram Nebihi - Zob Ahan - 2008
- Shpejtim Arifi - 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
Honduras
- Jerry Bengtson – Persepolis, Zob Ahan – 2015 to 2017
- Eddie Hernández – Zob Ahan – 2018 to 2019
Hungary
- Vladimir Koman – 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 – 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
- 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 Ghulam Al-Hamd – Aboomoslem – 2008
- Salih Sadir – Rah Ahan and Paykan – 2009 and 2011
- Hawar Mulla Mohammed – Persepolis and Esteghlal – 2009 to 2010 and 2010 to 2011
- Karrar Jassim – Esteghlal – 2011 to 2012 and 2014 to 2015, Tractor Sazi – 2009 to 2011 and 2016 to 2017, Sanat Naft Abadan – 2017 to 2019
- Fareed Majeed – Naft Tehran – 2010 to 2011
- Samal Saeed – Foolad – 2011 to 2012
- Marwan Hussein – Sepahan – 2017 to 2018
- Bashar Resan – Persepolis – 2017 to 2020
- Humam Tariq – Esteghlal – 2018 to 2019
- Safaa Hadi – Tractor – 2022 to present
- Mohammed Ridha Jalil – Sanat Naft – 2022 to 2023
- Muntadher Mohammed – Mes Rafsanjan – 2023 to present
- Ali Adnan – Mes Rafsanjan – 2023 to present
Ivory Coast
- Ismaël Béko Fofana – Zob Ahan – 2012 to 2013
- Drissa Diarrassouba – Padideh – 2016 to 2017
Japan
- Yukiya Sugita – Tractor Sazi, Foolad – 2018 to 2020 – 2023
- Takafumi Akahoshi – Foolad – 2019
Jordan
- Anas Bani Yaseen - Foolad F.C. - 2019-2020
Kuwait
- Waleed Ali - Esteghlal - 2011
Kyrgyzstan
- Aziz Sydykov - Naft Abadan - 2019
Lebanon
- Ali Hamam – Zob Ahan – 2014 to 2018
- Walid Ismail – Zob Ahan – 2014 to 2016
- Rabih Ataya – Zob Ahan – 2017 to 2018
- Mehdi Khalil – Zob Ahan – 2020
Liberia
- Christopher Wreh - Persepolis - 2003
Libya
- Éamon Zayed - Persepolis and Aluminium Hormozgan - 2011 to 2013
Lithuania
- Egidijus Majus - Steel Azin - 2010 to 2011
- Mantas Savėnas - Rah Ahan - 2010 to 2011
Macedonia
- 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 - 2012
- Vlatko Grozdanoski - Persepolis F.C. - 2013
- Bojan Najdenov - Esteghlal - 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 - Esteghlal Khuzestan - 2013 to 2014
- Moussa Coulibaly - Esteghlal Khuzestan, Sepahan, Foolad - 2013 to present
- Lamine Diawara - Esteghlal Khuzestan - 2014 to 2015
- Soumbeïla Diakité - Esteghlal Khuzestan - 2014 to 2015
- Cheick Diabaté - Esteghlal, Persepolis – 2019 to 2021 - 2022 to 2023
- Adama Niane - Nassaji – 2022 to 2023
Malta
- Udochukwu Nwoko - PAS Hamedan - 2010 to 2011
Moldova
- Gheorghe Stratulat - Zob Ahan - 2003 to 2007
- Serghei Paşcenco - Malavan - 2012 to 2014, 2015
- Alexandru Pașcenco - Naft Masjed Soleyman - 2014 to 2015
Montenegro
- Nenad Brnović – 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 – 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 - 2011-2012
- Donovan Deekman - Naft Tehran - 2015
Nicaragua
- Carlos Chavarría – 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 - 2020 to 2021, Mes Rafsanjan - 2021 to 2023, Foolad - 2023
- Rasheed Alabi - Sanat Naft Abadan - 2016 to 2017
- Kenneth Ikechukwu - Paykan F.C. - 2017 to 2018
- Alhaji Gero - Esteghlal - 2018
Oman
- Muhsen Al-Ghassani – Sepahan – 2019 to 2020
- Faiz Al-Rushaidi – Mes Rafsanjan – 2021 to 2022
- Zahir Al-Aghbari – Mes Rafsanjan – 2021 to 2022
Palestine
- Imad Zatara - Sanat Naft Abadan - 2012
Panama
- José Anthony Torres - Persepolis - 2005 to 2006
- 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 – 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 – 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
- Tiago Ferreira – Tractor – 2022
- Manuel Fernandes – Sepahan – 2022 to 2023
- Ricardo Alves – Tractor – 2022 to present
Republic of Ireland
- Anthony Stokes - Tractor Sazi, Persepolis - 2018 to 2020
Romania
- Iosif Tâlvan - Pegah - 2003 to 2004
- Claudiu Mircea Ionescu - Foolad - 2012 to 2013
- Cosmin Vancea - Saipa - 2013 to 2014
Scotland
- 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, Nassaji – 2017 to 2019
- 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 - Aboomoslem, Persepolis, Shahin Bushehr - 2006 to 2013
- Srđan Urošević - Esteghlal - 2007
- Nenad Stojaković - Shirin Faraz - 2007
- Dejan Pešić - Shahin Bushehr - 2007 to 2008
- Ivan Dragičević - Shirin Faraz, Damash Gilan, - 2007 to 2008, 2008 to 2009
- Saša Kolunija - PAS Hamedan, Gahar Zagros, Saipa - 2009 to 2013
- Milorad Janjuš - Sepahan, Shahrdari Tabriz - 2010 to 2012
- Dragan Žarković - Shahrdari Tabriz, Gostaresh Foolad - 2011 to 2012, 2017 to 2018
- Goran Lovre - Esteghlal - 2013
- Marko Perović - Persepolis - 2012 to 2013
- Zoran Knežević - Padideh - 2013 to 2015
- Ivan Marković – Zob Ahan - 2020 to 2022
- Darko Bjedov - Zob Ahan - 2020 to 2023
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 Sudan
- Valentino Yuel – Aluminium Arak – 2022
- Tito Okello – Paykan – 2022 to 2023
South Korea
- Kwon Jun – Persepolis – 2012
- Kim Gwi-hyeon – Sanat Naft Abadan – 2016 to 2017
Spain
- Manu – Machine Sazi – 2016 to 2017
- Ibai Gómez – Foolad – 2022
- Jaime Romero – Tractor – 2023
- Roberto Torres – Foolad, Gol Gohar – 2023 to present
- Álex Alegría – Foolad – 2023
- Álvaro Jiménez – Tractor – 2023
- Nono – Nassaji – 2023 to Present
Sweden
- Kyle Konwea – Siah Jamegan – 2015 to 2016
- Nabil Bahoui – Persepolis – 2023
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 – 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 – Naft Abadan – 2022 to 2023
- Ehson Panjshanbe – Zob Ahan – 2022
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 – 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 – 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 – 2020
Uruguay
- Martín Barlocco – Bargh Shiraz – 2007 to 2008
- 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
- Sebastián Píriz – Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. – 2023
Uzbekistan
- Zaynitdin Tadjiyev – Saba Battery – 2007
- Shakhboz Erkinov – PAS Hamedan – 2008 to 2010
- Yaroslav Krushelnitskiy – 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 – Persepolis – 2016
- Aziz Ibragimov – Machine Sazi – 2017
- Server Djeparov – Sepahan, Esteghlal – 2017 to 2018
- Sherzod Temirov – Persepolis, Paykan – 2022 to 2023
- Azizbek Amonov – Esteghlal – 2022 to 2023
- Sharof Mukhiddinov – Sanat Naft – 2022 to 2023
Yemen
- Ayman Al Hagri – Tractor Sazi – 2011
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