IranCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
Ali Daei is an Iranian former professional footballer and manager who played as a striker. He was the captain of the Iranian national team between 2000 and 2006 and played in the Bundesliga for Arminia Bielefeld, Bayern Munich and Hertha Berlin. He is regarded as one of the greatest Iranian footballers of all time as well as one of the greatest footballers from Asia. Daei is the all-time Asian men's top goal scorer in international football (108). — Wikipedia
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In the line-ups
9 appearances in recorded line-ups · 1997–2006The archive holds 9 team sheets naming Ali Daei in Iran's starting line-up, from 1997-11-22 to 2006-06-21.
9 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
International goals in our archive
56 goals across 38 scoring matches · 3 tournaments · 1993–2005| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-08-17 |  Japan | L1–2(a) | 79' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Yokohama |
| 2004-11-17 |  Laos | W7–0(h) | 8' 20' 28' 58'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tehran |
| 2004-09-08 |  Jordan | W2–0(a) | 91' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Amman |
| 2004-08-06 |  Bahrain | W4–2(n) | 80' (pen) 90' | AFC Asian Cup | Beijing |
| 2004-07-20 |  Thailand | W3–0(n) | 86' (pen) | AFC Asian Cup | Chongqing |
| 2004-03-31 | Laos | W7–0(a) | 9' 17' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Vientiane |
| 2004-02-18 |  Qatar | W3–1(h) | 62' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tehran |
| 2003-11-28 |  Lebanon | W1–0(h) | 27' | AFC Asian Cup qualification | Tehran |
| 2003-11-19 | Lebanon | W3–0(a) | 38' (pen) | AFC Asian Cup qualification | Beirut |
| 2003-09-05 | Jordan | W4–1(h) | 45' 90' | AFC Asian Cup qualification | Tehran |
| 2001-10-31 |  United Arab Emirates | W3–0(a) | 7' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Abu Dhabi |
| 2001-10-21 | Bahrain | L1–3(a) | 82' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Riffa |
| 2001-09-28 |  Saudi Arabia | D2–2(a) | 42' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Jeddah |
| 2001-09-07 |  Iraq | W2–1(a) | 84' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Baghdad |
| 2001-08-24 | Saudi Arabia | W2–0(h) | 54' (pen) 64' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tehran |
| 2000-11-28 |  Tajikistan | W2–0(h) | 47' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tabriz |
| 2000-11-24 |  Guam | W19–0(h) | 34' (pen) 53' 72'hat-trick | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tabriz |
| 2000-10-18 | Iraq | W1–0(n) | 77' | AFC Asian Cup | Sidon |
| 2000-10-15 | Thailand | D1–1(n) | 73' | AFC Asian Cup | Beirut |
| 2000-10-12 | Lebanon | W4–0(a) | 90' | AFC Asian Cup | Beirut |
| 2000-03-31 |  Maldives | W8–0(n) | 39' 61' 73'hat-trick | AFC Asian Cup qualification | Damascus |
| 1997-11-16 | Japan | L2–3(n) | 58' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Johor Bahru |
| 1997-10-17 |  China | W4–1(h) | 73' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tehran |
| 1997-10-03 | Qatar | W3–0(h) | 31' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tehran |
| 1997-06-11 | Maldives | W9–0(h) | 33' 43' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Tehran |
Honours
22 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours22 | ||||
| Bundesliga | ×1 | 1998–99 | Bayern Munich | |
| LG Cup (3) | ×6 | 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 | Iran | |
| Hazfi Cup | ×4 | 2004–05, 2009–10, 2010–11, 2016–17 | Saba Battery ·1, Persepolis ·2, Naft Tehran ·1 | |
| Asian Games Gold Medal | ×2 | 1998, 2002 | Iran U23 ·1, Iran ·1 | |
| WAFF Championship | ×2 | 2004, 2008 | Iran | |
| AFC–OFC Challenge Cup | ×1 | 2003 | Iran | |
| Azadegan League | ×1 | 1995–96 | Persepolis | |
| DFB-Ligapokal | ×1 | 1998 | Bayern Munich | |
| ECO Cup | ×1 | 1993 | Iran | |
| Iran Pro League | ×1 | 2006–07 | Saipa | |
| Iranian Super Cup | ×1 | 2005 | Saba Battery | |
| Persian Gulf Cup | ×1 | 2006–07 | Saipa | |
| Individual honours14 | ||||
| Scoring titles · 2 | ||||
| AFC Asian Cup top goalscorer | 1996 | |||
| IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer | 2000 | |||
| Player of the year · 3 | ||||
| Nominated for FIFA World Player of the Year | ×2 | 1997, 2001 | ||
| AFC Asian Footballer of the Year | 1999 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament | 1996 | |||
| Monthly awards · 1 | ||||
| AFC Asian Player of the Month | 1997 | |||
| More honours · 7 | ||||
| AFC Asian Cup All-time XI | 2023 | |||
| AFC Asian Cup Fans' All Time Best XI | 2018 | |||
| Asian Football Hall of Fame | 2014 | |||
| IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the 20th Century | 1901–2000 | |||
| IFFHS Legends | 2016 | |||
| Iranian Manager of the Year | 2006 | |||
| Order of Courage | 2005 | |||