player · international archive · 1993–2005
IranArchive goals
49
for Iran · 8 from the spot
Matches scored in
34
3 hat-tricks among them
Tournaments
2
most in the FIFA World Cup qualification (35)
Career span
1993–2005
first 1993-06-25 · last 2005-08-17
Counted 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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Every goal
from the international archive · 49 goals in 34 matches| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1997-06-06 |  Syria | W1–0(a) | 65' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Damascus |
| 1997-06-04 |  Kyrgyzstan | W7–0(n) | 57' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Damascus |
| 1997-06-02 | Maldives | W17–0(n) | 75' 77' | FIFA World Cup qualification | Damascus |
| 1996-12-21 |  Kuwait | D1–1(n) | 40' | AFC Asian Cup | Abu Dhabi |
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