Ali Daei

Ali Daei is an Iranian footballer and manager, born on 21 March 1969 in Ardabil, Iran. Daei played as a centre forward for Bank Tejarat and Hertha BSC. Daei scored 283 goals in 530 league and international games and won 14 trophies, including 2 league titles.

Daei's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, league games382175
Iran148108
Total530283

Goals per game: 0.53.

Daei's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 14
  • League titles: 2
  • Domestic cups: 4
  • Trophies with Iran: 7
  • Individual awards: 11

Persepolis

  • Azadegan League: 1 (1995–96)

Bayern Munich

  • Bundesliga: 1 (1998–99)
  • DFB-Ligapokal: 1 (1998)

Saba Battery

  • Hazfi Cup: 1 (2004–05)
  • Iranian Super Cup: 1 (2005)

Saipa

  • Persian Gulf Cup: 1 (2006–07)

Iran U23

  • Asian Games Gold Medal: 1 (2002)

Iran

  • ECO Cup: 1 (1993)
  • LG Cup (3): 3 (2001, 2002, 2002)
  • Asian Games Gold Medal: 1 (1998)
  • AFC–OFC Challenge Cup: 1 (2003)
  • WAFF Championship: 1 (2004)

Individual

  • AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1 (1996)
  • AFC Asian Cup top goalscorer: 1 (1996)
  • AFC Asian Player of the Month: 1 (1997)
  • AFC Asian Footballer of the Year: 1 (1999)
  • IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer: 1 (2000)
  • Order of Courage: 1 (2005)
  • Asian Football Hall of Fame: 1 (2014)
  • IFFHS Legends: 1 (2016)
  • AFC Asian Cup Fans' All Time Best XI: 1 (2018)
  • IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the 20th Century: 1 (1901–2000)
  • AFC Asian Cup All-time XI: 1 (2023)

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1987–1989: Esteghlal Ardabil
  2. 1989–1990: Taxirani, 20 games, 14 goals
  3. 1990–1994: Bank Tejarat, 75 games, 49 goals
  4. 1994–1996: Persepolis, 38 games, 23 goals
  5. 1996–1997: Al Sadd, 16 games, 10 goals
  6. 1997–1998: Arminia Bielefeld, 25 games, 7 goals
  7. 1998–1999: Bayern Munich, 23 games, 6 goals
  8. 1999–2002: Hertha BSC, 59 games, 6 goals
  9. 2002–2003: Al Shabab, 21 games, 11 goals
  10. 2003–2004: Persepolis, 28 games, 16 goals
  11. 2004–2006: Saba Battery, 51 games, 23 goals
  12. 2006–2007: Saipa, 26 games, 10 goals

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