Ghalenoei Names Iran Squad for 2023 AFC Asian Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran football coach Amir Ghalenoei announced his 27-member team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, which will be held in Doha, Qatar from January 12 to February 10.
Iran will go into the competition to bring an end to its title drought after about 50 years.
Team Melli has not won the title since 1976.
Iran has been drawn in Group C with the UAE, Palestine and Hong Kong.
Iran squad:
Goalkeepers:
Alireza Beiranvand (Persepolis), Hossein Hosseini (Esteghlal), Payam Niazmand (Sepahan)
Defenders:
Ehsan Haj Safi (AEK Athens), Milad Mohammadi (AEK Athens), Sadegh Moharrami, (Dinamo Zagreb), Ramin Rezaeian (Sepahan), Saman Fallah (Paykan), Rouzbeh Cheshmi (Esteghlal), Mohammad Hossein Kanaani (Persepolis), Shoja Khalilzadeh (Tractor), Majid Hosseini (Kayserispor), Aria Yousefi (Sepahan)
Midfielders:
Saeid Ezatolahi (Vejle Boldklub), Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Feyenoord), Saman Ghoddos (Brentford), Mohammad Mohebbi (Rostov), Mehdi Torabi (Persepolis), Mohammad Javad Hosseinnejad (Sepahan), Omid Ebrahimi (Al-Shamal), Mehdi Ghaedi (Ittihad Kalba), Ali Gholizadeh (Lech Poznan)
Forwards:
Mehdi Taremi (Porto), Shahriar Moghanlou (Sepahan), Sardar Azmoun (Roma), Reza Asadi (Sepahan), Karim Ansarifard (Omonia)
