title: List of highest payments of Iranian football
text: # List of highest payments of Iranian football
  
  The following is a list of highest men's association football payments of Iran, which details the highest transfer fees paid for players from Iran or fees paid by Iranian clubs, as well as the largest contracts signed ever.
  
  ## Highest transfer payments for Iranian players in Europe
  
  | Player | From | To | Fee | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Alireza Jahanbakhsh | Alkmaar | Brighton & Hove Albion | £17m | 2018 |
  | Sardar Azmoun | Rubin Kazan | Zenit Saint Petersburg | €12m | 2019 |
  | Ashkan Dejagah | Fulham | Al-Arabi | €6.3m | 2014 |
  | Kaveh Rezaei | Charleroi | Brugge | €5m | 2018 |
  | Ali Karimi | Bayern Munich | Qatar | €4–5m | 2007 |
  | Saman Ghoddos | Östersunds | Amiens | €3.8m | 2018 |
  | Ali Daei | Bayern Munich | Hertha | DM5.3–7m | 1999 |
  | Ashkan Dejagah | Wolfsburg | Fulham | €2.5m | 2012 |
  | Ali Daei | Arminia Bielefeld | Bayern Munich | €2.25m | 1998 |
  | Vahid Hashemian | Bochum | Bayern Munich | €2m | 2004 |
  | Alireza Jahanbakhsh | NEC | Alkmaar | €2m | 2015 |
  | Vahid Hashemian | Bayern Munich | Hannover | €1.5m | 2005 |
  | Ehsan Hajsafi | Panionios | Olympiacos | €0.6m | 2017 |
  | Vahid Hashemian | Hamburg | Bochum | DM0.75m | 2001 |
  | Karim Ansarifard | Panionios | Olympiacos | €0.4m | 2017 |
  
  ## Highest transfer payments received by Iranian clubs
  
  | Player | From | To | Fee | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mehdi Mahdavikia | Persepolis | Hamburg | DM4.5m | 2001 |
  | Mehdi Mahdavikia | Persepolis | Hamburg | DM2.5m | 1999 |
  | Karim Bagheri | Persepolis | Charlton Athletic | £0.4m/$1.6m | 2000 |
  | Alireza Haghighi | Persepolis | Rubin Kazan | €0.95m | 2012 |
  | Allahyar Sayyadmanesh | Esteghlal | Fenerbahçe | €0.85m | 2019 |
  | Alireza Beiranvand | Persepolis | Royal Antwerp | €0.63m | 2020 |
  | Majid Hosseini | Esteghlal | Trabzonspor | €0.4m | 2018 |
  | Ali Karimi | Sepahan | Dinamo Zagreb | $0.4m | 2016 |
  | Andranik Teymourian | Aboumoslem | Bolton Wanderers | £0.255m | 2006 |
  | Younes Delfi | Esteghlal Khuzestan | Charleroi | €0.3m | 2019 |
  | Ali Gholizadeh | Saipa | Charleroi | €0.3m | 2018 |
  | Omid Noorafkan | Esteghlal | Charleroi | €0.25m | 2018 |
  | Rahman Rezaei | Zob Ahan | Perugia | €0.15m | 2001 |
  | Rasoul Khatibi | Pas | Hamburg | DM0.15m | 1999 |
  
  ## Highest transfer payments paid by Iranian clubs
  
  | Player | From | To | Fee | Year |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | Ajman | Persepolis | $0.85m | 2013 |
  | Javad Nekounam | Osasuna | Esteghlal | €0.7m | 2012 |
  | Ehsan Hajsafi | Olympiacos | Tractorsazi | €0.5m | 2018 |
  
  ## Largest contracts signed involving Iranian players
  
  This is a list of highest salaried Iranian football players, whether they were transferred, signed as free agent or extended their contracts. It does not include undisclosed contracts. This list also does not necessarily reflect actual money collected by the players, since some contracts are eventually terminated due to different reasons. The contract figures referenced below are presented at face value and do not reflect potential pre or post-tax treatments.
  
  | Player | Club | Length of contract | Contract value | Average per year | Ref |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mehdi Mahdavikia | Hamburg | 3 years (2004–2007) | €6.6–6.9m | €2.2–2.3m | |
  
  * 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Contract terminated before end date
  
  ### Largest buyout clauses set for Iranian players
  
  This is a list of largest reported buyout clauses set for Iranian players whether they were triggered or not:
  
  | Player | Club | Duration | Clause |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Masoud Shojaei | Osasuna | 2008–2010 | €6.0m |
  | Sardar Azmoun | Rubin Kazan | 2013–2016 | €6.0m |
  | Javad Nekounam | Osasuna | 2006–2010 | €5.0m |
  | Masoud Shojaei | Osasuna | 2010–2011 | €3.0m |
  | Javad Nekounam | Osasuna | 2010–2012 | €2.5m |
  | Vahid Hashemian | Bochum | 2002–2004 | €2.0m |
  | Mohammad Reza Khalatbari | Ajman | 2013 | $0.85m |
  | Karim Ansarifard | Panionios | 2015–2017 | €0.4m |
  
  * 1 2 3 4 Clause activated by transfer
  * ↑ Released without clause activation
  