Tallest: 4 · Year
By quarter-hour; stoppage time counts as the 45th or 90th minute.
Tallest: 4 · Minute
Iran's matches with known line-ups from their first recorded cap to their last.
| With them | 86 | 56 | 19 | 11 | 154 | 53 | 65.1% |
| Without them | 40 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 85 | 24 | 62.5% |
| Eldor Shomurodov | Uzbekistan | 6 |
| Otabek Shukurov | Uzbekistan | 5 |
| Son Heung-Min | South Korea | 5 |
| Abdalla Ramadan | United Arab Emirates | 4 |
| Akram Afif | Qatar | 4 |
| Boualem Khoukhi | Qatar | 4 |
| Caio Canedo | United Arab Emirates | 4 |
| Chan Siu Kwan | Hong Kong | 4 |
| Chun-Lok Tan | Hong Kong | 4 |
| Fábio Lima | United Arab Emirates | 4 |
Finals and qualifying campaigns alike.
| 7 Feb 2024 | v Qatar | 2–3 | 51′ | pen | Equaliser | 2–2 | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Semi-final |
| 3 Feb 2024 | v Japan | 2–1 | 90′ | pen | Winning goal | 2–1 | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Quarter-final |
| 12 Jun 2022 | v Algeria | 1–2 | 64′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 29 Mar 2022 | v Lebanon | 2–0 | 72′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 12 Oct 2021 | v South Korea | 1–1 | 76′ | — | Equaliser | 1–1 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 7 Sep 2021 | v Iraq | 3–0 | 3′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 2 Sep 2021 | v Syria | 1–0 | 56′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 11 Jun 2021 | v Cambodia | 10–0 | 16′ | pen | Winning goal | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 6 Jun 2019 | v Syria | 5–0 | 30′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 20 Jan 2019 | v Oman | 2–0 | 32′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | AFC Asian Cup 2019 · Round of 16 |
| 16 Oct 2018 | v Bolivia | 2–1 | 17′ | — | Opening goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 13 Nov 2017 | v Venezuela | 1–0 | 57′ | — | Winning goal | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 1 Sep 2016 | v Qatar | 2–0 | 90′ | — | Extended lead | 2–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2016 |
| 24 Mar 2016 | v India | 4–0 | 78′ | — | Extended lead | 4–0 | FIFA World Cup qualification 2016 |
In a recorded line-up, on the scoresheet or booked. “—” where the line-up isn't known.
| 26 Jun 2026 | v Egypt | 1–1 | came on 90′ | 1 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 21 Jun 2026 | v Belgium | 0–0 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | FIFA World Cup 2026 · Group stage |
| 31 Mar 2026 | v Costa Rica | 5–0 | came on 60′ | 30 | — | — | Friendly |
| 27 Mar 2026 | v Nigeria | 1–2 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 14 Oct 2025 | v Tanzania | 2–0 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 10 Oct 2025 | v Russia | 1–2 | came on 70′ | 20 | — | Yellow | Friendly |
| 25 Mar 2025 | v Uzbekistan | 2–2 | started, off 69′ | 69 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 20 Mar 2025 | v United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | started, off 90′ | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2025 |
| 14 Nov 2024 | v North Korea | 3–2 | came on 68′ | 22 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 15 Oct 2024 | v Qatar | 4–1 | came on 77′ | 13 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 10 Oct 2024 | v Uzbekistan | 0–0 | started, off 79′ | 79 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 10 Sep 2024 | v United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 5 Sep 2024 | v Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | came on 60′ | 30 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 11 Jun 2024 | v Uzbekistan | 0–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 6 Jun 2024 | v Hong Kong | 4–2 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2024 |
| 7 Feb 2024 | v Qatar | 2–3 | started | 90 | 1 | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Semi-final |
| 3 Feb 2024 | v Japan | 2–1 | started | 90 | 1 | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Quarter-final |
| 31 Jan 2024 | v Syria | 1–1 | started, off 74′ | 74 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Round of 16 |
| 23 Jan 2024 | v United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | came on 67′ | 23 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 19 Jan 2024 | v Hong Kong | 1–0 | started, off 81′ | 81 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 14 Jan 2024 | v Palestine | 4–1 | started | 90 | — | — | AFC Asian Cup 2024 · Group stage |
| 9 Jan 2024 | v Indonesia | 5–0 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 5 Jan 2024 | v Burkina Faso | 2–1 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 16 Nov 2023 | v Hong Kong | 4–0 | started, off 74′ | 74 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2023 |
| 12 Sep 2023 | v Angola | 4–0 | started, off 57′ | 57 | — | — | Friendly |
| 7 Sep 2023 | v Bulgaria | 1–0 | started, off 83′ | 83 | — | — | Friendly |
| 28 Mar 2023 | v Kenya | 2–1 | started, off 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 25 Nov 2022 | v Wales | 2–0 | came on 77′ | 13 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage |
| 21 Nov 2022 | v England | 2–6 | started, off 46′ | 46 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup 2022 · Group stage |
| 27 Sep 2022 | v Senegal | 1–1 | came on 45′ | 45 | — | — | Friendly |
| 23 Sep 2022 | v Uruguay | 1–0 | started, off 68′ | 68 | — | — | Friendly |
| 12 Jun 2022 | v Algeria | 1–2 | started, off 85′ | 85 | 1 | — | Friendly |
| 29 Mar 2022 | v Lebanon | 2–0 | started, off 85′ | 85 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 1 Feb 2022 | v United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 27 Jan 2022 | v Iraq | 1–0 | started | 90 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2022 |
| 11 Nov 2021 | v Lebanon | 2–1 | started, off 85′ | 85 | — | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 12 Oct 2021 | v South Korea | 1–1 | started | 90 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 7 Oct 2021 | v United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | started, off 78′ | 78 | — | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 7 Sep 2021 | v Iraq | 3–0 | started, off 87′ | 87 | 1 | Yellow | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
| 2 Sep 2021 | v Syria | 1–0 | started, off 87′ | 87 | 1 | — | FIFA World Cup qualification 2021 |
Caps, goals and cards count what the sources record: line-ups from about 2003 (World Cups from 1970, friendlies from about 2016), and few scorers in older friendlies — so career totals run low.