Alireza Beiranvand
Alireza Safar Beiranvand is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Persian Gulf Pro League club Tractor and the Iran national team. Known as the "Wall of Persia", Beiranvand represented Iran internationally at the AFC Asian Cup in 2015, 2019 and 2023, and at the FIFA World Cup in 2018, 2022, and 2026. Wikipedia
| Complete name | Alireza Beiranvand |
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| Club number | 1 |
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| National team number | 1 |
| Birth date | 21.09.1992 (age 33) |
| Country of birth |  Iran |
| City of birth | Khorramabad |
| Position | goalie |
| Foot | right |
| Contract until | 30.06.2026 |
| Market value | 580,000 € |
| Height/weight | 195 cm / 84 kg |
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FIFA World Cup 26.06.2026 |
1:1 | 1'-90' | |||||||
FIFA World Cup 21.06.2026 |
0:0 | 1'-90' | |||||||
FIFA World Cup 15.06.2026 |
2:2 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Friendly International 04.06.2026 |
2:0 | 1'-90' | |||||||
Friendly International 29.05.2026 |
3:1 | 1'-90' | |||||||
AFC Champions League Elite 14.04.2026 |
0:3 | 52' | 1'-90' |
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 FIFA World Cup 2026 |
3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 Friendly International 2026 |
3 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 270 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
 AFC Champions League Elite 2025/2026 |
9 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 772 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
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Pro League 2025/2026 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) 2026 |
13 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 1170 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Past and present World Cups collide as Beiranvand first gives Iran inspiration, then hope
theguardian.com2 weeks
As they prepared for the future, the Iran national team looked to its past
theguardian.com
