How many clearances Iran make, and who makes most.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Shoja Khalilzadeh has made the most clearances for Iran in 2026, 30 in seven appearances, 4.29 a game, ahead of Ali Nemati with 28 and Hossein Kanaani with 10, across all competitions.
Iran make more clearances away from home, 18.4 a game in their last 10 away games against 10.3 in their last 10 at home.
Iran made 50 clearances away at Belgium on 21 June, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 14.3 across their nine games, and their fewest was none away at Uzbekistan on 24 September.
| Player | Apps | Clearances | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoja Khalilzadeh | 8 | 30 | 3.75 | 4 |
| Ali Nemati | 8 | 28 | 3.50 | 4 |
| Hossein Kanaani | 5 | 10 | 2.00 | 2 |
| Saman Ghoddos | 6 | 8 | 1.33 | 3 |
| Saeed Ezatolahi | 7 | 8 | 1.14 | 2 |
| Milad Mohammadi | 6 | 7 | 1.17 | 2 |
| Mohammad Mohebi | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 3 |
| Mehdi Taremi | 9 | 5 | 0.56 | 4 |
| Saleh Hardani | 6 | 4 | 0.67 | 2 |
| Ehsan Hajsafi | 7 | 4 | 0.57 | 2 |
| Mohammad Ghorbani | 5 | 3 | 0.60 | 2 |
| Alireza Beiranvand | 7 | 3 | 0.43 | 2 |
| Shahriar Moghanlou | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| Omid Noorafkan | 5 | 2 | 0.40 | 1 |
| Ramin Rezaeian | 7 | 2 | 0.29 | 2 |
| Shahab Zahedi | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 1 |
| Mohammadmehdi Mohebi | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Seyed Hossein Hosseini | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Ali Alipour | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Payam Niazmand | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| S. Fallah | 2 | 1 | 0.50 | 1 |
| Alireza Jahanbakhsh | 3 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| Arya Yousefi | 6 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 |
| Mehdi Hashemnejad | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Ghayedi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Danial Esmaeilifar | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohammadjavad Hosseinnejad | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kasra Taheri | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Majid Hosseini | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Torabi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alireza Koushki | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Aref Haji Eydi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mehdi Limouchi | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Sardar Azmoun | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ali Gholizadeh | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirmohammad Razzaghinia | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Dennis Eckert Ayensa | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirhossein Mahmoudi | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Amirhossein Hosseinzadeh | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Iran | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Russia (A) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 20 | 15 | 35 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | Uzbekistan (A) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Jun 2026 | Egypt (A) | World Cup | 1-1 | 32 | 40 | 72 |
| 21 Jun 2026 | Belgium (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 50 | 11 | 61 |
| 16 Jun 2026 | New Zealand (H) | World Cup | 2-2 | 27 | 24 | 51 |
| 4 Jun 2026 | Mali (H) | Friendly International | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 May 2026 | Gambia (H) | Friendly International | 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Costa Rica (H) | Friendly International | 5-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Nigeria (H) | Friendly International | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Uzbekistan (A) | Friendly International | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran clearances | Over 8.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran clearances | Over 10.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran clearances | Over 12.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran clearances | Over 14.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Iran clearances | Over 16.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent clearances | Over 8.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent clearances | Over 10.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Opponent clearances | Over 12.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent clearances | Over 14.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent clearances | Over 16.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total clearances | Over 16.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total clearances | Over 18.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total clearances | Over 20.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total clearances | Over 22.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total clearances | Over 24.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |