List of international goals scored by Ali Daei

Ali Daei is the all-time men's top goalscorer and a former Iranian football player who holds the record for the most goals in international men's football, with 109 goals in 149 appearances between 1993 and 2006.[1][2] His achievement listed in Guinness World Records.[3]

Ali Daei

Daei was called up to join Team Melli on 6 June 1993 in an ECO Cup tournament held in Tehran, where he made his debut for Iran against Pakistan.[4] His first international goal came in the 6–0 win over Chinese Taipei on 25 June 1993 during qualification for 1994 FIFA World Cup.[5] On 10 June 1996, he scored his first international hat-trick, in a 8–0 win over Nepal at Azadi Stadium in Tehran.[6]

On 28 November 2003, at Asian Cup qualifier in Tehran against Lebanon, he scored his 85th international goal, elevating him past Hungarian legend Ferenc Puskás to top the all-time list of scorers in international matches.[7]

On 17 November 2004, he scored four goals against Laos in a 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification, giving him 102 goals and making him the first male player to score 100 goals in international play.[8]

Daei scored 36 goals in FIFA World Cup qualification and 23 goals in AFC Asian Cup qualification, as well as 14 goals in AFC Asian Cup Finals.The remainder of his goals, 27, were scored in friendly matches. He scored eight goals against Maldives and Laos, his highest tally against one country.[9]

Goals
#DateVenueOpponent ScoreResultCompetition
125 June 1993Tehran, Iran Chinese Taipei 3–06–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
24 July 1993Damascus, Syria Chinese Taipei 3–06–0
3 4–0
418 October 1993Doha, Qatar Japan 2–02–1
522 October 1993Doha, Qatar Iraq 1–11–2
625 October 1993Doha, Qatar North Korea 1–12–1
7 2–1
830 May 1996Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait 1–12–1Friendly
9 2–1
1010 June 1996Tehran, Iran   Nepal 2–08–01996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11 3–0
12 7–0
13 8–0
1412 June 1996Tehran, Iran Sri Lanka 1–07–0
15 3–0
16 4–0
17 6–0
18 7–0
1914 June 1996Tehran, Iran Oman 1–02–0
2019 June 1996Muscat, Oman   Nepal 1–04–0
2121 June 1996Muscat, Oman Oman 1–02–1
225 December 1996Dubai, United Arab Emirates Iraq 1–21–21996 AFC Asian Cup
238 December 1996Dubai, United Arab Emirates Thailand 3–03–0
2411 December 1996Dubai, United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia 1–03–0
2516 December 1996Dubai, United Arab Emirates South Korea 3–26–2
26 4–2
27 5–2
28 6–2
2921 December 1996Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Kuwait 1–1(4)1–1(3)
302 June 1997Damascus, Syria Maldives 14–017–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
31 15–0
324 June 1997Damascus, Syria Kyrgyzstan 3–07–0
336 June 1997Damascus, Syria Syria 1–01–0
3411 June 1997Tehran, Iran Maldives 3–09–0
35 6–0
363 October 1997Tehran, Iran Qatar 1–03–0
3717 October 1997Tehran, Iran China PR 4–04–1
3816 November 1997Johor Bahru, Malaysia Japan 2–12–3
395 December 1998Sisaket, Thailand Laos 5–16–11998 Asian Games
40 6–1
418 December 1998Bangkok, Thailand Oman 1–02–4
4210 December 1998Bangkok, Thailand Tajikistan 1–05–0
43 5–0
4412 December 1998Bangkok, Thailand China PR 1–12–1
4514 December 1998Bangkok, Thailand Uzbekistan 2–04–0
46 3–0
47 4–0
484 June 1999Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Canada 1–01–01999 Canada Cup
498 September 1999Yokohama, Japan Japan 1–11–1Friendly
509 January 2000Oakland, United States Mexico 1–11–2
5112 January 2000Los Angeles, United States Ecuador 1–02–1
5231 March 2000Aleppo, Syria Maldives 5–08–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
53 6–0
54 7–0
552 April 2000Aleppo, Syria Syria 1–01–0
569 April 2000Tehran, Iran Bahrain 3–03–0
5713 April 2000Tehran, Iran Maldives 3–03–0
587 June 2000Tehran, Iran Egypt 1–1(7)1–1(8)2000 LG Cup
599 June 2000Tehran, Iran Macedonia 2–13–1
6027 September 2000Doha, Qatar Qatar 1–02–1International Match
61 2–0
6212 October 2000Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon 4–04–02000 AFC Asian Cup
6315 October 2000Beirut, Lebanon Thailand 1–11–1
6418 October 2000Sidon, Lebanon Iraq 1–01–0
6524 November 2000Tabriz, Iran Guam 7–019–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
66 10–0
67 15–0
68 18–0
6928 November 2000Tabriz, Iran Tajikistan 1–02–0
7019 January 2001Tehran, Iran China PR 1–04–0Ancient Civilization Cup
718 August 2001Tehran, Iran Oman 4–05–22001 LG Cup
7210 August 2001Tehran, Iran Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–04–0
73 4–0
7424 August 2001Tehran, Iran Saudi Arabia 1–02–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification
75 2–0
767 September 2001Baghdad, Iraq Iraq 2–12–1
7728 September 2001Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1–12–2
7821 October 2001Manama, Bahrain Bahrain 1–21–3
7931 October 2001Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1–03–0
8021 August 2002Kiev, Ukraine Ukraine 1–01–0International Match
8119 September 2002Tabriz, Iran Paraguay 1–1(4)1–1(3)2002 LG Cup
825 September 2003Tehran, Iran Jordan 1–14–12004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
83 4–1
8419 November 2003Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon 1–03–0
8528 November 2003Tehran, Iran Lebanon 1–01–0
862 December 2003Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait 1–31–3International Match
8718 February 2004Tehran, Iran Qatar 3–03–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
8831 March 2004Vientiane, Laos Laos 1–07–0
89 2–0
9017 June 2004Tehran, Iran Lebanon 1–04–02004 WAAF Championship
91 2–0
92 3–0
9321 June 2004Tehran, Iran Syria 1–07–1
9425 June 2004Tehran, Iran Syria 2–14–1
9520 July 2004Chongqing, China Thailand 3–03–02004 AFC Asian Cup
966 August 2004Beijing, China Bahrain 3–24–2
97 4–2
988 September 2004Amman, Jordan Jordan 2–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9917 November 2004Tehran, Iran Laos 1–07–0
100 2–0
101 3–0
102 4–0
10318 December 2004Tehran, Iran Panama 1–01–0International Match
1042 February 2005Tehran, Iran Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–12–1
10517 August 2005Yokohama, Japan Japan 1–21–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
10624 August 2005Tehran, Iran Libya 3–04–0International Match
10713 November 2005Tehran, Iran Togo 1–02–02005 LG Cup
10822 February 2006Tehran, Iran Chinese Taipei 4–04–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
1091 March 2006Tehran, Iran Costa Rica 2–03–2International Match

Statistics

Notes
  1. "The 10 highest international football goalscorers of all time". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  2. "Cristiano Ronaldo & the top 20 international goalscorers of all-time". Goal (website). Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  3. "Ali Daei in Guinness World Records 2014 as best goalscorer". IRNA. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  4. "match report". 1993-06-06. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  5. "match report". 1993-06-25. Retrieved 2020-07-22.
  6. "Iran vs. Nepal". national football team. 10 June 1996. Retrieved 22 July 2020.
  7. "Iranian player who beat Pele and Puskas hangs up his boots". Soccerway. Perform Group. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  8. Mamrud, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel (15 March 2017). "Players with 100+ Caps and 30+ International Goals". RSSSF. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
  9. "Ali Daei - Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 13 July 2015.

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