The best defensive players from Iran, ranked on Field Insider.
A. Sayyadmanesh of KVC Westerlo is the standout for raw talent across players from Iran, with a Field Insider Rating of 57.2, and M. Taremi has been the form player this season, grading 32.1.
The numbers a scout watches are the year-on-year jumps: M. Taremi has improved his Season rating most, up +22 on last season. Those are the players whose trajectory is bending upward fastest.
By our market-value index, M. Seifi of Shabab Al Ahli Dubai is the most valuable name in this group at 146.3.
| # | Player | Team | Age | CS | Season | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. SayyadmaneshAttacking midfielder |  KVC Westerlo | 25 | 9 | 318.1% | 572.1% |
| 2 | M. TaremiCentre-forward |  Olympiakos Piraeus | 33 | 8 | 32217.8% | 1450% |
| 3 | M. HosseinnezhadAttacking midfielder |  Dinamo Makhachkala | 23 | 6 | 1919.4% | 321.2% |
| 4 | M. MohebiCentral midfielder |  FC Rostov | 27 | 5 | 2232.1% | 277.8% |
| 5 | S. ZahediWinger |  Avispa Fukuoka | 30 | 5 | 485.3% | 2435.3% |
| 6 | A. GholizadehAttacking midfielder |  Lech Poznan | 30 | 4 | 328.2% | 2321.2% |
| 7 | A. JahanbakhshWinger |  Dender | 32 | 2 | 761.7% | 1850% |
| 8 | A. AbedzadehGoalkeeper |  Castellón | 33 | 1 | 227.6% | 1337% |
| 9 | M. HosseiniCentre-back |  Kayserispor | 30 | 1 | 1513.8% | 2031.1% |