Wilmots announces first Iran squad
Persianfootball.com – TEHRAN, Marc Wilmots announced his first Team Melli squad list of his tenure as Iran coach.
The Belgian called up 25 players for the friendlies against Syria (June 6 in Tehran) and South Korea (June 11 in Seoul). Saman Ghoddos and Ashkan Dejagah were not included to give the two playmakers a rest. Instead, Fenerbahce’s new teenage signing Allyar Sayyadmanesh was included.
Below comes the full squad list.
Goalkeepers:
Alireza Beiranvand
Mohammad Mazaheri
Amir Abedzadeh
Payam Niazmand
Defenders:
Morteza Pouraliganji
Pejman Montazeri
Rouzbeh Cheshmi
Majid Hosseini
Hossein Kanaanizadegan
Vouria Ghafouri
Ramin Rezaeian
Sadegh Moharrami
Ehsan Hajsafi
Milad Mohammadi
Midfielders:
Omid Ebrahimi
Saeid Ezatolahi
Ahmad Nourollahi
Masoud Shojaei
Forwards:
Vahid Amiri
Alireza Jahanbakhsh
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh
Mehdi Taremi
Mehdi Torabi
Karim Ansarifard
Sardar Azmoun