Ehsan Pahlavan
Iranian footballer
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Ehsan Pahlevan (Persian: احسان پهلوان; born 25 July 1993) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a wide midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Zob Ahan.[1]
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Pahlavan with Persepolis in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 July 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Bojnourd, North Khorasan, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zob Ahan | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2011 | Babak Mashhad F.C.[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Gostaresh Foulad | 3 | (1) |
| 2013 | → Zob Ahan (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2013–2020 | Zob Ahan | 126 | (9) |
| 2014 | → Sepahan (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Tractor (loan) | 28 | (6) |
| 2020–2022 | Persepolis | 51 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Foolad | 25 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Sepahan | 6 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Foolad | 39 | (2) |
| 2025– | Zob Ahan | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2014 | Iran U20 | 14 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Iran U23 | 20 | (3) |
| 2017 | Iran | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 June 2017 | |||
Club career
Zob Ahan
He joined Zob Ahan in the winter break of 2012–13 Season[2] on loan from Gostaresh until the end of the season. At the end of the season, his transfer completed and he joined Zob Ahan officially.
Sepahan
On 12 January 2014, Zob Ahan accepted a bid to loan Pahlavan to Sepahan until the end of the season. He joined Sepahan on the following day, where he played one league match and one Hazfi Cup match. At the end of the season, he returned to Zob Ahan.
Persepolis

On 2 September 2020, Pahlavan signed a two-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis.[3][4]
Club career statistics
- As of 2 June 2022
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Other | Total | |||||||
| Gostaresh | Division 1 | 2011–12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | _ | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | _ | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Zob Ahan (loan) | Pro League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | _ | 11 | 1 | |||
| Zob Ahan | 2013–14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | _ | 6 | 0 | |||
| Sepahan (loan) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ | 1 | 0 | |||
| Zob Ahan | 2014–15 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | _ | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | _ | 40 | 7 | |||
| 2016–17 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | _ | 41 | 5 | |||
| 2017–18 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | _ | 13 | 0 | |||
| Tractor (loan) | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | _ | 17 | 6 | |||
| 2018–19 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | _ | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Zob Ahan | 2019–20 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | _ | 23 | 1 | ||
| Total | 157 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 3 | _ | 190 | 22 | |||
| Persepolis | Pro League | 2020–21 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 51 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 2 | ||
| Foolad | PGL | 2022-23 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Sepahan | PGL | 2023-24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Foolad | PGL | 2023-24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career Total | 245 | 17 | 19 | 3 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 302 | 24 | ||
- Assist Goals
International career
U20
He is part of Iran U–20 during 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification, 2012 CIS Cup, 2012 AFF U-19 Youth Championship and 2012 AFC U-19 Championship.
U23
He invited to Iran U-23 training camp by Nelo Vingada[5] to preparation for Incheon 2014 and 2016 AFC U-22 Championship (Summer Olympic qualification). He named in Iran U23 final list for Incheon 2014.[6]
Senior
Pahlavan was called up to the senior Iran squad by Carlos Queiroz for friendlies against Macedonia and Kyrgyzstan in June 2016.[7] He made his debut against Montenegro on 4 June 2017.
Honours
Club
- Zob Ahan
- Hazfi Cup (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
- Iranian Super Cup (1): 2016
- Persepolis
- Persian Gulf Pro League (1): 2020–21
- Iranian Super Cup (1): 2020; Runner-up (1): 2021
- AFC Champions League Runner-up (1): 2020
Individual
Awards
- Fans' Asian Champions League XI: 2016[8]