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Ali Daei is an Iranian former professional association football forward who formerly held the record of the all-time men's international top goalscorer, with 108 goals in 148 appearances between 1993 and 2006. He is the first-ever player who scored international goals over than 100.[1][2] He was originally credited with scoring 109 goals in 149 appearances for twenty years but, as of 2021, FIFA no longer recognises Iran's match against Ecuador's Olympic team on 12 January 2000 as official, therefore costing Daei one cap and one goal.[3] His achievement is listed in Guinness World Records.[4] On 28 November 2003, in an Asian Cup qualifier in Tehran against Lebanon, he scored his 85th international goal, elevating him past Hungarian footballer Ferenc Puskás to take the lead of the all-time list of scorers in international matches.[5][6]

Ali Daei in Child Labours Association
Ali Daei has scored the third most men's international goals, with 108 goals in 148 caps.

Daei was called up to join the Iran national football team (also known as Team Melli) on 6 June 1993 in the 1993 ECO Cup tournament held in Tehran, where he made his debut in a match against Pakistan.[7] His first international goal came in a 6–0 victory over Chinese Taipei on 25 June 1993 during qualification for the 1994 FIFA World Cup.[8] On 1 March 2006, his final goal came in a 3–2 victory over Costa Rica in a friendly match.[9] His final appearance for Iran was in the 2006 FIFA World Cup against Angola on 21 June 2006 in the group stage.[10]

He scored eight international hat-tricks. On 10 June 1996, he scored his first international hat-trick, in an 8–0 win over Nepal at Azadi Stadium in Tehran.[11] On 17 November 2004, he scored the last one against Laos in a 2006 FIFA World Cup Qualification match, giving him 102 goals and making him the first male player to score 100 goals in international football.[12]

He scored 36 goals in FIFA World Cup qualification matches, 23 goals in AFC Asian Cup qualification games and 9 goals in Asian Games, 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 two opposition teams, the Maldives and Laos, his highest tally against any country. He scored 44 international goals at the Azadi Stadium, his most at a single ground.[7]

International goals

Daei (center, number 10) celebrating his last international goal, scored against Costa Rica
Scores and results list Iran's goal tally first.[7]
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No. Date Cap Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 25 June 19936Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Chinese Taipei 3–06–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification[8]
2 4 July 19939Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Chinese Taipei 3–06–0[13]
3 4–0
4 18 October 199313Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar Japan 2–02–1[14]
5 22 October 199314 Iraq 1–11–2[15]
6 25 October 199315 North Korea 1–12–1[16]
7 2–1
8 30 May 199621Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait 1–12–1Friendly[17]
9 2–1
10 10 June 199623Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran   Nepal 2–08–01996 AFC Asian Cup qualification[11]
11 3–0
12 7–0
13 8–0
14 12 June 199624 Sri Lanka 1–07–0[18]
15 3–0
16 4–0
17 6–0
18 7–0
19 14 June 199625 Oman 1–02–0[19]
20 19 June 199627Sultan Qaboos Stadium, Muscat, Oman   Nepal 1–04–0[20]
21 21 June 199628 Oman 1–02–1[21]
22 5 December 199630Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Iraq 1–2‡1–21996 AFC Asian Cup[22]
23 8 December 199631 Thailand 3–03–1[23]
24 11 December 199632 Saudi Arabia 1–03–0[24]
25 16 December 199633 South Korea 3–26–2[25]
26 4–2
27 5–2
28 6–2‡
29 21 December 199635Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Kuwait 1–11–1[a][26]
30 2 June 199736Abbasiyyin Stadium, Damascus, Syria Maldives 14–017–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification[27]
31 15–0
32 4 June 199737 Kyrgyzstan 3–07–0[28]
33 6 June 199738 Syria 1–01–0[29]
34 11 June 199740Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Maldives 3–09–0[30]
35 6–0
36 3 October 199745 Qatar 1–03–0[31]
37 17 October 199746 China 4–04–1[32]
38 16 November 199750Larkin Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia Japan 2–12–3[33]
39 5 December 199859Sri Nakhon Lamduan Stadium, Sisaket, Thailand Laos 5–16–11998 Asian Games[34]
40 6–1
41 8 December 199860Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand Oman 1–02–4[35]
42 10 December 199861 Tajikistan 1–05–0[36][37]
43 5–0
44 12 December 199862 China 1–12–1[38][37]
45 14 December 199863 Uzbekistan 2–04–0[39]
46 3–0
47 4–0
48 4 June 199967Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Canada Canada 1–01–01999 Canada Cup[40]
49 8 September 199969International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan Japan 1–11–1Friendly[41]
50 9 January 200071Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, United States Mexico 1–1‡1–2[42]
— 12 January 200072Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, United States Ecuador 1–02–1Unofficial Friendly[43]
51 31 March 200073Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria Maldives 5–08–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification[44]
52 6–0
53 7–0
54 2 April 200074 Syria 1–01–0[45]
55 9 April 200076Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Bahrain 3–03–0[46]
56 13 April 200078 Maldives 3–0‡3–0[47]
57 7 June 200079 Egypt 1–11–1[b]2000 LG Cup[48][49]
58 9 June 200080 Macedonia 2–13–1[50]
59 27 September 200082Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar 1–02–1Friendly[51]
60 2–0
61 12 October 200083Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon 4–04–02000 AFC Asian Cup[52]
62 15 October 200084 Thailand 1–11–1[53]
63 18 October 200085Saida Municipal Stadium, Sidon, Lebanon Iraq 1–01–0[54]
64 24 November 200087Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran Guam 7–0‡19–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification[55]
65 10–0
66 15–0
67 18–0
68 28 November 200088 Tajikistan 1–02–0[56]
69 19 January 200189Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran China 1–04–0Ancient Civilization Cup[57]
70 8 August 200191 Oman 4–0‡5–22001 LG Cup[58]
71 10 August 200192 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3–04–0[59]
72 4–0
73 24 August 200194 Saudi Arabia 1–0‡2–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification[60]
74 2–0
75 7 September 200196Al-Shaab Stadium, Baghdad, Iraq Iraq 2–12–1[61]
76 28 September 200198Prince Abdullah al-Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia 1–12–2[62]
77 21 October 2001101Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain Bahrain 1–21–3[63]
78 31 October 2001102Al-Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates 1–03–0[64]
79 21 August 2002107NSC Olimpiyskiy, Kyiv, Ukraine Ukraine 1–01–0Friendly[65]
80 19 September 2002108Takhti Stadium, Tabriz, Iran Paraguay 1–11–1[c]2002 LG Cup[66]
81 5 September 2003111Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Jordan 1–14–12004 AFC Asian Cup qualification[67]
82 4–1
83 19 November 2003115Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon Lebanon 1–0‡3–0[68]
84 28 November 2003116Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Lebanon 1–01–0[69]
85 2 December 2003117Al-Sadaqua Walsalam Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait Kuwait 1–31–3Friendly[70]
86 18 February 2004118Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Qatar 3–0‡3–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification[71]
87 31 March 2004119Laos National Stadium, Vientiane, Laos Laos 1–07–0[72]
88 2–0‡
89 17 June 2004121Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Lebanon 1–0‡4–02004 WAAF Championship[73][74]
90 2–0
91 3–0
92 21 June 2004122 Syria 1–07–1[75][74]
93 25 June 2004124 Syria 2–14–1[76][74]
94 20 July 2004125Chongqing Olympic Sports Center, Chongqing, China Thailand 3–0‡3–02004 AFC Asian Cup[77]
95 6 August 2004130Workers Stadium, Beijing, China Bahrain 3–2‡4–2[78]
96 4–2
97 8 September 2004131Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Jordan 2–02–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification[79]
98 17 November 2004132Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Laos 1–07–0[80]
99 2–0
100 3–0
101 4–0
102 18 December 2004133 Panama 1–0‡1–0Friendly[81]
103 2 February 2005134 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–12–1[82]
104 17 August 2005140International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan Japan 1–2‡1–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification[83]
105 24 August 2005141Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran Libya 3–04–0Friendly[84]
106 13 November 2005142 Togo 1–0‡2–02005 LG Cup[85]
107 22 February 2006143 Chinese Taipei 4–04–02007 AFC Asian Cup qualification[86]
108 1 March 2006144 Costa Rica 2–03–2Friendly[87]
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Note: Daei was previously credited with scoring against Ecuador however FIFA no longer recognise this match as official as Ecuador played their Olympic team, rather than their full 'A' international side.[3]

Hat-tricks

Daei playing against Laos
Daei's last hat-trick against Laos allowed him to become the first male player to score 100 goals in international football.
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No. Date Venue Opponent Goals Result Competition Ref.
1 10 June 1996 Azadi Stadium, Tehran    Nepal 4 – (14', 36', 84', 87') 8–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification [11][88]
2 12 June 1996  Sri Lanka 5 – (30', 64', 65', 70', 77') 7–0 [18][88]
3 16 December 1996 Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai  South Korea 4 – (66', 77', 82', 89' pen.) 6–2 1996 AFC Asian Cup [89][88]
4 14 December 1998 National Stadium, Bangkok  Uzbekistan 3 – (83', 88', 90') 4–0 1998 Asian Games [37]
5 31 March 2000 Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo  Maldives 3 – (39', 61', 72') 8–0 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification [90]
6 24 November 2000 Takhti Stadium, Tabriz  Guam 4 – (35' pen., 44', 52', 74') 19–0 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification [91][92]
7 17 June 2004 Azadi Stadium, Tehran  Lebanon 3 – (15' pen., 61', 88') 4–0 2004 WAAF Championship [74]
8 17 November 2004  Laos 4 – (7', 19', 27', 58') 7–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [93][94]
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Footnotes

  1. [a]
    Iran won 4–3 on penalty kicks.[26]
  2. [b]
    Iran lost 7–8 on penalty kicks.[48][49]
  3. [c]
    Iran won 4–3 on penalty kicks.[66]

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