Danial Eiri

Danial Eiri
Personal information
Full name Danial Eiri
Date of birth (2003-10-26) 26 October 2003
Place of birth Gonbad-e Kavus, Iran
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Persepolis
Number 89
Youth career
–2024 Zob Ahan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2026 Zob Ahan 19 (0)
2025–2026 → Malavan (loan) 36 (0)
2026 Nassaji Mazandaran 0 (0)
2026– Persepolis 1 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Iran U20 8 (0)
2023– Iran U23 9 (0)
2025– Iran 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 June 2026

Danial Eiri (Persian: دانیال ایری; born 26 October 2003) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a Centre-back for Persian Gulf Pro League side Persepolis.

Club career

On 19 January 2025, Eiri joined Malavan, on loan from Zob Ahan.[1]

International career

In 2023, Eiri was part of the Iran under-20 national team squad at the 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup in Uzbekistan,[2] and was later selected for the under-23 national team's squad for the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[3]

He was first invited to an Iran national team training camp in March 2025.[4] In March 2026, he was supposed to travel with Iran for the 2026 Jordan International Tournament, but was unable to join them due to issues relating to his military service, he was replaced in the team by Aria Yousefi.[5]

On 16 May, Eiri was included in Iran's 30-man preliminary squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup,[6] before being officially selected for the final squad on 1 June.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 August 2026
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Zob Ahan 2023–24 Pro League 12020——140
2024–25 7000——70
Total 19020—— 210
Malavan (loan) 2024–25 Pro League 14040——180
2025–26 22020——240
Total 36060——420
Persepolis 2026–27 Pro League 1000——10
Total 1000——10
Career total 560800000640

References

  1. ↑ "Danial Eiri at Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "مشخص شدن اسامی 50 بازیکناسامی ۵۰ بازیکن نهایی برای حضور در جام ملت‌های فوتبال زیر ۲۰ سال" [The names of the final 50 players who participate in the Under-20 Nations Cup] (in Persian). IRIB. 9 February 2023.
  3. ↑ "فهرست ۲۳ نفره تیم ملی امید برای اردوی امارات و جام ملت‌های آسیا". Iranian Football Federation (in Persian). 23 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "دانیال ایری ؛ مدافع آینده‌دار فوتبال ایران به اردوی تیم ملی دعوت شد". اولین پایگاه اطلاع رسانی دانشجویان ترکمن (in Persian). 15 March 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "عجیب‌ترین عضو تیم ملی فوتبال ایران!" [The strangest member of the Iranian national football team!]. ورزش سه (in Persian). 30 March 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  6. ↑ "فهرست ۳۰ نفره تیم ملی برای جام جهانی ۲۰۲۶ اعلام شد" [Iran's 30-man squad for the 2026 World Cup announced]. Iranian Students' News Agency (in Persian). May 16, 2026. Retrieved June 1, 2026.
  7. ↑ "Iran drop Azmoun as Taremi leads 26-man World Cup squad in US". Reuters. 1 June 2026. Retrieved 1 June 2026.