Iranian professional footballer Ehsan Hajsafi (Persian: born 25 February 1990) captains the Iran national team in addition to playing left defender for Greek Super League club AEK Athens.
Hajsafi is recognized as a versatile player due to his ability to play as a winger, defensive midfielder, left midfielder, and left-back. Goal.com named Hajsafi the most promising player in Asian football in 2009.
2022 FIFA World Cup: Who is the captain for IR Iran?
Ehsan Hajsafi is the captain of IR Iran this 2022. Hajsafi began his professional career in 2000 at Zob Ahan and left the club in 2006 to join Sepahan. Luka Bonai removed him from the Sepahan Youth Academy.
In the 2007 FIFA Club World Cup, Hajsafi started two of his three games and has been a consistent player for Sepahan in recent years. The 2007 AFC Champions League saw Sepahan finish in second place.
Ehsan, who had six league goals for Sepahan in the 2007–08 season, takes set pieces for Sepahan and plays both in central and left midfield.
Hajsafi scored a goal for Sepahan in the final game of the league match against Persepolis that might have given Sepahan the championship, but Persepolis scored the crucial winning goal in stoppage time to claim the trophy. He kept doing it.
