Summary

Saleh Hardani (Iran), Defender, 18 caps, 1 international goal, model: 4.5% to score anytime at WC 2026

Saleh Hardani

#2 Defender Esteghlal Tehran FC (IRN) Iran

Saleh Hardani is a 28-year-old defender for Esteghlal Tehran FC (IRN) and Iran. He has earned 18 caps and 1 international goal for Iran. Our model puts Iran's title chance at 0% with a 67% shot at clearing the group stage at World Cup 2026.

18 Caps

1 Goals

Age28Height176 cm

View next match prediction See Iran team page

Betting Relevance

Anytime scorer angle Low

High shots volume Average

Tournament form Steady

100% Independent Model-driven probabilities No manufactured edges

Saleh Hardani · the model’s read

Saleh Hardani brings 18 caps and 1 international goal for Iran at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, lining up as a defender. At club level they play for Esteghlal Tehran FC (IRN). That record is the base the model weighs alongside current form and the strength of the group.

The model rates Hardani's anytime-goalscoring probability at 4.5% at this tournament — a long shot read. That comes from an expected 0.05 goal contributions (xG + xA) over the projected minutes. Like every probability on the site, it is a long-run likelihood, not a guarantee that a goal arrives in any one match.

Saleh Hardani: World Cup 2026 Form

How Saleh has rated match-by-match at World Cup 2026.

7.0

Avg rating 2 games · WC 2026

7.5

Last match vs Egypt

6.6

vs Belgium

45 min

7.5

vs Egypt

45 min

Saleh Hardani: Tournament Form vs Career Baseline

Per-90 output at World Cup 2026 (2 games) alongside the career baseline (18 matches on record), so you can read current form against the track record.

World Cup 2026 7.0

Career baseline 7.0

— Shotsper 90 min 0.46

— Shots on targetper 90 min 0.15

— Key passesper 90 min 0.93

2 Tacklesper 90 min 3.25

2 Interceptionsper 90 min 1.24

2 Ball recoveriesper 90 min 3.1

48 Touchesper 90 min 62

At World Cup 2026, Saleh is rating 7.0 — in line with his 7.0 career baseline.