Summary

Shojae Khalilzadeh (Iran), Defender, 59 caps, 2 international goals, model: 3.4% to score anytime at WC 2026

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Shojae Khalilzadeh

#3 Defender Tractor Sazi Tabriz FC (IRN) Iran

Shojae Khalilzadeh is a 37-year-old defender for Tractor Sazi Tabriz FC (IRN) and Iran. He has earned 59 caps and 2 international goals for Iran. Our model puts Iran's title chance at 0% with a 67% shot at clearing the group stage at World Cup 2026.

59 Caps

2 Goals

Age37Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)

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Betting Relevance

Anytime scorer angle Low

High shots volume Average

Tournament form Steady

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Shojae Khalilzadeh · the model’s read

Shojae Khalilzadeh brings 59 caps and 2 international goals for Iran at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, lining up as a defender. At club level they play for Tractor Sazi Tabriz FC (IRN). That record is the base the model weighs alongside current form and the strength of the group.

The model rates Khalilzadeh's anytime-goalscoring probability at 3.4% at this tournament — a long shot read. That comes from an expected 0.03 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.

Shojae Khalilzadeh: World Cup 2026 Form

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

7.1

Avg rating 3 games · WC 2026

6.6

Last match vs Egypt

Dipping

6.2

vs New Zealand

90 min

8.5

vs Belgium

90 min

6.6

vs Egypt

90 min

Shojae Khalilzadeh: Tournament Form vs Career Baseline

Per-90 output at World Cup 2026 (3 games) alongside the career baseline (24 matches on record), so you can read current form against the track record.

World Cup 2026 7.1

Career baseline 7.0

0.67 Shotsper 90 min 0.42

— Shots on targetper 90 min 0.21

— Key passesper 90 min 0.28

2.33 Tacklesper 90 min 1.95

1 Interceptionsper 90 min 0.69

3.67 Ball recoveriesper 90 min 5.28

64 Touchesper 90 min 77

At World Cup 2026, Shojae is rating 7.1 — in line with his 7.0 career baseline.