Hossein Kanaanizadegan
Squad number 13 · Persepolis
Their 2026 World Cup
Hossein Kanaanizadegan travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Iran, wearing number 13, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 3 matches (3 draws) and bowed out in the group stage (Group G), beaten by Egypt 1-1.
Defence went to R. Rezaeian (3 matches, 270′) and S. Khalilzadeh (3 matches, 270′).
Another 9 players in the Iran squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Iran team page.
Biography
Mohammad Hossein Kanaanizadegan (Persian: محمدحسین کنعانی زادگان; born 23 March 1994), known as Hossein Kanaani, is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis and Iran national team.
Persepolis He joined Persepolis in January 2012. He signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract until the end of 2013–14 season with the club. He made his debut for Persepolis as a starter against Foolad in the final fixture of the 2011–12 Iran Pro League. He played for Persepolis U21 in AFC Vision Asia U21 Tehran Premier League.
Loan to Beira Mar Kanaani joined Portuguese club Beira Mar on loan in August 2013, but due to work permit issues he returned to Iran without playing a match.
Loan to Malavan He joined Malavan on a two–year loan to spend his conscription period in summer 2014. Kanaani scored his first goal for Malavan in a 1–1 draw against Esteghlal.
Esteghlal In May 2016, after completing his two–year conscription period at Malavan, it was thought Kanaani would return to his original club, Persepolis.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.
Photo: Fars News Agency · Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)