Shojae Khalilzadeh

Shojae Khalilzadeh is an experienced Iranian centre-back who has won five Persian Gulf Pro League titles and represented Iran at multiple international tournaments, currently playing for Tractor.

Khalilzadeh rose through the lower divisions with Mes Rafsanjan and Mes Kerman before joining Sepahan, where he won his first league title in 2014–15. He moved to Persepolis in 2017, adding three more championships, before spells at Qatari clubs Al-Rayyan and Al Ahli. He returned to Iran with Tractor and won a further league title in 2024–25.

He has earned 58 caps and 2 goals for Iran, appearing in two AFC Champions League finals and multiple World Cup campaigns.