Alireza Beiranvand

[11] Beiranvand was born in the small village of Sarab-e Yas in Khorramabad County, Lorestan Province, and grew up in a Lak-Kurdish[12] nomadic family.

[13] In his teenage years, Beiranvand ran away from home and moved to Tehran in order to realize his dream of becoming a professional footballer, where he was homeless for some time.

[13] Before his career in football, he worked at a carwash focused on four-wheel drives, leveraging his height advantage, as well as in a dressmaking factory and a pizza shop.

[25] In December 2017, in a match against Foolad, Beiranvand set a League record of going 718 minutes without conceding a goal,[26] which was later broken by Esteghlal goalkeeper Hossein Hosseini.

[27] Beiranvand was named 2018 AFC Champions League semi-final first leg player of the week following his performance against Al Sadd.

[28] He was also "Man of the match" and with "Team of the Week" 2nd leg after he saved many of Al Sadd's chances and helped Persepolis reach the final,[6][29] His five clean sheets during the competition was the most of any goalkeeper.

[32][33][34] The following season Beiranvand kept 16 clean sheets in 2018–19 Pro League and claimed Golden Gloves for three consecutive years and four successive times overall.

In late July 2020, Jupiler Pro League side Royal Antwerp confirmed the signing of Beiranvand a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.

[42] In April 2014, he was called up to the Iran national football team training camp in South Africa by coach Carlos Queiroz after many Sepahan players could not make it because of AFC Champions League matches, including goalkeeper Rahman Ahmadi.

During the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, first-choice goalkeeper Alireza Haghighi was denied a visa for entry to Guam ahead of their fixture, alongside left back Ehsan Hajsafi.

[44] During the final round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, Beiranvand became Iran's starting goalkeeper, replacing Alireza Haghighi.

He was Iran's starting goalkeeper at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but during the match against England he collided with defender Majid Hosseini; after a lengthy medical treatment on the field, he was allowed to continue, but appeared disoriented and minutes later lied down on the ground and requested a substitution, after which he was taken to a nearby hospital.

Beiranvand with Persepolis in Tehran Derby , February 2017
Beiranvand training with Iran in 2016
Beiranvand saving a penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
Beiranvand and Queiroz after a 2019 AFC Asian Cup match.
Beiranvand playing for Iran against Spain at the 2018 FIFA World Cup .
Beiranvand celebrating after winning the 2016–17 Persian Gulf Pro League .