Kasra Taheri

Kasra Taheri (; born 6 August 2006) is an Iranian footballer who plays as a striker for Iranian club Sepahan and the Iran national team.

Early career At the age of 11, Taheri participated in a youth trial with Sepahan and was admitted to their youth team.

Club career On 19 February 2024, Taheri signed a three-year contract with Russian Premier League club Rubin Kazan. He became the fourth Iranian player in Rubin's history, following Sardar Azmoun, Reza Shekari and Alireza Haghighi.

Taheri made his debut for Rubin on 8 April 2024 against Orenburg.

On 27 July 2025, Taheri was loaned to Paykan for the 2025–26 season.

International career Taheri participated in the 2022 CAFA U-16 Championship with Iran U16. He scored 3 goals during the tournament, the second highest in the team as his team were crowned as champion.

With Iran U17, Taheri featured in the 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup. He scored 2 goals during the tournament, both against Afghanistan in the group stage. Iran later reached the semi-finals and qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Kasra Taheri was invited to the Iran U23 by Ravankhah in August 2025 to participate in the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification.

Ghalenoei On 4 October 2025, invited Kasra Taheri to the Iranian national team camp for friendly matches against Russia and Tanzania.

He made his debut against Russia on 10 October 2025 in Friendly match.

Taheri, along with Omid Noorafkan, announced he would not travel with the national team to Mexico to play in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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Honours International Iran U16 CAFA U-16 Championship: 2022