International Career
Hashemian debuted for the Iran national football team on 1 December 1998 in a friendly match against Kazakhstan. After the 2000 Asian Cup he refused to play for Team Melli but after four years finally decided to come and help his country to qualify for the World Cup. Hashemian has been a key player for Iran national team in recent years and has scored vital goals for Team Melli, such as netting an important goal in a World Cup qualification game against Qatar in October 2004, as well as scoring two magnificent goals in a win over Japan in Tehran in March 2005. He played all three of Iran's games in the 2006 World Cup. He started in the line-up in all the games at 2007 Asian Cup, under Amir Ghalenoi, but has declined to play for Team Melli in the first round of 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying. Hashemian was later invited for the second round of World Cup Qualifying playing in Iran's 1–1 tie versus Saudi Arabia. He announced that he would no longer participate in the international matches and he is retired from Team Melli and he wishes to coach Team Melli when he retires from football.
| Iran national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1998 | 3 | 3 |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 |
| 2000 | 7 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3 | 2 |
| 2005 | 8 | 3 |
| 2006 | 9 | 3 |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 |
| Total | 50 | 14 |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | Kazakhstan | 2–0 | Win | 1998 Asian Games |
| 2 | 1 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | Kazakhstan | 2–0 | Win | 1998 Asian Games |
| 3 | 8 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | Oman | 2–4 | Lose | 1998 Asian Games |
| 4 | 7 June 1999 | Edmonton, Canada | Guatemala | 2–2 | Draw | Friendly |
| 5 | 24 May 2000 | Amman, Jordan | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Win | 2000 WAFF |
| 6 | 24 May 2000 | Amman, Jordan | Kazakhstan | 3–0 | Win | 2000 WAFF |
| 7 | 13 October 2004 | Doha, Qatar | Qatar | 3–2 | Win | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 13 October 2004 | Doha, Qatar | Qatar | 3–2 | Win | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9 | 25 March 2005 | Tehran, Iran | Japan | 2–1 | Win | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10 | 25 March 2005 | Tehran, Iran | Japan | 2–1 | Win | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11 | 13 November 2005 | Tehran, Iran | Togo | 2–0 | Win | Friendly |
| 12 | 30 January 2006 | Tehran, Iran | Costa Rica | 3–2 | Win | Friendly |
| 13 | 31 May 2006 | Tehran, Iran | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5–2 | Win | Friendly |
| 14 | 2 September 2006 | Seoul, Korea Republic | South Korea | 1–1 | Draw | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 15 | 2 July 2007 | Tehran, Iran | Jamaica | 8–1 | Win | Friendly |
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