hiː hɐdbɪn kˈɔːld ˌʌp tə ðə nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm mˈɛni tˈaɪmz, dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə pˈæst fjˈuː sˈiːzənz, bˌʌt ɹᵻsˈiːvd hɪz fˈɜːst ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl kˈæp fɚðɪ ɪɹˈeɪniən nˈæʃənəl tˈiːm ˌɔn mˈɑːɹtʃ wˈʌn, tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks, vˈɜːsᵻz kˈɔstɚ ɹˈiːkə.
He had been called up to the national team many times, during the past few seasons, but received his first international cap for the Iranian national team on March 1, 2006, versus Costa Rica.