Milad Sarlak

Milad Sarlak
	Sarlak with training Persepolis in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Milad Sarlak
Date of birth	26 March 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth	Isfahan, Iran
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Foolad
Number	8
Youth career
2010–2014	Sepahan
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2019	Sepahan
2019	Nassaji
2019–2020	Shahr Khodro
2020–2026	Persepolis
2024	→ Malavan (loan)
2026–	Foolad
International career‡
2012–2014	Iran U20
2017-2019	Iran U23
2021–2023	Iran
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 February 2026; ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 September 2023

Milad Sarlak (Persian: میلاد سرلک; born 26 March 1995) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Persian Gulf Pro League club Foolad and the Iran national team.

Club career

Sepahan

Born in Isfahan, Sarlak joined the academy of Sepahan in 2010. He was promoted to the first team in 2014 and made his professional debut on 10 December 2014, at the age of 19, in a 4–1 win against Gostaresh Foolad. Sarlak became a regular member of the starting 11 in the 2016–17 season.

Sarlak scored his first professional goal on 2 February 2017 in a 3–2 loss to Paykan.

Persepolis

On 5 September 2020, Sarlak signed a two-year contract with Persian Gulf Pro League champions Persepolis.

International career

He made his debut on 11 June 2021 against Cambodia.

Personal life

During the Mahsa Amini protests, Sarlak supported fellow footballer Amir Reza Nasr Azadani, who was jailed as a result of the protests, by posting a picture of the latter with calls for the authorities to not execute Azadani.

On 31 January 2026, Sarlak announced that his brother had been arrested during the 2025–2026 Iranian protests. On 9 February he publicly objected to being included on a list of supporters of the 1979 Islamic Revolution by the Ministry of Sport and Youth, ahead of the Revolution's anniversary.

Club career statistics

As of 26 June 2026

Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Iran			League		Hazfi Cup		Asia		Other		Total
2014–15	Sepahan	Pro League	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
2015–16			10	0	0	0	0	0			10	0
2016–17			28	1	4	0	4	0			36	1
2017–18			25	1	1	0	0	0			26	1
2018–19			4	0	2	0	—				6	0
Total			73	2	7	0	4	0	—		84	2
2019–20	Nassaji	Pro League	12	0	1	0	—		—		13	0
2019–20	Shahr Khodro	Pro League	13	0	0	0	4	0	—		17	0
Total			25	0	1	0	4	0	—		30	0
2020–21	Persepolis	Pro League	29	2	3	0	13	0	1	0	46	2
2021–22			27	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	32	1
2022–23			26	2	5	0	—		—		31	2
2023–24			12	0	0	0	4	0	—		16	0
2024–25			15	1	0	0	2	0	1	0	18	1
2025–26			14	0	1	0	—		1	0	16	0
Total			123	6	12	0	21	0	3	0	159	6
2023–24	Malavan (loan)	Pro League	6	0	2	0	—		—		8	0
Career total			227	8	22	0	29	0	3	0	281	8