Shoja Khalilzadeh is an Iranian centre-back born in 1989. He built his reputation in the Persian Gulf Pro League with clubs including Mes Kerman, Sepahan, Tractor and Persepolis, winning domestic honours and becoming a senior defender in Iran's club game. He also played in Qatar with Al-Rayyan and Al-Ahli. Khalilzadeh has been part of Iran's national-team pool in the late 2010s and 2020s, including World Cup qualification and Asian Cup campaigns, where his experience and aggressive defending offered depth in central defence.