Azadi was packed with 110,000 people on 25 March 2005 when Hashemian scored in the 13th minute and again in the 75th to beat Japan 2-1 in World Cup qualifying. The Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double with Bayern Munich in 2004-05 sits at the top of his record, alongside gold at the 1998 Asian Games, 16 league goals for Bochum in 2003-04 that carried them into the UEFA Cup, and 15 goals in 50 caps. Career record: 50 caps and 15 goals for Iran; club career at Pas Tehran, VfL Bochum, Hannover 96.
| 1996–1997 | Fath Tehran |
| 1997–1999 | Pas Tehran |
| 1999–2001 | Hamburger SV |
| 2001–2004 | VfL Bochum |
| 2004–2005 | FC Bayern Munich |
| 2005–2008 | Hannover 96 |
| 2008–2010 | VfL Bochum |
| 2010–2012 | Persepolis |
| Iran | 50 caps, 15 goals |
Iran legends whose careers overlapped Hashemian's
One rank above: Nasser Mohammadkhani at #18.
One rank below: Andranik Teymourian at #20.
Iran's editorial top five: Ali Daei · Ali Karimi · Ali Parvin · Khodadad Azizi · Parviz Ghelichkhani.