TEHRAN, Nov. 01 (MNA) – Islamic Republic of Iran’s Moslem Oladghobad clinched the 2022 AFC Futsal Player of the Year award in the AFC Annual Awards ceremony held in Doha, Qatar.

Oladghobad was confirmed as the AFC Futsal Player of the Year after guiding his nation to the Final of the AFC Futsal Asian Cup™ Kuwait 2022, where he was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.

The 27-year-old player is currently playing in Spain with Palma in the Primera División de Futsal. He was a member of several major teams in Iran like Giti Pasand, Mes Sungun, and Alvand Crop before moving on to Spain.

Mehdi Taremi was a candidate but fell short of the selection in the AFC Asian International Player of the Year, and the award went to Bayern Munich and Korea Republic player, Kim Min-jae.

Iran also had a candidate for the AFC Asian Youth Player of the Year, who was Amin Hezbavi but the award went to the Japanese Kuryu Matsuki.

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