Montazeri Is Iran’s Oldest Player in AFC Asian Cup
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Team Melli defender Pejman Montazeri is Iran's oldest player at 35 in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.
Only 18 years and 6 months, Iraq striker Mohanad Ali is the youngest player in the tournament.
The oldest squad in the tournament is China with an average age of 28.74 years. Most of their players are in their late 20s with Zheng Zhi being the oldest player at the tournament at 38.
Iran sits 16th out of 24 teams with an average age of 27.04 years.
The youngest team in the AFC Asian Cup 2019 is Vietnam, whose average age is just 23.13.
The 2019 AFC Asian Cup will be held in the United Arab Emirates from January 5 to February 1.
