Taremi, Salmani, Sayyadmanesh Nominated for AFC International Player of Week
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian rising stars Mehdi Taremi, Jafar Salmani and Allahyar Sayyadmanesh have been nominated for this week’s AFC International Player of the Week.
Taremi continued his relentless scoring sprees, and Salmani and Sayyadmanesh showed the future is bright.
Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto, Iran)
87 minutes, 1 goal, 11 duels won (1-1 v Braga)
90 minutes, 1 goal, 83% pass accuracy (2-2 v Boavista)
Yes, there has been some thought given to re-naming this column after the Iranian striker.
You now expect goals from any match involving Taremi. This week he lobbed the goalkeeper in a Cup match against Braga, before kicking off a comeback with a deflected effort against Boavista to take his tally to 15 for the season.
Jafar Salmani (Portimonense, Iran)
90 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 7 interceptions (4-1 v Gil Vicente)
Another Iranian player making a name for himself in Portugal is Jafar Salmani, the recently arrived former Sanat Naft Abadan talent who provided an assist in the opening minute before rifling home his first Primeira Liga goal in a 4-1 win over Gil Vicente.
Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (Zorya, Iran)
90 minutes, 1 assist, 17 duels won (2-1 v Desna)
Also thriving in bitterly cold conditions was Zorya Luhansk’s on-loan Iranian forward Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, who crafted a superb assist against Desna in a match which saw him link up with countryman Shahab Zahedi for the first time.