Iranian Duo Shortlisted for AFC International Player of Week
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian international players Ali Gholizadeh and Majid Hosseini were shortlisted for the AFC International Player of the Week.
The Iranian duo stole the show in their respective leagues last week.
Which Asian player outside the continent shone brightest of all?
Based on matches from December 14 to 20, the-afc.com has introduced 10 players.
Ali Gholizadeh (RSC Charleroi, Iran)
72 minutes, 1 goal, 1 secondary assist, 81% pass accuracy (2-4 v KRC Genk)
90 minutes, 1 goal, 1 secondary assist, 88% pass accuracy (4-0 KAS Eupen)
Gholizadeh has featured in this column several times in 2021, bur this may have been his best week for the year.
The Team Melli star scored twice, including a long-range rocket away to Genk - and was involved in the construction of two more goals – taking his tally to seven league goals for the season.
Majid Hosseini (Kayserispor, Iran)
90 minutes, 93% pass accuracy, 70% duels won, 15 recoveries (0-0 Gaziantep)
Attacking players regularly catch the eye when assessing Asia’s finest exports abroad, but Iranian defender Majid Hosseini has shown the continent also produces top class defenders with his recent performances for Turkish outfit Kayserispor.
Hosseini was outstanding in his latest outing, completing over 50 passes and routinely winning the ball to help his side record a clean sheet.
Kyogo Furuhashi (Celtic, Japan), Tom Rogic (Celtic, Australia), Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur, Korea Republic), Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal, Japan), Saki Kumagai (FC Bayern, Japan), Masaya Okugawa (Arminia Bielefeld, Japan), Lee Jae-sung (Mainz 05, Korea Republic) and Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt, Japan) are on the list.