Islamic Republic of Iran’s Aliasghar Hasanzadeh was named the AFC Futsal Player of the Year for a second time on Thursday following a stirring displays at this year’s AFC Futsal Championship and his country’s subsequent FIFA Futsal World Cup campaign in Colombia where they finished third.
At the AFC Futsal Championship, Hasanzadeh, who first won the AFC Futsal Player of the Year accolade in 2014, was instrumental in his side’s march to the final before putting on a confident display at the Uzbekistan Stadium to help see off the hosts and claim Iran’s first continental crown since 2010 and a personal hat-trick of titles.
Next to Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh stands out among the 3 nominees, also the Joma player, Farhad Tavakoli.