Iran Men's [Nations League 2022]

Registered members (1st week)

*1 Mahdi Gerbe 2001 210 MB Sirjan
*2 Milad Ebadipoour 1993 196 OH Milan (Italy)
*3 Reza Abedini 1991 203 MB Yazd
*5 Amir Tuhte 2001 204 MB Kragujevac (Serbia)
*7 Ismail Mosafferdashriboroun 1997 195 OH Paykan Tehran
*8 Mohammad Hazratpour 1999 183 L Paykan Tehran
*9 Mohammad Moazzen 1991 175 L Yazd
11 Saber Kazemi 1998 205 OP Al-Arabi (Qatar)
13 Ali Ramezani 1998 202 S Mazandaran
17 Amin Esmaeilnezad 1997 203 OP Yazd
18 Taher Vadi 1989 194 S Paykan Tehran
22 Amir Hossein Esfandiar 1999 210 OH Mazandaran
26 Meharab Malakisorki 1998 208 MB Mariburn
49 Morteza Sharifi 1999 193 OH Sportor (Türkiye)

Directed by: Behrouz Nouri

Main starting lineup

S Vadi, OH Ebadipour, MB Tufteh, OP Amin, OH Esfandiar, MB Gerbeh, L Hazratpour

Average height of starting lineup (excluding libero): 202.8cm

Meet our team

Asian rival Iran.

They defeated Japan in the final to take the title at last year's Asian Championships, and will be a big challenger to Japan again this year.

The first week of the Nations League sees the team with only a few of the members who performed well in the Asian Championships and the team is not yet fully composed, but they have managed to take advantage of their height, which is on par with that of Western teams, to record two wins so far.

Captain'sMiladhas been a key player in both offense and defense for the Iranian national team for the past few years. Although he hasn't had many hits so far, he has been performing well at key moments. Milad is set to transfer to Milan next season, the same team as Ishikawa, so we're likely to see a showdown between these two Asian rivals.

Featured Players

OP Amin Esmaeilnezad

Amin has been performing brilliantly in the last two games, replacing Kazemi, the MVP of the Asian Championships.

In both games, he was the best scorer, beating the second-place player by more than 10 points, and his scoring skills were phenomenal.

As an Iranian opposite, his powerful spikes from a southpaw position are very appealing.

In the match against Japan, we can look forward to a southpaw-oppo showdown between Nishida and himself!