TEHRAN – Tohid Lotfi from Iran’s Mes Sungun Varzaghan has been nominated for the Best Young Player in the World award.

Lotfi was a member of Mes Sungun team who won the 2018 AFC Futsal Club Championship in August after beating Miguel Rodrigo’s Thai Son Nam 2-1 at Yogyakarta.

The 20-year-old player also helped Iran national futsal team win the 2018 AFC Futsal Championship.

The Best Young Player in the World nominations are as follow:

 (in strict alphabetical order!)

Yanar Asadov (RUS)
MFK KPRF Moscow (RUS) - RUSSIA N.T.

Iván Brizuela (ARG)
Villa La Ñata (ARG)

Evandro Borges (BRA)
ADFT/Tubarão (BRA) - BRAZIL N.T. U20

Antonio Fernando Aguilera Sancho "Fernan" (ESP)
ElPozo Murcia F.S. (ESP) - SPAIN N.T.

Guilherme Henrique Borges Sanches "Guilhermão (BRA)
Sport Club Corinthians Paulista (BRA) - BRAZIL N.T. U18

Touhid Lotfi (IRN)
Mes Sungun Varzaghan FSC (IRN) - IRAN N.T.

Marcel de Mendonça Marques (BRA)
Magnus Futsal (BRA) - BRAZIL N.T.

Muhammad Osamanmusa (THA)
Santiago Futsal (ESP) - Bangkok BTS Futsal Club (THA) - THAILAND N.T.

Sergio González Pérez (ESP)
Aspil Vidal Ribera Navarra (ESP) - SPAIN N.T.

Kazuya Shimizu (JPN)
Fugador Sumida (JPN) - ElPozo Ciudad de Murcia (ESP) - Japan N.T.