Tasnim - Iranian international futsal player Ahmad Esmaeilpour has been nominated for the Best Player of the World.
Esmaeilpour made his first tentative steps at a Futsal World Cup in Thailand 2012. Four years later in Colombia, he helped Iran win the bronze medal for the first time in history.
Esmaeilpour was also named as the tournament’s third best player.
He will vie for the prestigious award with three-time winner Ricardinho from Portugal, Argentineans Leandro Cuzzolino, Pablo Taborda and Alamiro Vaporaki, Brazilians Deives, Marcenio and Rodrigo Hardy, Russian Lyskov Dmitry and Spaniard Miguelín.