Iranian outside-hitter Esfandiar joins InPost ChKS in Polish PlusLiga
Iranian international volleyball player Amirhossein Esfandiar left Foolad Sirjan to sign for newly-promoted InPost ChKS Chełm in the Polish PlusLiga.
The 26-year-old outside-hitter is part of the national team at the ongoing Volleyball Nations League, where he has contributed 34 points in six games – including 19 in the 3-1 defeat against Germany in the second week of the preliminary round in Belgrade, Serbia.
Sitting 10th in the 18-team table of the preliminary phase, Iran will be back in action against Poland for the start of Week 3 in Gdansk, Poland, on Wednesday before taking on China, France, and Bulgaria.
A former player of Kaleh Mazandaran and Chinese club Tianjin Food Group, as well as Belgian side Greenyard Maaseik and Ural Ufa in Russia, Esfandiar is a two-time Asian champion with the national team and picked up the gold medal with the country at the rescheduled Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023.
Esfandiar was also named the Most Valuable Player of the tournament when he captained Iran to the title at the FIVB U21 World Championship in Riffa, Bahrain, in 2019.