Iran international Torkaman joins Esteghlal futsal team
Iran national team player Maral Torkaman joined Esteghlal women’s futsal team ahead of the new Iranian Pro League season.
Torkaman, 22, was an integral part of the Women’s Team Melli during May’s AFC Asian Cup in China, where she found the net on six occasions to finish as the tournament’s top scorer.
Two-time champion Iran had to settle for a third-place finish in the competition, following a last-four setback against Japan, but still managed to secure a place in the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup – starting November 21 in the Philippines.
Torkaman, who joins from Palayesh Naft Abadan, is the second national team player to sign a contract with the Tehran Blues in recent days following Nastaran Moqimi.
The new season of the Women’s Futsal Pro League will get underway on Thursday with Esteghlal taking on Iranzamin Malard at home.