Iran’s Hamed Lak Named Best 2020 ACL Player

Date: 24 January 2021 - 21:23

News ID: ۸۶۸۵۵

TEHRAN (Dispatches) – Persepolis football team goalkeeper Hamed Lak is Asia’s Choice for the Best AFC Champions League Player of 2020.
The 30-year-old shot-stopper resoundingly won the award, which recognizes the best performer in the 2020 AFC Champions League season, based on votes from a combination of fans and independent experts.
Lak prevailed ahead of Ulsan Hyundai FC midfielder Yoon Bit-garam, who finished second having received the official award for the competition’s Most Valuable Player following the final in Doha on December 19.
Despite Persepolis’ defeat in the decider, Lak was instrumental in its charge through the tournament, with the Iranian side stringing together seven successive matches without conceding from open play.

Top 10 Total Points
1.Hamed Lak – Persepolis FC 47.14
2.Yoon Bit-garam - Ulsan Hyundai 19.62
3.Bashar Resan – Persepolis FC 11.36
4.Abderrazak Hamdallah - Al Nassr 7.53
5.Júnior Negrão - Ulsan Hyundai 6.54
6.Renato Augusto - Beijing FC 3.06
7.Shoja Khalilzadeh – Persepolis FC 1.67
8.Sultan Al Ghannam - Al Nassr 1.19
9.Jaloliddin Masharipov - Pakhtakor 0.66
10.Kyogo Furuhashi - Vissel Kobe 0.54

Mehdi Ghaedi Chosen Best AFC Young Player of 2020

And also, , Iran’s Mehdi Ghaedi is Asia’s Choice for the Best Young Player of 2020.
The award recognizes Asian men’s players (aged 23 or younger on December 31, 2020) for their performances in senior club and youth and senior national teams during the 2020 calendar year.
Ghaedi edged out countryman Mehdi Abdi to win the award, with Korea Republic’s AFC U-23 Championship Most Valuable Player Won Du-jae finishing third.
A creative forward who turned 22 in December, Ghaedi enjoyed a superb year for club side Esteghlal, attracting attention throughout the continent with three goals in five matches in the AFC Champions League.
He also scored in Iran’s Hazfi Cup final, which Esetghlal lost to FC Tractor, and finished as the Iran Pro League’s top provider of assists as his side finished the 2019-20 season as runner-up.

Top 10 Total Points
1.Mehdi Ghaedi (Esteghlal/IRN) 24.40
2.Mehdi Abdi (Persepolis FC/IRN) 21.37
3.Won Du-jae (Ulsan Hyundai FC/KOR) 16.20
4.Takehiro Tomiyasu (Bologna/JPN) 7.83
5.Takefusa Kubo (Mallorca, Villareal CF/JPN) 6.71
6.Abdulrahman Ghareeb (Al Ahli/KSA) 3.69
7.Kaoru Mitoma (Kawasaki Frontale/JPN) 3.64
8.Mohanad Ali (Portimonense, Al Sailiya/IRQ) 3.08
9.Safawi Rasid (Johor Darul Ta’zim, Portimonense/MAS) 3.07
10.Abdullah Al Hamdan (Al Shabab/KSA) 2.81