The FIVB Volleyball Club World Championships take place this month and the men’s tournament begins in less that a week on December 7, when some of the top players in the world will be in action in Betim, Brazil. Here is a selection of six of the best, one from each of the six participating clubs.
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Amin Esmaeilnezhad (Paykan Club, Iran)
Position: Opposite
Nationality: Iranian
Birth: 17.12.1996
Height: 2.03m
Amin Esmaeilnezhad is certainly the hottest item on the roster of Paykan Club of Tehran, representing Asia at the upcoming Club World Championship in Brazil. A bit of a late bloomer, the powerful 25-year-old opposite made headlines this summer as a key player of the Iranian national team at both the Volleyball Nations League, where the squad reached the quarterfinals and he was the second best scorer of the Preliminary Phase, and the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship. Esmaeilnezhad was part of the squad that won the Asian Championship trophy in 2021 too, but also further back in time, he helped Iran win the Asian Cup in 2016 and the U23 Asian Championship in 2017. As a player of Moghavemat Shahdab Yazd, Amin claimed a bronze medal at the 2022 Asian Club Championship and the national title in the 2022 Iranian league as well as the Most Valuable Player award. He transferred to Pas Gorgan for the start of the current season, but will play for Paykan on loan at the Club World Championship.
Felipe Roque (Volei Renata, Brazil)
Position: Opposite
Nationality: Brazilian
Birth: 19.05.1997
Height: 2.12m
Felipe Roque joined Volei Renata at the start of this season and has been the team’s best scorer and best server so far, as well as the third best scorer and the second best server in the entire Brazilian Superliga. With his previous club, FUNVIC Natal, Roque celebrated a national championship title and the Brazil Super Cup trophy in 2020-2021. The 25-year-old opposite has been a member of the Brazilian senior national team since 2019. He triumphed at the 2019 FIVB Volleyball World Cup and the 2019 South American Championship. Roque was also on the squad that claimed the bronze medals at this year’s FIVB World Championship.
Matey Kaziyski (Trentino Itas, Italy)
Position: Opposite
Nationality: Bulgarian
Birth: 23.09.1983
Height: 2.03m
Matey Kaziyski is a living Club World Championship legend. The 38-year-old Bulgarian star has already collected a fantastic six…
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