Four Iranian players to compete in Italian volleyball league

Tehran - BORNA - The Italian Volleyball Federation has released the official list of foreign players for the 2026-2027 Serie A season, which includes four Iranian names.

The Iranian players and their clubs are:

Arshia Behnejad – Padova
Amir Mohammad Golzadeh – Padova
Seyed Matin Hosseini – Perugia
Pouria Hossein Khanzadeh – Piemonte

A total of 66 foreign players from 27 countries will compete in the league this season. Iran ranks sixth in representation with four players, following France, the United States, Belgium, Brazil, and Bulgaria.

France leads with 10 players, followed by the United States with six, Belgium with five, and Brazil, Bulgaria, and Iran each with five, five, and four players respectively.

Polish national team star Kamil Semeniuk will be the only Polish representative in the league. Several players are set to make their Italian league debuts, including Simon Nikolov of Bulgaria, Nik Mugnjanovic, Basil Dermaux of Belgium, Cooper Robinson of the United States, and Maksym Tonkonoh of Ukraine.

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