At home they call him “Terminator”, he is not a cyborg and does not travel in time, but dreams of a rosy future in a red and white shirt. A.S. Volley Lube announces the hiring of Iranian spiker Poriya Hossein Khanzadeh, born in Babol on 1 July 2004 and 202 cm tall. A powerful athlete with strong offensive skills, the new member of the Cuciniero Club is showing off with points with the Iran national team in the 2024 VNL. Despite his young age, his star has been shining for some time, to the point that Poriya’s Palmares it’s already very respectable. At Club level, two Scudetti have arrived in their homeland with two different Clubs, punctuated by a second place, in the Iranian Super League, while with the senior national team the new entry from Lube won a gold at the 2023 Asian Games, a silver at the Asian Championships same year and a silver at the Central Asian Tournament in 2022. Experiences preceded by exploits with the youth national teams: gold at the U21 World Championships in 2023, gold at the U20 Asian Championships in 2022 and bronze at the U19 World Championships in 2021. Confident of his means, the talented emerging player arriving from Iran sets among his first objectives the improvement of the English language and the learning of the first rudiments of Italian, convinced that he can improve his volleyball and make his way even in a difficult championship like the SuperLega Credem Banca. The business card includes the best spiker award in the last Iranian championship and the best scorer award in the previous one.
Second Iranian in Lube jersey
The only compatriot to have worn the kitchen kit in the history of the Club is the opposite Amir Ghafour in 2019/20, a successful season for Lube.
Beppe Cormio (general director of Lube Volley):
“I am really satisfied with this operation because we are talking about a boy who until a few months ago was absolutely unknown. We had noticed it almost by chance following other players and international youth events. In recent times Poriya has carved out a leading role for himself in his championship by taking a starting shirt and playing in the Scudetto Final in Iran, finishing as the best player. In VNL our new spiker is establishing himself as a starter also in the Iranian selection, in the last two matches he has scored 23 and 27 points against top-ranking opponents such as the United States. This means that the boy is growing and will be an important asset for our attack. I can’t wait to be able to admire him live and share this great hope with our fans.”
