Morteza Pouraliganji selected as Al-Sadd’s best player in October

Al-Sadd defender Morteza Pouraliganji has been awarded the club’s best player award for the month of October.

Head coach Jesualdo Ferreira and director of football Mohammed Ghanem handed over the award to Morteza before the start of Wednesday’s final training session ahead of the game against Al-Ahli.

Morteza was chosen for the award after a fan vote on the club’s official Instagram page.

Speaking to the club website after receiving the award, Morteza said: “I am very happy to receive this honour, to be selected as Al-Sadd’s best player by a fan vote.”

He added: “I want to thank the fans for voting for me. I also wish to thank my teammates. We must work hard in the upcoming period to give our best. I hope the fans continue to support us strongly in the upcoming matches.”