Even including Musavi, who has been ‘withdrawn’, Woori Card is ranked first and ‘youngest OH

“Iranian players withdrew, but they were first choice.”

Ali Hagparast (Iran) was selected by Woori Card as the first overall player in the 2024 KOVO Men's Asia Quarter Draft held at the Sun Hotel in Jeju Island on the 3rd and will play in the V-League.

Kim Jae-heon, head coach of Woori Card, called Hagparast in place of coach Mauricio, who will return to the country in July after completing the Iranian national team schedule, and said, “He was the first choice even before coming to Jeju Island. Coach Marusio also said that he communicated a lot with the Iranian national team. “He saw the player’s strengths,” he said.

Hagparast is the ‘youngest’ among the 23 invited players. Although he is young, having been born in 2004, he has experience working with coach Mauricio Páez in the Iranian national team.

Coach Kim said, “He is 194.6cm tall but has good elasticity. He is enough. “Even after the director woke up, he sent me a ‘great’ message after the event was over,” he said with a smile.

He said, “Although I am young, I have many advantages. He has great potential for development. Despite his young age, he had good ball control. He praised, “There are areas that need to be improved as his pitching skills accumulate, and this player already has them.”

Mohammad Barbast, Amirhassan Pahadi, Sayed Ranjiba, Mousavi, Shahrouz Khomeyoun-Farmanesi, Amirhossein Sadati (Iran) and Isromjohn Sobiro (Uzbekistan), who withdrew their applications due to personal reasons ahead of the draft. Coach Kim explains that even including them, Hagparast was ranked first.

He said, “There were Iranian players who withdrew their applications, but Hagparast was first choice even before those players withdrew. “The absence of Iranian players did not have a big impact,” he said.

Hagparast said, “I never expected to be ranked first. “I was very happy and surprised,” he said. “I am confident in all my plays.” Above all, I think attack is the biggest strength. He added, “I want to show that I can play well when I play.”

Regarding Coach Mauricio, whom he will meet in his own team rather than the national team, he said, “We have worked together a lot. “I think we will be able to work well together in Korea,” he said with a smile.

In addition to Hagparast, two Iranian players also became teammates. He said, “We sent congratulatory messages to each other. “There will be many advantages,” he said. “I think many Iranian players will be able to come to the V-League in the future.”

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