Saleh Foroutannik ( fa, صالح فروتننیک , born 1994 in
Mashhad
Mashhad ( fa, مشهد, Mašhad ), also spelled Mashad, is the List of Iranian cities by population, second-most-populous city in Iran, located in the relatively remote north-east of the country about from Tehran. It serves as the capital of R ...
) is an Iranian professional
basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular Basketball court, court, compete with the primary objective of #Shooting, shooting a basketball (ball), basketball (appr ...
player. He currently plays for
Petrochimi Bandar Imam
Petrochimi Bandar Imam Basketball Club ( fa, تیم بسكتبال پتروشیمی بندر امام, ''Tim-e Beskâtbal-e Petrushimi-ye Bendâr Eman''), also known as shortly Petrochimi, is an Iranian professional basketball club based in Mahshah ...
in the
Iranian Super League as well as for the
Iranian national basketball team
The Iranian national basketball team is controlled by the IR Iran Basketball Federation. Overall, the team won three out of the last five FIBA Asia Championship tournaments.
History
The Iranian national team has had limited success on the in ...
, as a
power forward and
center. He is 6'8" in height.
2012 FIBA Asia Cup
Foroutan invited to Iran national team attending the fourth
FIBA Asia Cup (2012), when he was just 17 years old. Iran finally won the tournament and Foroutan enjoyed playing aside Iranian big stars like
Nikkhah Bahrami,
Afagh and
Sahakian. "Even practicing with senior players has been a great experience." Foroutan said.
References
1994 births
Living people
Centers (basketball)
Iranian men's basketball players
Petrochimi Bandar Imam BC players
Power forwards
Sportspeople from Mashhad
21st-century Iranian people
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