Paatoop.com - Football Channel Asia has chosen Alireza Jahanbakhsh as the Asian player of the month.

According to this source, AZ Alkmaar’s Jahanbakhsh had a passing accuracy of 67%, with a rating of 8.02 in January. The 22-year-old also had two assists and one goal in four appearances.

Top five Asian players in Europe for the month of January:

1. Alireza Jahanbakhsh (AZ Alkmaar/ Iran)
2. Jeong-Ho Hong (Augsburg/ South Korea)
3. Keisuke Honda (AC Milan/ Japan)
4. Mike Havenaar (ADO Den Haag/ Japan)
5. Mathew Leckie (Australia/ Ingolstadt)