The 24-year-old forward joins the Moldovan champions on a season-long loan from Legia Warsaw, the Polish club he joined in February.

Team Melli’s dream strike duo both found the net, as did Australia’s Martin Boyle and Korean stars - both emerging and established, while no less than four Japanese players are among this week’s nominees after putting in stellar performances for their clubs.

Who was Asia’s standout player outside of the continent from August 25 to 30? Examine our 10 contenders and don’t forget to cast your vote.

Over the past three weeks we have seen the goalkeeper, the rearguard and the midfield maestros decided, it's time to turn our attention to the forwards and find out who you consider the top targetmen.

So, here are the 10 players in contention for the places at the business end of the field. Review the candidates and then select your favourite for this all-star XI in the poll below.

Following a gripping Preliminary Joint Qualifiers Round 2 for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023™, Asia’s heavyweights will play for four coveted tickets to the global showpiece.

There will be 12 teams competing for four direct tickets to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and we present some of the key facts and figures that give further colour and context to the campaigns that are set to play out on the Road to Qatar.

The-AFC.com dives deep into the 12 nations who will be taking part in the upcoming AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road to Qatar assessing and analysing the key men, highlighting the history, and giving a general insight into the teams battling out for a place at Qatar 2022.

New on this stage of the Asian Qualifiers, Southeast Asia's reigning regional champions Vietnam are set to make their bow, but will do so replete with some of the most exciting young talents from ASEAN.

Ahead of the start of the Asian Qualifiers, the-AFC.com previews each of the teams in the two groups, their history and the players they hope can drive them forward on the road to Qatar.

Rounding off the sides in discussion in Group A are Lebanon, returning to this phase of the Qualifiers for the second time after 2014. Considered by many as outsiders, could they upset the odds and create history?