Kanischka Taher (Dari: كانشكا طاهر, born 4 April 1991) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kapellen-Erft and the Afghanistan national football team.

Kanischka Taher
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Kabul, Afghanistan
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Kapellen-Erft
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Kaarst 50 (16)
2012–2013 Uedesheim 33 (2)
2013–2015 Alemannia Aachen II 30 (3)
2015– Kapellen-Erft 27 (3)
International career
2014– Afghanistan U23 3 (0)
2015– Afghanistan 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 January 2016

International

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Taher played for the Afghanistan U23 side during the 2014 Asian Games.[1] He made his competitive debut for the Afghanistan senior side on 8 September 2015 against Japan. He came on as an 88th-minute substitute as Afghanistan lost 6–0.[2] He scored his first goal for his country on 31 December 2015 in the SAFF Championship against Sri Lanka. The 50th-minute goal helped Afghanistan win 5–0 and advance to the final against India.[3]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 December 2015 Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvanathapuram, India   Sri Lanka 2–0 5–0 2015 SAFF Championship

Career statistics

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As of 3 January 2016[4]
Afghanistan national team
Year Apps Goals
2015 5 1
Total 5 1

References

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  1. ^ "Bangladesh U23 1–0 Afghanistan U23". Soccerway.
  2. ^ "Afghanistan 0–6 Japan". Soccerway.
  3. ^ "Afghanistan 5–0 Sri Lanka". Soccerway.
  4. ^ Kanischka Taher at Soccerway