Sandjar Ahmadi (Dari: سنجر احمدی) is a footballer from Afghanistan who currently plays for Hamm United FC and the Afghanistan national football team. He scored two goals against Sri Lanka in 2011 SAFF Championship, helping the national team win 3–1. Ahmadi scored the winning goal against Laos in the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers. He scored against Pakistan in a friendly on 20 August 2013. He scored the winning goal against Nepal in the 2013 SAFF Championship to take his nation to the finals. In the final, he scored the winning goal, beating India to earn his country's first ever FIFA tournament win. The team was also granted $50,000 US dollars for being the champions. In an interview with Afghanistan's captain Zohib Islam Amiri, Amiri said "He is a great player, and we couldn't have won this without him."
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Date of birth | 10 February 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kabul, Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Left and Right winger, Striker | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Hamm United FC | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
SV Nettelnburg/Allermöhe | |||||||||||||||||
SC Concordia Hamburg | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2013 | SC Vier- und Marschlande | 52 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Mumbai | 9 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | SC Vier- und Marschlande | 23 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2015– | Hamm United FC | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2011– | Afghanistan | 25 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 June 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2014 |
Early life
editSandjar Ahmadi was born in Kabul, Afghanistan and then with his family he moved to Germany and now lives in Hamburg. He was seven years only when he started playing football. Now he plays for both club and country on the international level.
Club career
editAhmadi plays for SC Vier- und Marschlande in Oberliga Hamburg. He wears number 12. He is a winger but he also can play as a central forward.
Mumbai FC
editSandjar Ahmadi has scored 2 goals in 9 matches for Mumbai FC in I-League.[1] In an interview, he revealed that he was targeting highest position in I-League with Mumbai FC.[2]
Club career stats
editLast update: 14 May 2013
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Europe | Total | |||||||
2011–12 | SC Vier- und Marschlande | Oberliga Hamburg | 29 | 3 | - | - | - | 29 | 3 | |||
2012–13 | 23 | 4 | - | - | - | 23 | 4 | |||||
Total | Country | 52 | 7 | - | - | - | 52 | 7 | ||||
Career total | 52 | 7 | - | - | - | 52 | 7 |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 5 December 2011 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, New Delhi | Sri Lanka | 1–1 | 3–1 | 2011 SAFF Championship |
2. | 5 December 2011 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, New Delhi | Sri Lanka | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2011 SAFF Championship |
3. | 6 March 2013 | New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane | Laos | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
4. | 20 August 2013 | Afghanistan Football Federation Stadium, Kabul | Pakistan | 1–0 | 3–0 | International Friendly |
5. | 8 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu | Nepal | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
6. | 11 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu | India | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
Honours
editAfghanistan
References
edit- ^ Sandjar Ahmadi Archived 30 April 2023 at the Wayback Machine in soccerway.com
- ^ George, Joseph (14 May 2018). "Sandjar Ahmadi: "Winning SAFF Cup Was Important For Afghanistan"". The Hard Tackle. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Ahmadi, Sandjar". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2023.