Hakim Khan Niazi (born 14 August 2006) is an Afghan footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for Afghan Premier League team Attack Energy and the Afghanistan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hakim Khan Niazi | ||
| Date of birth | 14 August 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Afghanistan | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Attack Energy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Attack Energy | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Afghanistan U17 | 9 | (5) |
| 2023– | Afghanistan | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:19, 19 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:12, 12 December 2024 (UTC) | |||
International career
editNiazi represented Afghanistan in the 2022 CAFA U-16 Championship. He scored his team's only goal in a 1–1 draw with Kyrgyzstan in the team's opening match.[1] He represented the country at the youth level again in 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.[2] In the team's opening match, he scored three goals in the first half of an eventual 5–0 win over Mongolia.[3] In the final tournament Niazi scored against Iran in the team's opening match of the Group Stage.[4] He went on to assist on a goal by Habibullah Hotak in an eventual 2–1 victory over Qatar in both teams' final match of the Group Stage and tournament.[5][6]
In July 2023 Niazi was called up to the Afghanistan national team by head coach Abdullah Al Mutairi for a training camp to determine the nation's squad for upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches.[7] He was then included in Afghanistan's squad for another training camp and a pair of friendlies against Bangladesh in September 2023.[8] He made his debut on 3 September in the first of the two contests.[9]
International career statistics
edit- As of 3 September 2023[9]
| Afghanistan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References
edit- ^ Eqbal, Saqalain. "The Afghan Youth National Team Starts the Central Asian Tournament with a Draw". khaama.com. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Verma, Keshava. "AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023: All 16 participating National Team squads". khelnow.com. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Kakar, Hijratullah. "مسابقات مقدماتی فوتبال جام آسیا: افغانستان منگولیا را پنج صفر شکست داد" (in Persian). Pajhwok. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Iran defeat Afghanistan at 2023 AFC U17 Asian Cup". The Tehran Times. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Hotak strikes twice as Afghanistan seal winning farewell". The Peninsula Qatar. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Team Qatar lose to Afghanistan in AFC U17 Asian Cup". Qatar Olympic Association. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "د فوټبال ملي لوبډلې ته د راغلو ۲۶ لوبغاړو نومونه خپاره شول" (in Pashto). Afghanistan Voice Agency Press. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh face Afghanistan in first match tomorrow". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
External links
edit- Hakim Niazi at Soccerway
- Hakim Niazi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hakim Niazi at Global Sports Archive