Ovays Azizi (Dari: اویس عزیزي; born 29 January 1992) is an Afghan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Afghanistan national team.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ovays Azizi | ||
| Date of birth | 29 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Herat, Afghanistan | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Allerød | |||
| 2013–2014 | Gladsaxe-Hero | ||
| 2014–2016 | Skjold Birkerød | ||
| 2016–2017 | Avarta | ||
| 2017 | B.1908 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Skjold Birkerød | ||
| 2018–2019 | Kastrup | ||
| 2019–2020 | Maziya S&RC | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Ariana | 28 | (0) |
| 2022 | FC Rosengård | 15 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Hillerød | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Afghanistan | 42 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 | |||
International career
editAzizi made his debut for the Afghanistan national team in a 2–0 friendly loss to Thailand on 3 September 2015.[2]
Personal life
editAzizi was born in Afghanistan and lost his father and grandparents in the Afghan Civil War. His grandmother, mother and his 4 siblings fled Afghanistan and took refuge in Iran. In 2001, he was accepted as a refugee in Denmark. Azizi also worked in occupational therapy in Denmark.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Ovays Azizi (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Thailand vs. Afghanistan (2:0)". national-football-teams.com.
- ^ Journalist, Thomas Østerlin Koch (20 November 2016). "Fra Danmarksserien på Amager til det afghanske landshold". Politiken.
External links
edit- Ovays Azizi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ovays Azizi at Global Sports Archive
- Ovays Azizi at Soccerway
- Ovays Azizi at Lagstatistik.se
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