Esmat Shanwary
Shanwary with his former club Achilles '29.
Personal information
Full name Esmat Shanwary
Date of birth (1993-10-09) 9 October 1993
Place of birth Kabul, Afghanistan
Position(s) Midfielder, Winger
Team information
Current team
FC Lienden
Number 11
Youth career
VV Sluiskil
GVV '57
2003–2009 N.E.C.
2009–2012 N.E.C./FC Oss
2012–2014 FC Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Achilles '29 13 (0)
2015 GVVV 11 (0)
2016–2017 HSV Hoek
2017 UDI '19
2017–2018 DESO
2018–2019 SV Hatert
2019– FC Lienden
International career
2006–2008 Netherlands u-15 7 (0)
2008–2009 Netherlands u-16 4 (0)
2015– Afghanistan 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 26, 2015

Esmat Shanwary (Dari: عصمت شنواری;) born (9 October 1993) in Kabul is an Afghan footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Lienden.

Youth

Shanwary played in the youth of VV Sluiskil, GVV '57, N.E.C., N.E.C./FC Oss and FC Utrecht before joining Achilles '29 in 2014.

Career

Shanwary signed his first professional contract for FC Utrecht. Many clubs where interested in signing him but he said no to clubs like De Graafschap, PSV and his former club N.E.C. Shanwary was on trial at De Graafschap and PSV and made a good impression but FC Utrecht came with the best offer. In his first match for FC Utrecht he got injured which ended his season. In the 2014–2015 season Shanwary played for First Division club Achilles '29. Esmat made his debut in an away match against Jong PSV as a substitute. Shanwary made his debut in the KNVB Beker as a substitute against FC Twente. Esmat signed a contract with Topklasse club GVVV in May 2015. On 15 December 2015 the club of Shanwary decided to not give a new contract. He had to leave the club.[1] Shanwary signed a contract with HSV Hoek in November.

International career

Shanwary was called up for the Afghanistan national team for a friendly match against Kyrgyzstan on 31 March 2015. Because of a heavy snow storm the match was cancelled. Eventually he made his debut against Laos in a friendly match. They won the match with 2–0.[2] Shanwary played his second game for the Afghanistan national team against Bangladesh. He came in the second half as a substitute. He scored in the last minutes of the game with a beautiful shot which made the score end in a 1–1 draw.

International goals

Career statistics

Club performance

Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe1 Other2 Total
2014–15Achilles '29Eerste Divisie130------130
2015–16GVVVTopklasse00------00
Total Netherlands 130------130
Career total 130------130
Statistics accurate as of last match played on 26 March 2015.

1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.

Personal life

Shanwary holds both Dutch and Afghan passports.

References

  1. "Alisic, Shanwary en Ramic verlaten G.V.V.V. | G.V.V.V. Veenendaal". gvvv.nl. Archived from the original on 2016-02-13.
  2. "Shanwary debuteert voor Afghanistan | G.V.V.V. Veenendaal". www.gvvv.nl. Archived from the original on 2015-05-30.


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