Ovays Azizi
Personal information
Full name Ovays Azizi
Date of birth (1992-01-29) 29 January 1992
Place of birth Herat, Afghanistan
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Hillerød
Number 1
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
2020–2021 Ariana FC 28 (0)
2022 FC Rosengård 15 (0)
2023– Hillerød 3 (0)
International career‡
2015– Afghanistan 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 January 2022

Ovays Azizi (Dari: اویس عزیزي; born 29 January 1992) is an Afghan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish 1st Division club Hillerød and the Afghanistan national team.

International career

Azizi made his debut for the Afghanistan national football team in a 2–0 friendly loss to Thailand on 3 September 2015.[2]

Personal life

Azizi was born in Afghanistan and lost his father and grandparents in the Afghan Civil War. His mother and his 4 siblings took refuge in Iran. In 2001, he was accepted as a refugee in Denmark. Azizi also worked in occupational therapy in Denmark.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Ovays Azizi (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Thailand vs. Afghanistan (2:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. ↑ Journalist, Thomas Østerlin Koch (20 November 2016). "Fra Danmarksserien på Amager til det afghanske landshold". Politiken.
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