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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 | |||||||||||||||||
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Sandjar Ahmadi (Dari: سنجر احمدی) is a footballer from Afghanistan who currently plays for Hamm United FC and Afghanistan national football team. He scored two goals against Sri Lanka in 2011 SAFF Championship which helped the national team to win 3–1. At 21 years of age, Ahmadi is one of the Afghanistan national football team's best players. He 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. And then in the final he scored the winning goal against the India national football team to earn his country their 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."
Early life
Sandjar 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
Ahmadi 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
Sandjar 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
Last update: 14 May 2013
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Afghanistan
References
- ↑ 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.