Dilawar Ahmadzay (Persian: دلاور احمدزی; born 4 April 2004) is an Afghan footballer who currently plays for Eliteserien club Strømsgodset and the Afghanistan national team.
.png) Ahmadzay in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 April 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Baghlan, Afghanistan | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Strømsgodset | ||
| Number | 85 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Stoppen SK | ||
| 2018–2021 | Strømsgodset | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Strømsgodset | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | → Strømsgodset II | 45 | (20) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Afghanistan | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:44, 19 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:44, 19 September 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
As a youth, Ahmadzay was a member of Stoppen SK before joining the academy of Eliteserien club Strømsgodset in 2018.[2][3] At age 17, he made his competitive senior debut for the club on 25 July 2021 in a 2–0 victory over Hønefoss in the 2021–22 Norwegian Football Cup. He entered the match as a 72nd-minute substitute for Kristoffer Tokstad.[4]
International career edit
In July 2023 Ahmadzay 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 the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches.[5] He was then included in Afghanistan's squad for another training camp and a pair of friendlies against Bangladesh in September 2023.[6] He made his debut on 3 September in the first of the two contests.[7]
International career statistics edit
- As of 13 June 2023[7]
| Afghanistan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References edit
- ^ "Dilawar Ahmadzay". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ "Uttak til NFF-Buskerud kretslag" (in Norwegian). Stoppen SK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ "NFF profile" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ^ Råen, Truls August. "Innbytter senket drammensernes puls - satte spikeren i kista kort tid før slutt" (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. 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
- Dilawar Ahmadzay at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- Strømsgodset IF profile (in Norwegian)
- Dilawar Ahmadzay at Soccerway
- Dilawar Ahmadzay at National-Football-Teams.com
- Dilawar Ahmadzay at Global Sports Archive