Ahmad Arash Hatifi (born 13 March 1986) is a professional football player who is a midfielder and currently plays for Oakland Stompers.[2] Born in the United States, he has also represented the Afghanistan national team.
 Hatifi with Afghanistan in 2015 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ahmad Arash Hatifi | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 13 March 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oakland, California, United States[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Oakland Stompers | ||||||||||||||||
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| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| East Bay United/Bay Oaks | |||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | UC Davis Aggies | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Bay Area Ambassadors | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Mumbai | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | IFX Ballistic United | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | CD Aguiluchos USA | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Oakland Stompers | ||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011– | Afghanistan | 34 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 September 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 February 2016 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career edit
Youth edit
Born in Oakland, California, Hatifi grew up in Alameda, California and attended Alameda High School where he captained the varsity soccer team.[1] He then started to attend University of California, Davis in 2004 where played for the soccer team in 2005.[1] He captained the team in his junior and senior years.[3] After leaving college, Hatifi played for the Bay Area Ambassadors of the National Premier Soccer League, the fourth tier of American soccer, from 2012 to 2013.[4]
Mumbai edit
On 1 November 2013 it was confirmed that Hatifi had signed with Mumbai F.C. of the I-League in India.[5] He then made his debut for the side the next day against Bengaluru FC at the Balewadi Sports Complex in which he started and played 87 minutes as Mumbai drew the match 2–2.[6]
International career edit
In 2007, Hatifi was selected to play for Afghanistan in the World Cup qualifiers against Syria and Sri Lanka.[4] He scored his first goal for his country on 20 August 2013 against Pakistan in which he found the net in the 32nd minute as Afghanistan went on to win the match 3–0.[7] He then won his first ever championship with Afghanistan on 11 September 2013 when his country won the 2013 SAFF Championship by beating India 2–0.[8] On 22 May Hatifi scored the second goal in Afghanistan's 3–1 victory over Turkmenistan at the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup. This was also Afghanistan's first every victory at the AFC Challenge Cup in eight attempts.[9]
Unfortunately though after Afghanistan's 0–0 draw with Laos that confirmed their progression out of the group stage, an accident occurred while the Afghan players were being driven back to their hotel. Hatifi suffered injuries along with teammates Zohib Islam Amiri, Faisal Sakhizada, Balal Arezou, and Mustafa Azadzoy, the latter of which will have to take three weeks off to recover, while Hatifi is set to miss two weeks. All five players are set to miss the semi-finals against Palestine. Former coach Mohammad Yousef Kargar and current coach Erich Rutemöller also suffered minor injuries.[10][11][12][13]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 27 April 2014[14]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Mumbai | 2013–14 | I-League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Career total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
National team statistics edit
- As of 2 November 2013
| Afghanistan national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | 11 | 1 |
International goals edit
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 August 2013 | Ghazi Stadium, Kabul, Afghanistan |  Pakistan |
2–0 | 3–0 | International friendly |
| 2 | 22 May 2014 | Addu Football Stadium, Addu City, Maldives |  Turkmenistan |
2–0 | 3–1 | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 3 | 28 December 2015 | Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India |  Maldives |
3–1 | 4–1 | 2015 SAFF Championship |
| 4 | 31 December 2015 | Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India |  Sri Lanka |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2015 SAFF Championship |
Honours edit
Afghanistan
References edit
- ^ a b c "AHMAD HATIFIE". UC Davis. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Ahmad Hatifie – IFX BUSC – ADULT SOCCER". Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
- ^ "Afghan Premier Profile" (PDF). Afghan Premier FC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ a b "Ahmad Hatifie". National-Football-Teams. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "Mumbai FC rope in Afghanistan's Hashmatullah Barikzai and Ahmad Hatifie". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "MUMBAI VS. BENGALURU 2 – 2". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 23 December 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ Allen, Karen (20 August 2013). "Afghanistan beat Pakistan 3–0 in Kabul friendly". BBC. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ a b Bali, Rahul. "Afghanistan 2–0 India: The Lions of Khorasan win their first ever SAFF Championship title". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 17 August 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2013.
- ^ "AFC Challenge Cup: Afghanistan 3–1 Turkmenistan". AFC. 23 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ "Afghan contingent suffers minor injuries in team bus accident". AFC. 25 May 2014. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ Shimaaz Ali (25 May 2014). "Five Afghan players to miss semi". Maldives Soccer. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ Mohamed Sajid (25 May 2014). "Afghanistan is all over worried". Maldives Soccer. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ Shimaaz Ali (24 May 2014). "Afghan five players injured due to the accident". Maldives Soccer. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ^ Ahmad Hatifi at Soccerway