Nadiem Amiri (born 27 October 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the Germany national team.[2]
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Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nadiem Amiri[1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 27 October 1996 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ludwigshafen, Germany | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Mainz 05 | |||||||||||||
Number | 18 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
SC | ||||||||||||||
1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||||||||||||||
–2012 | Waldhof Mannheim | |||||||||||||
2012–2014 | 1899 Hoffenheim | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2014–2015 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 22 | (4) | |||||||||||
2015–2019 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 106 | (11) | |||||||||||
2019–2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | 105 | (8) | |||||||||||
2022 | → Genoa (loan) | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
2024– | Mainz 05 | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Germany U18 | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||
2014–2016 | Germany U19 | 13 | (3) | |||||||||||
2015–2016 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2016–2019 | Germany U21 | 24 | (6) | |||||||||||
2021 | Germany Olympic | 3 | (2) | |||||||||||
2019– | Germany | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:49, 24 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:12, 28 July 2021 (UTC) |
Early life
editAmiri was born in Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany to Afghan parents.
Club career
edit1899 Hoffenheim
editAmiri joined 1899 Hoffenheim in 2012 from Waldhof Mannheim. He made his Bundesliga debut on 7 February 2015 against VfL Wolfsburg in a 3–0 away defeat.[3] Amiri recorded his first goal of the season and for his club in a 3–3 draw to Borussia Mönchengladbach on 28 November.[4] On 30 April 2016, he scored the winning goal in the 84th minute to defeat FC Ingolstadt 04 with a 2–1 victory.[5] On 12 June 2017, he signed a contract extension which lasts until 2020.[6] On 20 October, Amiri scored a goal in a 3–1 UEFA Europa League victory over İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. and sealed their club's first ever victory in Europe.[7]
Bayer Leverkusen
editAmiri signed a five-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen in July 2019.[8]
Loan to Genoa
editOn 29 January 2022, he joined Genoa in Italy on loan. Genoa would have held an obligation to buy his rights at the end of the loan if certain conditions were met.[9] He played 13 matches without scoring any goal, as Genoa finished 19th that season to be relegated to Serie B.
Return to Bayer Leverkusen
editIn the 2022–23 season, Amiri played 36 matches in all competitions, in which he scored 4 goals in the league. In August 2023, he traveled to Leeds ahead of a supposed transfer to Leeds United; however, the transaction collapsed.[10]
Mainz
editOn 31 January 2024, Amiri signed a 2.5-year contract with Mainz 05.[11]
International career
editYouth
editAmiri made his debut for Germany under-21 in March 2016, coming on as a late substitute in a European U21 Championship qualifier against Russia under-21.[12] He was the part of the Germany under-21 team that won the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by defeating Spain under-21 in the final.[13]
Amiri was selected as one of three overage players for the Tokyo Olympics, where he scored in each of Germany's first two games, a defeat to Brazil and a victory over Saudi Arabia.[14][15]
Senior
editAmiri made his Germany national team debut on 9 October 2019 in a friendly against Argentina. He substituted Julian Brandt in the 66th minute.[16]
Outside football
editPersonal life
editAmiri was born in Ludwigshafen to an Afghan family. His cousin Zubayr Amiri and brother Nauwid Amiri also play football.[17][18]
Sponsorship
editAmiri is outfitted by American sportswear supplier Nike.[19][20]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 24 August 2024[21]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
1899 Hoffenheim II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Südwest | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
2015–16 | Regionalliga Südwest | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
2016–17 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||||
1899 Hoffenheim | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Bundesliga | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||
2016–17 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
2017–18 | Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4[a] | 1 | — | 33 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | Bundesliga | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
Total | 106 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 115 | 13 | |||
Bayer Leverkusen | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7[c] | 0 | — | 42 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8[d] | 1 | — | 39 | 5 | ||
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[d] | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11[e] | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | ||
2023–24 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 105 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 2 | — | 146 | 12 | |||
Genoa (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Mainz 05 | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
2024–25 | Bundesliga | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||
Total | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
Career total | 262 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 313 | 32 |
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
edit- As of match played 11 November 2020[22]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Germany | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Honours
editGermany
Individual
- Bundesliga Goal of the Month: January 2021[24]
References
edit- ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Nadiem Amiri at Soccerway
- ^ "Wolfsburg vs. 1899 Hoffenheim – 7 February 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Gladbach fight back to rescue point at Hoffenheim". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "TSG Hoffenheim 2-1 FC Ingolstadt 04". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "NADIEM AMIRI EXTENDS TSG CONTRACT UNTIL 2020". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Hoffenheim record first ever European win against Basaksehir". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Amiri joins the Werkself". Bayer04.de. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "NADIEM AMIRI È UN GIOCATORE DEL GENOA" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Ex-DFB-Star sorgt für peinliche Wechsel-Posse!". bild.de (in German). 29 August 2023.
- ^ "NADIEM AMIRI BECOMES 05ER" [NADIEM AMIRI BECOMES 05ER] (in German). Mainz 05. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Hoffenheim's Nadiem Amiri: the refugees' son who hasn't forgotten his roots". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Hoffenheim's Nadiem Amiri: the refugees' son who hasn't forgotten his roots". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Brazil 4-2 Germany: Richarlison scores hat-trick in Brazil's Olympics opener". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "10-man Germany beats Saudi Arabia 3-2 in Olympic soccer". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Germany v Argentina game report". ESPN. 9 October 2019.
- ^ https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/nadiem-amiri-hoffenheim-germany-u21-refugee-roots-5327 [bare URL]
- ^ Buschmann, Heiko (8 May 2016). "Amiri: Auch Nauwid träumt vom Nationalteam". fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ https://www.nssmag.com/en/sports/19965/nike-helden-just-do-it [bare URL]
- ^ https://soccerbootsdb.com/player/nadiem-amiri-1030/ [bare URL]
- ^ Nadiem Amiri at Soccerway
- ^ Nadiem Amiri at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Bundesliga Goal of the Month". Bundesliga. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
External links
edit- Nadiem Amiri at WorldFootball.net
- Nadiem Amiri at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Nadiem Amiri at National-Football-Teams.com