Taufee Skandari (born 2 April 1999) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for B36 Tórshavn and the Afghanistan national team.
.png) Skandari with Afghanistan in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Afghanistan | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | B36 Tórshavn | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Windsor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Windsor | ||
| 2018 | Woodford Town | ||
| 2018–2019 | SK Bischofshofen | 12 | (0) |
| 2019 | Bursaspor | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Northwood | ||
| 2021–2022 | Ware | ||
| 2022–2023 | New Salamis | ||
| 2023 | B36 Tórshavn | 20 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Afghanistan | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13:21, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Skandari started his career with Windsor before joining Woodford Town and then spending a season abroad with Austrian Regionalliga side SK Bischofshofen and Turkish club Bursaspor. He then returned to England to join Northwood before moving to Ware.[1] In February 2023, he joined Faroe Islands Premier League side B36 Tórshavn from New Salamis.[2] Skandari left B36 Tórshavn after the 2023 season, and is now a free agent.[3]
International career edit
In May 2023, Skandari was called up to the Afghanistan squad for the 2023 CAFA Nations Cup.[4] On 10 June 2023, he made his senior international debut, starting in a 1–0 loss to Kyrgyzstan.[5]
Personal life edit
Skandari was born in Afghanistan[1] before moving to England the following year.[4]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 26 March 2024[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 2023 | 7 | 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 0 | |
References edit
- ^ a b "Ware Move for Afghan Midfielder". southern-football-league.co.uk. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ @B36 (4 February 2023). "new signing for @B36.To all our UK followers - say welcome to our english midfielder, Taufee Skandari (23)" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/taufee-skandari-3047701a2
- ^ a b @B36 (25 May 2023). "our midfielder, Taufee Skandari (24), is selected for the Afghanistan national team" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Kyrgyzstan vs. Afghanistan". national-football-teams.com. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Taufee Skandari". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
External links edit
- Taufee Skandari at National-Football-Teams.com
- Taufee Skandari at Soccerway
- Taufee Skandari at WorldFootball.net