Shamsuddin Amiri

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Shamsuddin Amiri
Personal information
Full name Shamsuddin Amiri
Date of birth (1985-02-12) 12 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Kabul, Afghanistan
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2001–2003 Pakistan Television
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003 Maiwand Kabul
2004–2009 Kabul Bank 240 (1)
2010–2011 Ferozi
International career
2004 Afghanistan U23
2005–2008 Afghanistan 17 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shamsuddin Amiri (Persian: شمس الدین امیری; born 12 February 1985) is an Afghan former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Early and personal life[edit]

Amiri fled to Pakistan during the Taliban era, and played for Pakistan Television in Rawalpindi.[1] His family came back in 2003 and he was subsequently selected for the Afghanistan under-19 national team.[1]

Club career[edit]

Amiri started his career at Pakistan Television.[2] He joined Maiwand Kabul in 2003.[2] He played for Kabul Bank from 2004 until 2009, and was equally employed with the financial institution.[2][1] He later played at Ferozi from 2010 until 2011.[2]

International career[edit]

Amiri was called by the Afghanistan national under-23 team at the 2004 South Asian Games.[3]

He subsequently received his senior call for Afghanistan at the 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup.[4][5][6] He also featured at the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification in 2007,[7][8] 2008 AFC Challenge Cup,[9][10][11] and the 2008 SAFF Championship.[2]

In the June 2007 Amiri was given Afghanistan's best player of the year award at the age of only 22.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Afghan football is back on its feet". web.archive.org. 28 September 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Shamsuddin Amiri (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "9th South Asian Federation Games 2004 (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  4. ^ "South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Pakistani soccer player Imran Hussain makes an attempt for a goal as..." Getty Images. 9 December 2005. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  6. ^ Ali, Shazad (10 December 2005). "Essa's goal books Pakistan a place in last four". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Syria - Afghanistan 08 October 2007". web.archive.org. 14 June 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Afghanistan - Syria 26 October 2007". web.archive.org. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  9. ^ "India look to do a Nehru Cup". The Telegraph (India). 30 July 2008. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Injury time goal by Climax gives India 1-0 win over Afghanistan". The Times of India. 30 July 2008. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Indians seek to qualify for 2011 Asian Cup". The Times of India. 29 July 2008. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 12 March 2024.

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