Dilawar Ahmadzay

Dilawar Ahmadzay (born 4 April 2004) is an Afghan footballer who currently plays for Eliteserien club Strømsgodset and the Afghanistan national team.

Dilawar Ahmadzay
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-04-04) 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
0000–2017 Stoppen Atletico
2017 Stoppen Dragons
2017–2018 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)
*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

As a youth, Ahmadzay was a member of Stoppen Atletico, Stoppen Dragons, and 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

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 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 debut on 3 September in the first of the two contests.[7]

International career statistics

As of 13 June 2023[7]
Afghanistan national team
YearAppsGoals
2023 2 0
Total20

References

  1. "Dilawar Ahmadzay". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  2. "Uttak til NFF-Buskerud kretslag" (in Norwegian). Stoppen SK. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. "NFF profile" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. Råen, Truls August. "Innbytter senket drammensernes puls - satte spikeren i kista kort tid før slutt" (in Norwegian). Drammens Tidende. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. "د فوټبال ملي لوبډلې ته د راغلو ۲۶ لوبغاړو نومونه خپاره شول" (in Pashto). Afghanistan Voice Agency Press. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. "Bangladesh face Afghanistan in first match tomorrow". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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