Hakim Niazi

Hakim Khan Niazi (born 14 August 2006) is an Afghan footballer who currently plays forthe Afghanistan national team.

Hakim Niazi
Personal information
Full name Hakim Khan Niazi
Date of birth (2006-08-14) 14 August 2006
Place of birth Afghanistan
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
International career‡
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Afghanistan 1 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:19, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

International career

Niazi represented Afghanistan in the 2022 CAFA U-16 Championship. He scored his team's only goal in an eventual 1–1 draw with Kyrgyzstan in the team's opening match.[1] He represented the country at the youth level again in 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.[2] In the team's opening match, he scored three goals in the first half of an eventual 5–0 win over Mongolia.[3] In the final tournament Niazi scored against Iran in the team's opening match of the Group Stage.[4] He went on to assist on a goal by Habibullah Hotak in an eventual 2–1 victory over Qatar in both teams' final match of the Group Stage and tournament.[5][6]

In July 2023 Niazi 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.[7] He was then included in Afghanistan's squad for another training camp and a pair of friendlies against Bangladesh in September 2023.[8] He made debut on 3 September in the first of the two contests..[9]

International career statistics
As of 3 September 2023[9]
Afghanistan national team
YearAppsGoals
2023 1 0
Total10

References
  1. Eqbal, Saqalain. "The Afghan Youth National Team Starts the Central Asian Tournament with a Draw". khaama.com. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. Verma, Keshava. "AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023: All 16 participating National Team squads". khelnow.com. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  3. Kakar, Hijratullah. "مسابقات مقدماتی فوتبال جام آسیا: افغانستان منگولیا را پنج صفر شکست داد" (in Persian). Pajhwok. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  4. "Iran defeat Afghanistan at 2023 AFC U17 Asian Cup". The Tehran Times. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  5. "Hotak strikes twice as Afghanistan seal winning farewell". The Peninsula Qatar. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  6. "Team Qatar lose to Afghanistan in AFC U17 Asian Cup". Qatar Olympic Association. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  7. "د فوټبال ملي لوبډلې ته د راغلو ۲۶ لوبغاړو نومونه خپاره شول" (in Pashto). Afghanistan Voice Agency Press. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  8. "Bangladesh face Afghanistan in first match tomorrow". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  9. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
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