Obaidullah Karimi

Obaidullah Karimi (Persian: عبیدالله کریمی; born on 21 December 1979) is an Afghan former footballer who played as a forward. He was the only Afghan player to score a goal in a FIFA World Cup qualification when he scored in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) against Syria.[1]

Obaidullah Karimi
Karimi in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-12-21) 21 December 1979
Place of birth Kabul, Afghanistan
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Hamburger SV II
2001–2002 SC Vorwärts-Wacker 04 Billstedt
2002–2003 Altona 93 14 (1)
2003–2004 SV Lurup
2004–2008 FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03
2008 SC Concordia von 1907 10 (1)
2009–2011 Hamm United
2011–2012 HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
2012 Bramfelder SV
2013 SV Uhlenhorst-Adler
2013–2014 TuS Hamburg
2014–2015 Störtebeker SV
International career
2003–2008 Afghanistan 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In his career, he had four metatarsal fractures.[1]

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season DFB-Pokal National Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamburger SV II 2000–01 Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
SC Vorwärts-Wacker 04 Billstedt 2001–02 Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein 30
Altona 93 2002–03 Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein 141
SV Lurup 2003–04 Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein 00
FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03 2004–05 Bezirksliga Hamburg Nord
2005–06 Landesliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel
2006–07 Oberliga Hamburg 31
2007–0810
SC Concordia von 1907 2008–09 Oberliga Hamburg 101
Hamm United 2008–09 Bezirksliga Hamburg Ost
2009–10 Landesliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel
2010–11
HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 2011–12 Landesliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel
Bramfelder SV 2012–13 Oberliga Hamburg -
Career total

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Afghanistan 200330
200400
200500
200600
200721
200820
Total71
Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karimi goal.[2]
List of international goals scored by Obaidullah Karimi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
126 October 2007Dushanbe, TajikistanSyria Syria1–01–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

References
  1. Grimmer, Christoph (13 January 2008). "Obaidullah Karimi: Ein Hamburger als afghanischer Fußball-Held". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. Obaidullah Karimi at National-Football-Teams.com


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