Omid Musawi

Omid Musawi (born 1 January 2001) is an Afghan footballer who currently plays for Achyronas-Onisilos and the Afghanistan national team.

Omid Musawi
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001
Place of birth Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Achyronas-Onisilos
Youth career
2006–2011 AGOVV
2011–2020 Twente
2020 Vitesse
2020–2022 PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Para Hills Knights 5 (1)
2023– Achyronas-Onisilos 7 (0)
International career‡
2022– Afghanistan 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:35, 27 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:35, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Musawi fled from Afghanistan at age five and eventually settled in the Apledoorn, Netherlands. At age ten he was scouted by FC Twente and signed to their academy. In October 2019 his contract was terminated and he left the club because of personality conflicts and a change of coaching staff. During his time at the club, he was ultimately promoted to the reserve team, for which he made three appearances. He also tallied ten goals and three assists in thirty-one appearances for the under-19 side.[1]

Following his long stint with Twente, he had spells with SBV Vitesse and PEC Zwolle. He eventually signed with one of several interested clubs in Australia, Para Hills Knights SC.[2] Para Hills advanced to the State League 1 South Australia Grand Final that season. Despite a goal by Musawi, the club ultimately fell to West Adelaide SC 3–4 and missed out on promotion to the National Premier Leagues South Australia.[3] During the 2022 season he made five league appearances, scoring one goal. He made an additional four appearances and scored another goal in the playoffs.[4] Following the season, he returned to the Netherlands to train with FC Dordrecht.[2][5]

International career

Musawi made his senior international debut on 1 June 2022 in a friendly against Vietnam. A week later he made his competitive debut in a 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Hong Kong.[6][7]

International career statistics
As of 13 June 2023[7]
Afghanistan national team
YearAppsGoals
2022 4 0
2023 2 0
Total60

References
  1. "Talentvolle vleugelaanvaller verlaat FC Twente voor nieuw avontuur bij Vitesse" (in Dutch). twenteinsite.nl. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. "Hoe Afghaans Twente-talent Musawi door advies van Zerrouki in Australië belandde" (in Dutch). twenteinseite.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. "2022 State League One Grand Final". Football South Australia. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  4. "South Australian Player Database-M". SA Football Statistics. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. "Het ex-talent van Twente dat Afghaans international werd & in Australië belandde dat Afghaans international werd & in Australië belandde" (in Dutch). voetbalzone.nl. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  6. de Vries, Vincent. "Zestien jaar na zijn vlucht uit Afghanistan komt de voetbaldroom van PEC-spits Omid Musawi uit" (in Dutch). destentor.nl. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  7. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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