Ovays Azizi

Ovays Azizi (Dari: اویس عزیزي, born 29 January 1992) is an Afghan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ariana FC and the Afghanistan national football team.

Ovays Azizi
Personal information
Full name Ovays Azizi
Date of birth (1992-01-29) 29 January 1992
Place of birth Herat, Afghanistan
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Ariana FC
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Allerød FK
2010–2016 IF Skjold Birkerød
2016–2017 BK Avarta
2017 Boldklubben 1908
2017–2018 IF Skjold Birkerød
2018–2019 Kastrup Boldklub
2019– Maziya S&RC
National team
2015– Afghanistan 25 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:56, 28 March 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:56, 11 September 2017 (UTC)

International career

Azizi made his debut for the Afghanistan national football team in a 2-0 friendly loss to Thailand on 3 September 2015.[1]

Personal life

Azizi was born in Afghanistan, and lost his father and grandparents in the Afghan Civil War. At a young age, his mother and his 4 siblings were refugees in Iran. In 2001, he was accepted as a refugee in Denmark. Azizi is a semi-professional footballer, who also works as an occupational therapist.[2]

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References

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Thailand vs. Afghanistan (2:0)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. Journalist, Thomas Østerlin Koch (20 November 2016). "Fra Danmarksserien på Amager til det afghanske landshold". Politiken.


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