Shamsuddin Amiri
Shamsuddin Amiri (Persian: شمس الدین امیری) (born 12 February 1985) is an Afghan football player. The goalkeeper played for Kabul Bank FC and the Afghanistan national team. He is one of the most experienced players among the current Afghanistan national football team. In the June 2007 Amiri was given Afghanistan's best player of the year award at the age of only 22. He has scored only a single goal at club level, an extraordinary shot which was originally a goal kick. Taking the goal kick from the penalty spot, Amiri kicked it with such force that it soared the length of the pitch and went over the keeper's head in the other end and into the goal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amiri Shamsuddin | ||
| Date of birth | February 12, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Kabul, Afghanistan | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kabul Bank FC | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Pakistan Television FC[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Maiwand Kabul FC | ||
| 2004– | Kabul Bank FC | 240 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 2005– | Afghanistan | 17 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
References
- "Afghan football is back on its feet - Thaindian News". Thaindian.com. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
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