Esmat Shanwary
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Esmat Shanwary | ||
Date of birth | 9 October 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Kabul, Afghanistan | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC Lienden | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2003–2009 | N.E.C. | ||
2009–2012 | |||
2012–2014 | FC Utrecht | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Achilles '29 | 13 | (0) |
2015 | GVVV | 11 | (0) |
2016–2017 | HSV Hoek | ||
2017 | UDI '19 | ||
2017–2018 | DESO | ||
2018–2019 | SV Hatert | ||
2019– | FC Lienden | ||
National team‡ | |||
2006–2008 | 7 | (0) | |
2008–2009 | Netherlands u-16 | 4 | (0) |
2015– | Afghanistan | 3 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 26, 2015 |
Esmat Shanwary (Dari: عصمت شنواری;) born (9 October 1993) in Kabul is an Afghan footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Lienden.
Youth[]
Shanwary played in the youth of , , N.E.C., and FC Utrecht before joining Achilles '29 in 2014.
Career[]
Shanwary signed his first professional contract for FC Utrecht. Many clubs where interested in signing him but he said no to clubs like De Graafschap, PSV and his former club N.E.C.. Shanwary was on trial at De Graafschap and PSV and made a good impression but FC Utrecht came with the best offer. In his first match for FC Utrecht he got injured which ended his season. In the 2014–2015 season Shanwary played for First Division club Achilles '29. Esmat made his debut in an away match against Jong PSV as a substitute. Shanwary made his debut in the KNVB Beker as a substitute against FC Twente. Esmat signed a contract with Topklasse club GVVV in May 2015. On 15 December 2015 the club of Shanwary decided to not give a new contract. He had to leave the club.[1] Shanwary signed a contract with HSV Hoek in November.
International career[]
Shanwary was called up for the Afghan national team for a friendly match against Kyrgyzstan on 31 March 2015. Because of a heavy snow storm the match was cancelled. Eventually he made his debut against Laos in a friendly match. They won the match with 2–0.[2] Shanwary played his second game for the Afghan national team against Bangladesh. He came in the second half as a substitute. He scored in the last minutes of the game with a beautiful shot which made the score end in a 1–1 draw.
International goals[]
Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2 June 2015 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Bangladesh | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Career statistics[]
Club performance[]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe1 | Other2 | Total | |||||||
2014–15 | Achilles '29 | Eerste Divisie | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0 |
2015–16 | GVVV | Topklasse | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
Total | Netherlands | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0 | |
Career total | 13 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13 | 0 |
- Statistics accurate as of last match played on 26 March 2015.
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.
Personal life[]
Shanwary holds both Dutch and Afghan passports.
References[]
External links[]
- Esmat Shanwary at Soccerway
- Living people
- Pashtun people
- 1993 births
- Afghan footballers
- Afghan emigrants to the Netherlands
- Afghanistan international footballers
- Afghan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Association football midfielders
- Dutch people of Pashtun descent
- Footballers from Kabul
- Achilles '29 players
- GVVV players
- HSV Hoek players
- FC Lienden players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Derde Divisie players
- Afghan football biography stubs