Farzad Ataie

Farzad Ataie
	Ataie during training in Qatar
Personal information
Full name	Farzad Ghulam Ataie
Date of birth	December 30, 1991 (age 29)
Place of birth	Herat, Afghanistan
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender, Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Toofaan Harirod F.C.
Number	4
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 07, 2014; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 07, 2014

Farzad Ghulam Ataie (Persian: فرزاد غلام عطایی‎; born December 30, 1991) is an Afghan footballer who currently plays for Toofaan Harirod F.C. in Afghanistan. He is also a member of the Afghanistan national football team. He wears number 4, and his position on the field is defender.

Career[]

Ataie is currently playing for Toofaan Harirod F.C. in the Afghan Premier League. He is defender and wears shirt number 4.^[1]

International career[]

Ataie played every match in his country's victory at the 2013 SAFF Championship.^[2] In the semi-final against Nepal he was injured and taken off on an ambulance, but recovered in time to make the final victory against India.^[3]

In a friendly match against Kuwait he unfortunately caused two penalty kicks and received a red card.^{[citation needed]}