Omid Popalzay
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Omid Popalzay | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kabul, Afghanistan | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chittagong Abahani | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Estria | |||
| –2015 | NEC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | Achilles '29 | 55 | (5) |
| 2018 | FC Lienden | 11 | (15) |
| 2019 | Adelaide Comets | 8 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel | 4 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Olimpia Grudziądz | 30 | (3) |
| 2021– | Chittagong Abahani | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Afghanistan | 29 | (5) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021 | |||
Omid Popalzay (Dari: امید پوپلزی; born 25 January 1996 in Kabul) is an Afghan footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Chittagong Abahani in the Bangladesh Premier League.
Youth[]
Before joining Achilles '29 in 2015 Omid Popalzay played in the youth of and .
Career[]
Achilles '29[]
He signed in July 2015 his first professional contract for Achilles '29.[1] He was signed to play for the second team of Achilles '29 but was given a change for the first team after he impressed. On 11 September 2015 he made his debut for Achilles '29 against Sparta Rotterdam. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 win against FC Den Bosch.[2] One week after the win against FC Den Bosch he scored another goal and made an assist against Jong PSV with the end result being a 3–2 win for Achilles '29.[3]
Australia and Belgium[]
In the beginning of 2019, Popalzay moved abroad to Australia and joined Adelaide Comets FC.[4] In May 2019, he left the club to join Belgian club Sint-Eloois-Winkel.[5]
Olimpia Grudziądz[]
On 11 August 2020, Popalzay signed a contract with Polish club Olimpia Grudziądz. [6]
Chittagong Abahani[]
On 22 November 2021, Popalzay joined Bangladesh Premier League club Chittagong Abahani
International career[]
Omid Popalzay was called up for the Afghan national team for the World Cup Qualification match against Singapore on 8 October 2015.[7] They lost the match with 1–0 but Omid made his debut for his country. After this match he also played against Syria and Cambodia.
Career statistics[]
Club performance[]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe1 | Other2 | Total | |||||||
| 2015–16 | Achilles '29 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | 19 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | Achilles '29 | Eerste Divisie | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | Netherlands | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 5 | ||||
- Statistics accurate as of last match played on 9 November 2016.
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.[8]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 28 December 2015 | Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India |  Maldives |
2–1 | 4–1 | 2015 SAFF Championship |
| 2. | 4–1 | |||||
| 3. | 6 June 2017 | Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
| 4. | 11 June 2021 | Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Oman |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 16 November 2021 | Gloria Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey |  Indonesia |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Personal life[]
Popalzay holds both Dutch and Afghan passports.
References[]
- ^ "Boelens, Popalzay, Witteveen en Deckers definitief naar Achilles 1".
- ^ "Gelukkige zege Achilles dankzij een te late wissel".
- ^ "Omid Popalzay speler van de week, Hidde Jurjus nieuwe koploper".
- ^ NPL SA: Afghanistan international Omid Popalzay signs for Adelaide Comets, adelaidenow.com.au, 1 February 2019
- ^ Afghaanse Nederlander derde versterking voor Winkel Sport, kw.be, 21 May 2019
- ^ Omid Popalzay piłkarzem Olimpii!, 11 August 2020
- ^ "Singapore vs. Afghanistan - 8 October 2015 - Soccerway".
- ^ "Popalzay, Omid". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
External links[]
- Omid Popalzay at Soccerway
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- Living people
- 1996 births
- Afghan footballers
- Dutch footballers
- Afghan emigrants to the Netherlands
- Afghanistan international footballers
- Afghan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Association football midfielders
- Eerste Divisie players
- II liga players
- Achilles '29 players
- Olimpia Grudziądz players
- Dutch people of Pashtun descent
- Footballers from Kabul
- Afghan expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Sint-Eloois-Winkel Sport players
- FC Lienden players
- Adelaide Comets FC players
- Afghan football biography stubs