Ata Yamrali (born 5 July 1982) is a German-Afghan former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Between 2007 and 2013 he made 12 appearances for the Afghanistan national team, scoring 3 goals.

Ata Yamrali
Personal information
Full name Ata Mohammed Yamrali
Date of birth (1982-07-05) 5 July 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Kabul, Afghanistan
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
SC Poppenbüttel
Hamburger SV
TSV Sasel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 TSV Sasel
2001–2002 SC Victoria Hamburg 13 (2)
2002–2003 Holstein Quickborn 19 (1)
2003–2005 TSV Sasel 47 (4)
2005–2007 FC St. Pauli II 55 (10)
2007–2008 ASV Bergedorf 9 (1)
2008–2009 Niendorfer TSV 29 (5)
2009–2010 Wedeler TSV 33 (5)
2010–2012 TSV Sasel
2012–2014 VfL 93 Hamburg
2014–2015 SV Uhlenhorst-Adler
2015–2016 SC Poppenbüttel
2016–2020 SC Alstertal/Langenhorn 21 (3)
2020–2022 SC Poppenbüttel 18 (7)
International career
2007–2013 Afghanistan 12 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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Yamrali was born in Kabul.[1] In 1985, when Yamrali was three years old and the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan, his family fled from Kabul to Gumbat, Iran.[2] Three years later, they moved to Hamburg, Germany.[2]

Club career

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Yamrali started playing club football at the age of 11, for SC Poppenbüttel[3] and also played youth football for Hamburger SV and TSV Sasel.[2] Having a suffered a shin fracture in May 2001, he had become a regular starter for SC Victoria Hamburg, playing in the fifth-tier Verbandsliga Hamburg, by November.[2]

International career

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Yamrali scored his first international goal for Afghanistan in 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers against the hosts Kyrgyzstan, to ensure Afghanistan qualified for the finals. He was a member of the Afghanistan national team and appeared in two 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[1]
Club Season League
Division Apps Goals
TSV Sasel 2000–01
SC Victoria Hamburg 2001–02 Verbandsliga Hamburg 13 2
Holstein Quickborn 2002–03 Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia 19 1
TSV Sasel 2003–04 Oberliga Hamburg 27 4
2004–05 20 0
Total 47 4
FC St. Pauli II 2005–06 Oberliga Nord 30 4
2006–07 26 6
Total 56 10
ASV Bergedorf 2007–08 Oberliga Nord 9 1
Niendorfer TSV 2008–09 Oberliga Hamburg 29 5
Wedeler TSV 2009–10 Oberliga Hamburg 33 5
TSV Sasel 2010–11 Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa
2011–12 Oberliga Hamburg 33 1
Total
VfL 93 Hamburg 2012–13
2013–14
Total
SV Uhlenhorst-Adler 2014–15
SC Poppenbüttel 2014–15
2015–16 2 1
Total
SC Alstertal/Langenhorn 2016–17 6 1
2017–18 5 1
2018–19 10 1
2019–20 0 0
Total 21 3
SC Poppenbüttel 2020–21 3 2
2021–22 15 5
Total 18 7
Career total

International

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Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yamrali goal.[1]
List of international goals scored by Ata Yamrali
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 May 2008 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan   Kyrgyzstan 1–0 1–0 2008 AFC Challenge Cup
2 5 December 2011 New Delhi, India   Sri Lanka 3–1 3–1 2011 SAFF Championship
3 7 December 2011 New Delhi, India   Bhutan 1–0 8–1 2011 SAFF Championship

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ata Yamrali". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d Glauche, Peter (9 November 2001). "Fußballer zwischen zwei Welten" [Footballer between two worlds]. Welt (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  3. ^ Havekost, Folke; Stahl, Volker (26 November 2007). "WM-Qualifikation: Aus Norderstedt in die Nationalelf" [World Cup qualification: From Norderstedt to the national team]. Welt (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
  4. ^ Ata YamraliFIFA competition record (archived)