Hamidullah Karimi (born 6 February 1992)[1] is an Afghan footballer who currently plays as a forward for Indian club Delhi United S.C.[2] He has been capped for the Afghanistan national football team.[3]
 Karimi holding the trophy with Afghanistan at the 2013 SAFF Championship | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hamidullah Karimi | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Herat, Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Delhi United S.C. | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Ettefaq Herat | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012– | Toofan Harirod F.C. | 11 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Kohistan Herat (loan) | 13 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Meghe United | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Sorkhposhan Herat | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | → Delhi United S.C. (loan) | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Afghanistan | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 07, 2014 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 07, 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editKarimi joined Toofan Harirod F.C. in 2012. In the 2012 Afghan Premier League, he scored 9 goals in 5 games and was the league's top scorer, helping Toofan Harirod F.C. win the inaugural Afghan Premier League. In the 2013 Afghan Premier League, Toofan Harirod F.C. were eliminated by Shaheen Asmayee F.C. in the semi-finals. In Toofan Harirod F.C.'s final game of the season against Oqaban Hindukush F.C., Karimi scored 2 goals to help his team win third place of the 2013 Afghan Premier League. He later went on to play for Meghe United[4] in India, Sorkhposhan Herat and Delhi United.
International career
editKarimi was called up for Afghanistan's squad in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers but did not play in a single game. In the 2013 SAFF Championship, he was subbed in for Belal Arezou versus Maldives and had one chance that was saved after receiving a pass from Toofan Harirod teammate Maroof Mohammadi.
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 4 June 2013 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives |  Maldives |
1–0 | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–9 p) | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |
Honours
edit- Afghanistan
- Individual
- 2012 Afghan Premier League Golden Boot
- 2013 Afghan Premier League Golden Boot
References
edit- ^ "Hamidullah Karimi". Afghan Premier League. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Popularity of RAPL Players and Their Challenges". Tolo News. Archived from the original on 3 August 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Hamidullah Karimi". Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ^ "Lokmat Nagpur Premier League". Facebook. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ "Tofan Harirod wins the Final Cup of the Roshan APL". 19 October 2012.
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