Mohamed Josef Shirdel (born 3 April 1993) is a German Afghan professional footballer who plays for Dersimspor in the Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa and plays for the Afghanistan national football team.

Josef Shirdel
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Josef Shirdel
Date of birth (1993-04-03) 3 April 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger, Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Dersimspor
Number TBA
Youth career
1.FC Hellbrook
HT 1816 Hamburg
–2011 FC St. Pauli
2011–2012 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Hamburger SV II 45 (8)
2015–2016 ETSV Weiche 25 (6)
2017– Dersimspor 0 (0)
International career
2016– Afghanistan 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2016

International career

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Shirdel was called up for Afghanistan for the 2015 SAFF Championship games but did not compete because of illness. He was again called up for the World Cup 2018 Qualifying games against Japan and Singapore. He appeared for Afghanistan in the World Cup qualifying game on 24 March 2016, which was won by Japan 5–0.[1][2] Shirdel scored his first goal in his second match for Afghanistan against Singapore.[3]

International goals

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References

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  1. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia : Japan 5 – 0 Afghanistan". FIFA. Archived from the original on 23 June 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Japan vs Afghanistan 5 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  3. ^ Tan, Gabriel (29 March 2016). "Bernd Stange's Singapore reign ends in 2–1 defeat to Afghanistan". ESPN FC. Retrieved 29 March 2016. ...Josef Shirdel struck to seal the win for [Afghanistan].
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