Mosawer Ahadi (born 8 March 2000) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Balzan and the Afghanistan national football team.[2][3]

Mosawer Ahadi
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Balzan
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2016 Legirus Inter
2016–2017 HJK Helsinki
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 PKKU 19 (3)
2018 FC Honka 1 (0)
2018Honka Akatemia 12 (2)
2018EIF (loan) 8 (0)
2019 JäPS 6 (1)
2020 Espoo 13 (4)
2021–2022 HIFK 24 (0)
2022 EIF 8 (0)
2023–2024 HIFK 24 (4)
2024– Balzan 7 (0)
International career
2017 Finland U17 6 (2)
2017–2018 Finland U18 3 (1)
2023– Afghanistan 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:28, 4 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:26, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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Palloherko Keski-Uusimaa

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Ahadi's first senior club was PKKU in the Kakkonen. He made his senior league debut for the club on 29 April 2017 in a 3–2 away victory over PEPO. He was subbed off after 68 minutes, to be replaced by Phondo Wälläri.[4] He scored his first league goal for the club on 13 June 2017 in a 1–1 home draw with Klubi 04. His goal, scored in the 61st minute, made the score 1-1.[5]

Honka

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In December 2017, Ahadi moved to FC Honka in the Veikkausliiga, arriving alongside Felix Ferahyan and Youness Rahimi.[6][7] He made his league debut for the club on 14 May 2018 in a short stint off the bench against VPS. He was subbed on for Kasperi Liikonen in the 88th minute.[8] For the remainder of the season, Ahadi played with the Honka youth team, Honka Akatemia in the Kakkonen. He scored two goals in Honka Akatemia's 6–0 victory over KK-46 on 1 June 2018.[9]

After coming back from loan at Ekenäs, Ahadi signed a contract extension with Honka for the 2019 season.[10]

Ekenäs (loan)

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In July 2018, Ahadi was loaned out to Ekenäs in the Ykkönen.[11] He made his league debut for the club on 28 July 2018 in a 3–0 away victory over Jaro. He was subbed on for Hanson Boakai in the 77th minute.[12]

HIFK

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On 5 February 2021, he signed with HIFK for the 2021 season.[13] In December 2021, the contract was extended for the 2022 season, with an option for 2023.[14]

Return to EIF

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On 12 August 2022, Ahadi returned to EIF until the end of the season.[15]

Return to HIFK, move to Balzan

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On 7 December 2022, Ahadi once again signed with HIFK for the 2023 season, but was released in 2024.[16] In July 2024, he was signed by the Maltese Premier League side Balzan.[17]

International career

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He made his first appearance for Finland U17s on 16 January 2017 in a 3–3 draw with Belarus U17s. He made two appearances in Finland's UEFA European U17 Championship qualification run. One came in a 6–2 away defeat to Germany U17s,[18] and the other in a 5–0 away victory against Armenia U17s, in which he scored a goal in the 54th minute.[19]

He made his senior debut for Afghanistan in 2023.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mosawer Ahadi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  2. ^ Mosawer Ahadi at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ^ Mosawer Ahadi at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "PEPO vs. PKKU – 29 April 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  5. ^ "PKKU vs. Klubi 04 – 13 June 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Honka kiinnitti kolme uutta pelaajaa". esporthonka.fi (in Finnish). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  7. ^ "PKKU-lupaus Mosawer Ahadi liiganousija FC Honkaan". keski-uusimaa.fi (in Finnish). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  8. ^ "VPS vs. Honka – 14 May 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  9. ^ "Honka Akatemia vs. BK-46 – 1 June 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  10. ^ Honka kiinnitti kolme uutta pelaajaa, esporthonka.fi, 20 December 2018
  11. ^ "ANFALLAREN MOSAWER AHADI KLAR FÖR EIF RESTEN AV SÄSONGEN". ekenasif.fi (in Finnish). 27 July 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Jaro vs. Ekenas – 28 July 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  13. ^ "TIEDOTE: HIFK:lle neljä uutta pelaajasopimusta" (in Finnish). HIFK. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  14. ^ "Mosawer Ahadi jatkaa HIFK:ssa" (in Finnish). HIFK. 23 December 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  15. ^ "KANTÉ OCH AHADI FÖRSTÄRKER EIF" (in Finnish). EIF. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Mosawer Ahadi sopimukseen HIFK:n kanssa" [Mosawer Ahadi has an agreement with HIFK] (in Finnish). HIFK. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
  17. ^ Lia, Gianluca (29 July 2024). "Watch: Balzan sign Afghanistan international midfielder". SportsDesk. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Germany U17 vs. Finland U17 – 25 March 2017 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
  19. ^ "Armenia U17 vs. Finland U17 – 28 March 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 November 2018.