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Personal information | |||
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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) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | PSPS Riau | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
SV Estria | |||
–2015 | NEC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2015–2018 | Achilles '29 | 53 | (5) |
2018 | FC Lienden | 11 | (0) |
2019 | Adelaide Comets | 4 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel | 4 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Olimpia Grudziądz | 30 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Chittagong Abahani | 20 | (5) |
2023 | Ariana | 3 | (0) |
2023 | Nejmeh | 2 | (0) |
2023– | PSPS Riau | 11 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2015– | Afghanistan | 41 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 |
Omid Popalzay ( Dari: امید پوپلزی; born 25 January 1996) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga 2 club PSPS Riau and the Afghanistan national team.
Before joining Achilles '29 in 2015 Omid Popalzay played in the youth of SV Estria and N.E.C./FC Oss.[ citation needed]
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 result being a 3–2 win for Achilles '29. [3]
In the beginning of 2019, Popalzay moved abroad to Australia and joined Adelaide Comets. [4] In May 2019, he left the club to join Belgian club Sint-Eloois-Winkel. [5]
On 11 August 2020, Popalzay signed a contract with Polish club Olimpia Grudziądz. [6]
On 22 November 2021, Popalzay joined Bangladesh Premier League club Chittagong Abahani.
After a failed move to Kelantan, [7] Popalzay signed a deal with Swedish Ettan Fotboll club Ariana at the end of March 2023. [8]
On 11 June 2023, Popalzay joined Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh. [9]
Omid Popalzay made his debut for the Afghanistan national team in their World Cup Qualification match against Singapore on 8 October 2015. [10] They lost the match 1–0. After this match, he also played for the national team against Syria and Cambodia.
Popalzay holds both Dutch and Afghan passports.[ citation needed]
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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 |
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 28 December 2015 | Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5. | 16 November 2021 | Gloria Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
6. | 12 September 2023 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Nejmeh
![]() | |||
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) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | PSPS Riau | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
SV Estria | |||
–2015 | NEC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2015–2018 | Achilles '29 | 53 | (5) |
2018 | FC Lienden | 11 | (0) |
2019 | Adelaide Comets | 4 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Sint-Eloois-Winkel | 4 | (0) |
2020–2021 | Olimpia Grudziądz | 30 | (3) |
2021–2022 | Chittagong Abahani | 20 | (5) |
2023 | Ariana | 3 | (0) |
2023 | Nejmeh | 2 | (0) |
2023– | PSPS Riau | 11 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2015– | Afghanistan | 41 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023 |
Omid Popalzay ( Dari: امید پوپلزی; born 25 January 1996) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga 2 club PSPS Riau and the Afghanistan national team.
Before joining Achilles '29 in 2015 Omid Popalzay played in the youth of SV Estria and N.E.C./FC Oss.[ citation needed]
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 result being a 3–2 win for Achilles '29. [3]
In the beginning of 2019, Popalzay moved abroad to Australia and joined Adelaide Comets. [4] In May 2019, he left the club to join Belgian club Sint-Eloois-Winkel. [5]
On 11 August 2020, Popalzay signed a contract with Polish club Olimpia Grudziądz. [6]
On 22 November 2021, Popalzay joined Bangladesh Premier League club Chittagong Abahani.
After a failed move to Kelantan, [7] Popalzay signed a deal with Swedish Ettan Fotboll club Ariana at the end of March 2023. [8]
On 11 June 2023, Popalzay joined Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh. [9]
Omid Popalzay made his debut for the Afghanistan national team in their World Cup Qualification match against Singapore on 8 October 2015. [10] They lost the match 1–0. After this match, he also played for the national team against Syria and Cambodia.
Popalzay holds both Dutch and Afghan passports.[ citation needed]
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 |
1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.
2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 28 December 2015 | Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
5. | 16 November 2021 | Gloria Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
6. | 12 September 2023 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Nejmeh