Obaidullah Karimi
Birth date21 December 1979 (age 46)
Birth placeKabul, Afghanistan
Height1.70 m
PositionForward
Years 12000–2001
Clubs 1Hamburger SV II
Years 22001–2002
Clubs 2SC Vorwärts-Wacker 04 Billstedt
Years 32002–2003
Clubs 3Altona 93
Caps 314
Goals 31
Years 42003–2004
Clubs 4SV Lurup
Years 52004–2008
Clubs 5FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03
Years 62008
Clubs 6SC Concordia von 1907
Caps 610
Goals 61
Years 72009–2011
Clubs 7Hamm United
Years 82011–2012
Clubs 8HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
Years 92012
Clubs 9Bramfelder SV
Years 102013
Clubs 10SV Uhlenhorst-Adler
Years 112013–2014
Clubs 11TuS Hamburg
Years 122014–2015
Clubs 12Störtebeker SV
Nationalyears 12003–2008
Nationalteam 1Afghanistan
Nationalcaps 17
Nationalgoals 11

Obaidullah Karimi (Persian: عبیدالله کریمی; born on 21 December 1979) is an Afghan former footballer who played as a forward. He was the first ever Afghan player to score a goal in FIFA World Cup qualification when he scored in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) against Syria.[1]

In his career, he had four metatarsal fractures.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
ClubSeasonDFB-PokalNational CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamburger SV II2000–01Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
SC Vorwärts-Wacker 04 Billstedt2001–02Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein30
Altona 932002–03Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein141
SV Lurup2003–04Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein00
FC Eintracht Norderstedt 032004–05Bezirksliga Hamburg Nord
2005–06Landesliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel
2006–07Oberliga Hamburg31
2007–0810
SC Concordia von 19072008–09Oberliga Hamburg101
Hamm United2008–09Bezirksliga Hamburg Ost
2009–10Landesliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel
2010–11
HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst2011–12Landesliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel
Bramfelder SV2012–13Oberliga Hamburg-
Career total

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Afghanistan200330
200400
200500
200600
200721
200820
Total71
Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karimi goal.[2]
List of international goals scored by Obaidullah Karimi
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
126 October 2007Dushanbe, TajikistanSyria1–01–22010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

References

  1. ^ Grimmer, Christoph (13 January 2008). "Obaidullah Karimi: Ein Hamburger als afghanischer Fußball-Held" (in German). Die Welt. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ 1