Omid Popalzay

Omid Popalzay (Pashto: امید پوپلزای‎, born 25 January 1996 in Kabul) is an Afghan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Olimpia Grudziądz.

Omid Popalzay
Personal information
Full name Omid Popalzay
Date of birth (1996-01-25) 25 January 1996
Place of birth Kabul, Afghanistan
Position(s) Midfielder, Winger
Club information
Current team
 Olimpia Grudziądz
Youth career
SV Estria
 –2015 NEC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Achilles '29 43 (5)
2018 FC Lienden 11 (0)
2019 Adelaide Comets 0 (0)
2019–2020 KVC Winkel Sport 4 (0)
2020– Olimpia Grudziądz 0 (0)
National team‡
2015– Afghanistan 13 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 October 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 June 2017

Youth

Before joining Achilles '29 in 2015 Omid Popalzay played in the youth of SV Estria and N.E.C./FC Oss.

Career

Achilles '29

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 end result being a 3–2 win for Achilles '29.[3]

Australia and Belgium

In the beginning of 2019, Popalzay moved abroad to Australia and joined Adelaide Comets FC.[4] In May 2019, he left the club to join Belgian club KVC Winkel Sport.[5]

Olimpia Grudziądz

Omid Popalzay signed a contract with Polish club Olimpia Grudziądz on 11 August 2020. [6]


International career

Omid Popalzay was called up for the Afghan national team for the World Cup Qualification match against Singapore on 8 October 2015.[7] They lost the match with 1–0 but Omid made his debut for his country. After this match he also played against Syria and Cambodia.

Career statistics

Club performance
Club performance League Cup Continental Other Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Netherlands League KNVB Cup Europe1 Other2 Total
2015–16Achilles '29Eerste Divisie194———194
2016–17Achilles '29Eerste Divisie12110——131
Total Netherlands 31510——325
Career total 31510——325
Statistics accurate as of last match played on 9 November 2016.

1 Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

2 Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.

International goals
Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.[8]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 December 2015Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India Maldives2–13–02015 SAFF Championship
2.4–1
3.6 June 2017Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Maldives2–12–1Friendly

Personal life

Popalzay holds both Dutch and Afghan passports.

References
  1. http://www.omroepgelderland.nl/nieuws/2098346/Boelens-Popalzay-Witteveen-en-Deckers-definitief-naar-Achilles-1
  2. http://www.omroepgelderland.nl/nieuws/2105679/Gelukkige-zege-Achilles-dankzij-een-te-late-wissel
  3. http://www.omroepgelderland.nl/nieuws/2106291/Omid-Popalzay-speler-van-de-week-Hidde-Jurjus-nieuwe-koploper
  4. NPL SA: Afghanistan international Omid Popalzay signs for Adelaide Comets, adelaidenow.com.au, 1 February 2019
  5. Afghaanse Nederlander derde versterking voor Winkel Sport, kw.be, 21 May 2019
  6. Omid Popalzay piłkarzem Olimpii!, 11 August 2020
  7. https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/10/08/asia/wc-qualifying-asia/singapore/afghanistan/2028678/?ICID=PL_MS_05
  8. "Popalzay, Omid". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.