Nadiem Amiri

Nadiem Amiri (born 27 October 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen.[1]

Nadiem Amiri
Amiri with Germany U21 in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-10-27) 27 October 1996
Place of birth Ludwigshafen, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Number 11
Youth career
Ludwigshafener SC
1. FC Kaiserslautern
Waldhof Mannheim
2012–2014 1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 1899 Hoffenheim II 21 (4)
2015–2019 1899 Hoffenheim 106 (11)
2019– Bayer Leverkusen 33 (1)
National team‡
2013–2014 Germany U18 8 (2)
2014–2016 Germany U19 13 (3)
2015–2016 Germany U20 3 (0)
2016–2019 Germany U21 24 (6)
2019– Germany 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:11, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2020

Club career

1899 Hoffenheim

Amiri joined 1899 Hoffenheim in 2012 from Waldhof Mannheim. He made his Bundesliga debut on 7 February 2015 against VfL Wolfsburg in a 3–0 away defeat.[2] Amiri recorded his first goal of the season and for his club in a 3–3 draw to Borussia Mönchengladbach on 28 November.[3] On 30 April 2016, he scored the winning goal in the 84th minute to defeat FC Ingolstadt 04 with a 2–1 victory.[4] On 12 June 2017, he signed a contract extension which lasts until 2020.[5] On 20 October, Amiri scored a goal in a 3–1 UEFA Europa League victory over İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. and sealed their club's first ever victory in Europe.[6]

Bayer Leverkusen

Amiri signed a five-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen in July 2019.[7]

International career

Youth

Amiri made his debut for Germany under-21 in March 2016, coming on as a late substitute in a European U21 Championship qualifier against Russia under-21.[8] He was the part of the Germany under-21 team that won the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by defeating Spain under-21 in the final.[9]

Senior

He made his Germany national football team debut on 9 October 2019 in a friendly against Argentina. Despite being invited to join the Afghanistan national football team he decided to play for Germany. He substituted Julian Brandt in the 66th minute.[10]

Personal life

He was born in Ludwigshafen to Afghan parents from Kandahar. His cousins Zubayr Amiri and Nauwid Amiri also play football.

Career statistics

International
As of 11 November 2020[11]
Germany
YearAppsGoals
201930
202020
Total50

Honours

International
Germany

References
  1. "Germany – N. Amiri – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. "Wolfsburg vs. 1899 Hoffenheim – 7 February 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. "Gladbach fight back to rescue point at Hoffenheim". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  4. "TSG Hoffenheim 2-1 FC Ingolstadt 04". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. "NADIEM AMIRI EXTENDS TSG CONTRACT UNTIL 2020". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  6. "Hoffenheim record first ever European win against Basaksehir". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  7. "Amiri joins the Werkself". Bayer04.de. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
  8. "Hoffenheim's Nadiem Amiri: the refugees' son who hasn't forgotten his roots". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  9. "Hoffenheim's Nadiem Amiri: the refugees' son who hasn't forgotten his roots". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  10. "Germany v Argentina game report". ESPN. 9 October 2019.
  11. Nadiem Amiri at WorldFootball.net
  12. "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.


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