Agil Etemadi

Agil Etemadi
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-04-23) 23 April 1987
Place of birth Tehran, Iran
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 De Graafschap
Number 1
Youth career
1996–2005 Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2007 Heerenveen II
2007–2010 Heerenveen 0 (0)
2009–2010 → Emmen (loan) 12 (0)
2010–2011 Veendam 1 (0)
2011–2012 Groningen 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Tractor Sazi (loan) 0 (0)
2012–2013 Tractor Sazi 9 (0)
2013–2016 Almere City 60 (0)
2016–2017 Sanat Naft Abadan 0 (0)
2017– De Graafschap 1 (0)
National team
2007 Netherlands U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 July 2018

Agil Etemadi (Persian: عقیل اعتمادی‎; born 23 April 1987) is an Iranian–Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for De Graafschap.

Club career

Etemadi came through the Heerenveen youth system and played for Eerste Divisie teams Emmen, Veendam and Almere City. He also was a back-up goalkeeper at Groningen and played in Iran for Tractor Sazi.[1]

He went on a trial with Iran Pro League club Steel Azin in 2009 but he was not signed.[2] In summer 2017, Etemadi signed a 2-year contract with another Eerste Divisie side, De Graafschap.[3]

International career

Etemadi has been invited to Netherlands national under-21 football team before.[4][5] He has stated that he wishes to play for Iran national football team.[6]

Personal life

Etemadi was born in Tehran, Iran [7] and moved to Holland, aged 6. He can speak Persian.[8] He is the brother of former-Iranian football player Zabih Etemadi.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Etemadi: Voor de grap in het doel (Bio) - Almere City (in Dutch)
  2. ↑ (in Persian) حضور عقیل اعتمادی در استیل آذین منتفی شد Archived March 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Agil Etemadi tekent bij De Graafschap - De Graafschap (in Dutch)
  4. ↑ uefa.com. "Hosts and holders name likely lads – UEFA.com". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  5. ↑ uefa.com. "Experienced look to Jong Oranje – UEFA.com". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  6. ↑ (in Persian) goal.com
  7. ↑ "Latest Football News, Transfer Rumours & More". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. ↑ (in Persian) Goal daily
  9. ↑ Bos, Gerard (31 October 2003). "Zabih en Agil Etemadi genieten bij aartsrivalen". Friesch Dagblad. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
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