Maziar Kouhyar

Maziar Kouhyar
Personal information
Full name Qamaruddin Maziar Kouhyar[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997[2]
Place of birth Afghanistan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Walsall
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2013 Coventry City
2013–2016 Walsall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Walsall 21 (1)
National team‡
2017– Afghanistan 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:14, 6 May 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2017

Maziar Kouhyar (Dari: مازیار كوهيار, born 30 September 1997), is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Football League One side Walsall.

Club career

Born in Afghanistan, Kouhyar moved to England as a two-year old due to conflict in his home country.[3] He started his career as a youth player with Coventry City before he was released in April 2013, he subsequently joined Walsall.[4] He went on to sign a two-year scholarship with the club, progressing to sign his first professional deal in February 2016, on a one-year contract with the option of a further year.[4] He made his professional debut in August 2016, in a 2–0 defeat to Chesterfield, replacing Kieron Morris as a substitute.[5] He scored his first goal for Walsall in an EFL Trophy tie against Grimsby Town on 30 August 2016.[6] On 9 December he signed a new contract with Walsall until the summer of 2019.[7]

International career

In October 2016, he received his first call-up to the Afghanistan senior side for the friendly against Malaysia.[3] While he was on international duty with the national team, he picked up an injury which cost him a minimum of 3 months without playtime and a surgery to his knee.[8] Kouhyar made his formal debut for Afghanistan in a friendly 2–0 loss to Oman on 30 August 2017.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 4 September 2018.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Walsall 2015–16[5] League One 0000000000
2016–17[5] League One 6000001[lower-alpha 1]171
2017–18[5] League One 15110104[lower-alpha 1]0211
2018–19[5] League One 0000101[lower-alpha 1]020
Career total 211102061302
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in EFL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Maz Kouhyar". 11v11. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Walsall's Maz Kouhyar delight over international call-up". Express and Star. 29 September 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. 1 2 "Walsall sign starlets Jordan Sangha and Qamaruddin Maziar Kouhyar". Express and Star. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Maziar Kouhyar - Soccerway". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Walsall 5 Grimsby 2". expressandstar.com. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Maziar Kouhyar: Walsall midfielder signs new contract with League One club". BBC. 9 December 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Walsall Midfielder Maziar Kouhyar Undergoes Surgery". bescotbanter. 21 October 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Oman vs Afghanistan 2 - 0 - FIFA Friendlies - 2017 - August - World Football". www.worldfootball.com.
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