Nadiem Amiri

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)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 1899 Hoffenheim
Number 18
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– 1899 Hoffenheim 93 (8)
National team‡
2013–2014 Germany U18 8 (2)
2014–2016 Germany U19 13 (3)
2015–2016 Germany U20 3 (0)
2016– Germany U21 17 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 March 2018

Nadiem Amiri ([[[(Persian)]]]: ندیم امیری; born 27 October 1996) is a German football attacking midfielder who currently plays for 1899 Hoffenheim.[1]

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]

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.[7] 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.[8]

Personal life

He was born in Ludwigshafen to Afghan parents. He has a cousin Zubayr Amiri and brother Nauwid Amiri who also play football.

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. ↑ "Hoffenheim's Nadiem Amiri: the refugees' son who hasn't forgotten his roots". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  8. ↑ "Hoffenheim's Nadiem Amiri: the refugees' son who hasn't forgotten his roots". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
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