Hailai Arghandiwal

Hailai Arghandiwal (Dari: هیلی ارغندیوال‎; born 22 April 1996) is an Afghan American professional soccer player.[2] She has represented the Afghanistan women's national football team and signed for the German club Duisburg.

Hailai Arghandiwal
Personal information
Full name Hailai Arghandiwal
Date of birth (1996-04-22) 22 April 1996[1]
Place of birth Alameda, California, United States
Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Duisburg
Number 23
Youth career
2009–2011 Livermore Fusion SC Maroon 95
2011–2014 Pleasanton RAGE Premier
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Santa Clara Broncos 66 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 C.F. Florentia 1 (0)
2019- Duisburg 6 (0)
National team‡
2010– Afghanistan
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:55, 09 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:20, 1 March 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Arghandiwal agreed a transfer to Italian Serie A club C.F. Florentia in December 2018.[3]

International career

In 2010, as a 14-year-old high school pupil from Northern California, Arghandiwal was selected for the Afghanistan women's national football team at the 2010 SAFF Women's Championship in Bangladesh. Her experiences at the tournament inspired her to become a campaigner for women's rights in Afghanistan.[4] She was the national team captain at the 2012 SAFF Women's Championship in Sri Lanka.[5]

References
  1. "#10 - Hailai Arghandiwal - Pleasanton Rage ECNL U15". ECNL. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  2. Smith, Michelle (29 November 2013). "Humbled by her teammates' courage". ESPN W. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  3. "Hailai Arghandiwal È Una Giocatrice Della Florentia!" (in Italian). C.F. Florentia. 6 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  4. "Hailai Arghandiwal: Soccer Champion". Muslim American Leadership Alliance. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  5. Fancher, Lou (2 October 2012). "Dublin High student plays in Sri Lankan world soccer tourney". The Mercury News. Retrieved 8 December 2018.


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