Josef Shirdel

Josef Shirdel

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Josef Shirdel
Date of birth	3 April 1993
Place of birth	Hamburg, Germany
Height	186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Winger, Midfielder
Club information
Current team	ETSV Weiche
Number	7
Youth career
	1.FC Hellbrook
	HT 1816 Hamburg
-2011	FC St. Pauli
2011-2012	Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2012–2015	Hamburger SV II	45	(8)
2015-	ETSV Weiche	18	(6)
National team^‡
2016-	Afghanistan	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016

Mohamed Josef Shirdel (born 3 April 1993) is an Afghan footballer who plays as a forward for ETSV Weiche and for the Afghanistan national football team.

International career

Shirdel was called up for Afghanistan for the 2015 SAFF Championship games but did not compete because of illness. He was again called up for the World Cup 2018 Qualifying games against Japan and Singapore. He appeared for Afghanistan in the World Cup qualifying game on 24 March 2016, which was won by Japan 5-0.^[1][2] Shirdel scored his first goal in his second match for Afghanistan against Singapore.^[3]

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 March 2016	Takhti Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Singapore	2–0	2-1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

References

1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia : Japan 5 - 0 Afghanistan". FIFA. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
2. "Japan vs Afghanistan 5 - 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
3. Tan, Gabriel (29 March 2016). "Bernd Stange's Singapore reign ends in 2-1 defeat to Afghanistan". ESPN FC. Retrieved 29 March 2016. ...Josef Shirdel struck to seal the win for [Aghanistan].

External links

• Josef Shirdel profile at Soccerway