Kanischka Taher

Kanischka Taher

Personal information
Date of birth	4 April 1991
Place of birth	Kabul, Afghanistan
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Kapellen-Erft
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2010–2012	Kaarst	50	(16)
2012–2013	Uedesheim	33	(2)
2013–2015	Alemannia Aachen II	30	(3)
2015–	Kapellen-Erft	27	(3)
National team^‡
2014–	Afghanistan U23	3	(0)
2015–	Afghanistan	7	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 January 2016

Kanischka Taher (born 4 April 1991) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kapellen-Erft and the Afghanistan national football team.

International

Taher played for the Afghanistan U23 side during the 2014 Asian Games.^[1] He made his competitive debut for the Afghanistan senior side on 8 September 2015 against Japan. He came on as a 88th minute substitute as Afghanistan lost 6–0.^[2] He scored his first goal for his country on 31 December 2015 in the SAFF Championship against Sri Lanka. His 50th minute goal helped Afghanistan win 5–0 and advance to final against India.^[3]

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2016^[4]

Afghanistan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	5	1
Total	5	1

References

1. "Bangladesh U23 1-0 Afghanistan U23". Soccerway.
2. "Afghanistan 0-6 Japan". Soccerway.
3. "Afghanistan 5-0 Sri Lanka". Soccerway.
4. Kanischka Taher profile at Soccerway