Farshad Noor

Farshad Noor
Noor with DPMM in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-10-02) 2 October 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Best, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 DPMM
Number 10
Youth career
Wilhelmina Boys
2004–2015 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 PSV 0 (0)
2013–2015 Jong PSV 67 (3)
2015–2017 Roda JC 26 (0)
2016–2017 → SC Cambuur (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2018 AFC Eskilstuna 8 (1)
2018–2020 Nea Salamis 59 (6)
2021 Persib Bandung 0 (0)
2021–2022 Al Hala 0 (0)
2022 Bahrain SC 0 (0)
2022–2023 Gokulam Kerala 20 (3)
2023– DPMM 27 (2)
International career‡
2010 Netherlands U17 2 (0)
2017– Afghanistan 33 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Farshad Noor (Dari: فرشاد نور; born 2 October 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Singapore Premier League club DPMM. Born in Netherlands, he represents the Afghanistan national team and is their current captain.[2]

Youth career

Noor joined the PSV Youth Academy in the 2004–05 season.

Club career

PSV

Noor signed his first professional contract with PSV on 15 February 2013.[3] Noor made his debut for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie against Sparta Rotterdam on 3 August 2013. He scored his first goal against Den Bosch on 20 September 2013.[4] After making 66 appearances and scoring 3 goals he left PSV for Roda JC.

Roda JC

On 7 August 2015 Noor signed a one-year contract with Roda JC.[5] After signing with Roda JC Noor was one of the better players in the first half of the season. He showed his skills with outstanding performance against Heracles Almelo in his debut with an assist and starting the first four games without being substituted. After a good first half of the season Noor got injured.[6] On 19 May 2016 Roda JC extended his contract until the summer of 2017.[7] After a good first year Noor didn't play much in the first half of the 2016–17 season. Eventually Roda JC and Noor decided to search for a new club on loan or a transfer to get more playtime.[8]

SC Cambuur

On 19 January 2017 Roda JC announced on their website that Noor was loaned to Cambuur until the summer of 2017.[9] He made his debut against his former team Jong PSV and made an assist in a 2–0 win.[10]

AFC Eskilstuna

On 28 July 2017, Noor signed a six-month contract with Swedish club AFC Eskilstuna.[11] He made his competitive debut for the club on 13 August 2017 in a 1–1 away draw with AIK. He was subbed on for Omar Eddahri in the 61st minute.[12]

Nea Salamis

In January 2018, Noor signed for Nea Salamis in the Cypriot First Division. He made his league debut for the club on 21 January 2018 in a 3–0 home victory over Pafos. He was subbed on for Alastair Reynolds in the 67th minute.[13] He scored his first league goal for the club as part of a brace on 10 March 2018 in a 6–2 away victory over Doxa. He scored in the 58th and 84th minutes.[14] In July 2020, Noor was released from the club.

Persib Bandung

On 21 March 2021, Noor moved to Asia to signed with Indonesia club, Persib Bandung. On 29 March 2021, he make his club debut in the 2021 Menpora Cup against Persita Tangerang. He was released by the club on 26 April 2021 after the cup final.

Al Hala

On 20 June 2021, Noor signed with Bahraini Premier League club, Al Hala.

Gokulam Kerala

In October 2022, Noor signed with I-League defending champions Gokulam Kerala.[15]

DPMM

In June 2023, Noor signed for Brunei DPMM, who play in the Singapore Premier League.[16] Later the same month, he scored his first goal for the club in a 6–0 victory over Young Lions via a penalty kick.[17]

International career

Noor with Afghanistan in 2023

Netherlands

Noor made his debut for the Netherlands U17 in a friendly match against Italy U17.[18]

Afghanistan

Noor was invited for the provisional squad for the training camp in Doha, Qatar.[19] He made his debut for Afghanistan in a friendly 2–1 win over Singapore on 23 March 2017.[20][21] [22]

On 10 September 2019, Noor scored his first goal for Afghanistan against Bangladesh in the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

In June 2023, Noor captained Afghanistan in the 2023 CAFA Nations Cup held in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. On 13 June 2023, he scored a banger from a free kick against Asian giant, Iran.

In the second leg of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – first round, Noor scored the only goal in the match securing the win over Mongolia at the MFF Football Centre which send Afghanistan to the second round.

Personal life

Noor was born in kabul, Afghanistan. When he was 5 years old his parents fled the country because of the war in Afghanistan. They currently live in Best, Netherlands.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 September 2024[24]
Club Season League Cup Other Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jong PSV 2013–14 Eerste Divisie 30 1 0 0 — — 30 1
2014–15 Eerste Divisie 37 2 0 0 — — 37 2
Total 67 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 3
Roda JC 2015–16 Eredivisie 12 0 1[a] 0 — — 13 0
2016–17 Eredivisie 14 0 1[a] 0 — — 15 0
Total 26 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 0
Cambuur 2016–17 Eerste Divisie 1 0 1[a] 0 — — 2 0
AFC Eskilstuna 2017 Allsvenskan 8 1 1[b] 0 — — 9 1
Nea Salamis 2017–18 Cypriot First Division 13 3 4[c] 0 — — 17 3
2018–19 Cypriot First Division 29 2 1[c] 0 — — 30 2
2019–20 Cypriot First Division 17 1 2[c] 0 — — 19 1
Total 59 6 7 0 0 0 0 0 66 6
Persib Bandung 2021–22 Liga 1 0 0 7[d] 0 — — 7 0
Gokulam Kerala 2022–23 I-League 20 3 4[e] 1 2[f][g] 0 — 26 4
DPMM 2023 Singapore Premier League 11 2 7[h] 3 1[g] 1 — 19 6
2024–25 Singapore Premier League 16 0 0 0 0 0 — 16 0
Total 27 2 7 3 1 1 0 0 35 6
Career total 202 15 29 4 3 1 0 0 234 20
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in KNVB Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Swedish Cup
  3. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in Cypriot Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Menpora Cup
  5. ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  6. ^ Appearance(s) in Baji Rout Cup
  7. ^ a b Appearance(s) in play–offs for AFC Cup
  8. ^ Appearance(s) in Singapore Cup

International

As of matches played 17 October 2023[25]
National team Year Apps Goals
Afghanistan 2017 8 0
2018 3 0
2019 8 1
2021 6 0
2022 3 1
2023 5 2
Total 33 4

International goals

Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.[26]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 September 2019 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan  Bangladesh 1–0 1–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 8 June 2022 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India  Hong Kong 1–2 1–2 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3. 13 June 2023 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan  Iran 1–5 1–6 2023 CAFA Nations Cup
4. 17 October 2023 MFF Football Centre, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia  Mongolia 1–0 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

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