Mansur Faqiryar

Mansur Faqiryar
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-01-03) 3 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Kabul, Afghanistan
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2006 FC Union 60 Bremen
2006–2009 FC Oberneuland 44 (0)
2007–2008 → Goslarer SC (loan)
2009–2015 VfB Oldenburg 122 (0)
International career
2011–2016 Afghanistan 23 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Afghanistan
SAFF Championship
Winner 2013 Nepal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mansur Faqiryar (born 3 January 1986) is an Afghan former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for clubs in Germany and represented the Afghanistan national team at international level.

Club career

In 2005, Faqiryar signed for amateur club FC Union 60 Bremen. He played there for one season before moving to FC Oberneuland in 2006. Whilst at the club he managed 44 appearances in the league as well as two appearances in the DFB-Pokal.[1]

In 2009, he signed with Niedersachsenliga club VfB Oldenburg.

International career

In 2011, Faqiryar made his debut for the Afghanistan national team,[2] in a 3–0 win over Bhutan. In 2011, he collected five caps overall. He was voted Best Player of the Tournament in the SAFF 2013 for his great goalkeeping efforts.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB-Pokal Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Union 60 Bremen 2005–06 Bezirksliga Bremen – –
FC Oberneuland 2006–07[1] Bremen-Liga 6 0 – – 6 0
2007–08[1] Bremen-Liga 14 0 – 2 0 16 0
2008–09[1] Regionalliga Nord 24 0 2 0 – 26 0
Total 44 0 2 0 2 0 48 0
Goslarer SC (loan) 2007–08 Landesliga Braunschweig – –
VfB Oldenburg 2009–10[2] Niedersachsenliga 31 0 – – 31 0
2010–11[2] 17 0 – – 17 0
2011–12[2] 14 0 0 0 – 14 0
2012–13[1] Regionalliga Nord 30 0 – – 30 0
2013–14[1] 28 0 – – 28 0
2014–15[1] 2 0 – – 2 0
Total 122 0 0 0 0 0 122 0
Career total 166 0 2 0 2 0 170 0

Honours

Afghanistan

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Mansur Faqiryar » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d Mansur Faqiryar at National-Football-Teams.com