Omid Musawi

Omid Musawi
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Selangor
Number 48
Youth career
2006–2011 AGOVV
2011–2020 Twente
2020 Vitesse
2020–2022 PEC Zwolle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Para Hills Knights 9 (2)
2023 Achyronas-Onisilos 7 (0)
2024 Para Hills Knights 17 (4)
2024– Selangor 0 (0)
International career‡
2022– Afghanistan 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Omid Musawi (Persian:‌ امید موسوی; born 1 January 2001) is an Afghanistan professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and the Afghanistan national team.

Club career

Musawi fled Afghanistan at age five and eventually settled in Apledoorn, the Netherlands. At age ten he was scouted by Twente and signed to their academy. In October 2019, Musawi contract was terminated and he left the club because of personality conflicts and a change of coaching staff. During his time at the club, he was ultimately promoted to the reserve team, for which he made three appearances. He also tallied ten goals and three assists in thirty-one appearances for the under-19 side.[1] Following his long stint with Twente, he had spells with SBV Vitesse and PEC Zwolle.

Para Hills Knights

In July 2022, Musawi eventually signed with one of several interested clubs in Australia, Para Hills Knights marking his first professional career contract.[2] Para Hills advanced to the State League 1 South Australia Grand Final that season. Despite a goal by Musawi, the club ultimately fell to West Adelaide 3–4 and missed out on promotion to the National Premier Leagues South Australia.[3] During the 2022 season he made five league appearances, scoring one goal. He made an additional four appearances and scored another goal in the playoffs.[4] Following the season, Musawi returned to the Netherlands to train with Dordrecht.[2][5]

Achyronas-Onisilos

On 20 January 2023, Musawi signed with Cypriot Second Division club Achyronas-Onisilos. He make his debut in a 2–0 lost to Othellos Athienou on 11 February.

Return to Para Hills Knights

In January 2024, Masawi resigned with his former club Para Hills Knights.

Selangor

On 4 October 2024, Masawi signed with Malaysian Super League club Selangor, and debuted that evening for the reserve squad against Negeri Sembilan.[6]

International career

Musawi made his senior international debut on 1 June 2022 in a friendly against Vietnam. A week later, he made his competitive debut in a 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Hong Kong.[7][8]

International career statistics

As of 21 March 2024[8]
Afghanistan national team
Year Apps Goals
2022 4 0
2023 4 0
2024 1 0
Total 9 0

Career statistics

As of 8 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Para Hills Knights 2022[9] SL1 SA 9 2 — 9 2
Achyronas-Onisilos 2023 Cypriot Div 2 7 0 — 7 0
Para Hills Knights 2024[10] NPL SA 10 4 — 10 4
Career total 26 6 0 0 26 6


References

  1. ^ "Talentvolle vleugelaanvaller verlaat FC Twente voor nieuw avontuur bij Vitesse" (in Dutch). twenteinsite.nl. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Hoe Afghaans Twente-talent Musawi door advies van Zerrouki in Australië belandde" (in Dutch). twenteinseite.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 State League One Grand Final". Football South Australia. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  4. ^ "South Australian Player Database-M". SA Football Statistics. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Het ex-talent van Twente dat Afghaans international werd & in Australië belandde dat Afghaans international werd & in Australië belandde" (in Dutch). voetbalzone.nl. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Kenali Omid Musawi, Penyerang Muda Selangor Dari Afghanistan" (in Malaysian). Semuan Yabola. Retrieved 19 November 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  7. ^ de Vries, Vincent. "Zestien jaar na zijn vlucht uit Afghanistan komt de voetbaldroom van PEC-spits Omid Musawi uit" (in Dutch). destentor.nl. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
  8. ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  9. ^ "2023 Year Book" (PDF). Football South Australia. p. 44.
  10. ^ "Omid Musawi". Dribl. Football South Australia.