Taufee Skandari

Taufee Skandari
Skandari with Afghanistan in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Kabul, Afghanistan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 Lee Man
Number 99
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Windsor 2 (0)
2018 Woodford Town 0 (0)
2018–2019 SK Bischofshofen 12 (0)
2019 Bursaspor 0 (0)
2020–2021 Northwood 2 (0)
2021–2022 Ware 33 (10)
2022–2023 New Salamis 0 (0)
2023 B36 Tórshavn 20 (3)
2024 PSIS Semarang 7 (0)
2025– Lee Man 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Afghanistan 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Taufee Skandari (Dari: توفیق سکندری; born 2 April 1999) is an Afghan professional footballer who currently plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man and the Afghanistan national team.

Club career

Skandari started his career with Windsor before joining Woodford Town and then spending a season abroad with Austrian Regionalliga side SK Bischofshofen and Turkish club Bursaspor. He then returned to England to join Northwood before moving to Ware.[1]

In February 2023, he joined Faroe Islands Premier League side B36 Tórshavn from New Salamis.[2] Skandari left B36 Tórshavn after the 2023 season.[3]

On 9 August 2024, Skandari joined Liga 1 club PSIS Semarang.[4][5] On 19 December 2024, he was released by the club after making seven appearances.[6]

On 3 January 2025, Skandari signed for Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man.[7]

International career

In May 2023, Skandari was called up to the Afghanistan squad for the 2023 CAFA Nations Cup.[8] On 10 June 2023, he made his senior international debut, starting in a 1–0 loss to Kyrgyzstan.[9]

Personal life

Skandari was born in Afghanistan[1] before moving to England the following year.[8]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 11 June 2024[10]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Afghanistan 2023 7 0
2024 4 0
Total 11 0

References

  1. ^ a b "Ware Move for Afghan Midfielder". southern-football-league.co.uk. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ @B36 (4 February 2023). "new signing for @B36.To all our UK followers - say welcome to our english midfielder, Taufee Skandari (23)" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/taufee-skandari-3047701a2
  4. ^ "Taufee Skandari Jadi Pemain Asing Kedelapan PSIS". psis.co.id. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ "8/8 is completed. Welcome aboard, 𝐓𝐚𝐮𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢 🔵🇦🇫 #PSIS #YohIsoYoh #BELON92GETHER". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ "PSIS Resmi Berpisah dengan Fernandinho dan Taufee" (in Indonesian). PSIS Semarang. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  7. ^ 港超聯 打孖上！理文簽阿富汗國腳＋劉家喬 on.cc 3 January 2025
  8. ^ a b @B36 (25 May 2023). "our midfielder, Taufee Skandari (24), is selected for the Afghanistan national team" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Kyrgyzstan vs. Afghanistan". national-football-teams.com. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  10. ^ "Taufee Skandari". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 June 2023.