Obaidullah Karimi (Persian: عبیدالله کریمی; born on 21 December 1979) is an Afghan former footballer who played as a forward. He was the only Afghan player to score a goal in a FIFA World Cup qualification when he scored in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) against Syria.[1]

In his career, he had four metatarsal fractures.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season DFB-Pokal National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hamburger SV II 2000–01 Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
SC Vorwärts-Wacker 04 Billstedt 2001–02 Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein 3 0
Altona 93 2002–03 Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein 14 1
SV Lurup 2003–04 Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein 0 0
FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03 2004–05 Bezirksliga Hamburg Nord
2005–06 Landesliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel
2006–07 Oberliga Hamburg 3 1
2007–08 1 0
SC Concordia von 1907 2008–09 Oberliga Hamburg 10 1
Hamm United 2008–09 Bezirksliga Hamburg Ost
2009–10 Landesliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel
2010–11
HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst 2011–12 Landesliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel
Bramfelder SV 2012–13 Oberliga Hamburg -
Career total

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Afghanistan 2003 3 0
2004 0 0
2005 0 0
2006 0 0
2007 2 1
2008 2 0
Total 7 1
Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karimi goal.[2]
List of international goals scored by Obaidullah Karimi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 October 2007 Dushanbe, Tajikistan Syria Syria 1–0 1–2 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

References

  1. ^ a b Grimmer, Christoph (13 January 2008). "Obaidullah Karimi: Ein Hamburger als afghanischer Fußball-Held". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Obaidullah Karimi at National-Football-Teams.com


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