Ata Yamrali (born 5 July 1982) is a German-Afghan former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Between 2007 and 2013 he made 12 appearances for the Afghanistan national team, scoring 3 goals.
Early life
Yamrali was born in Kabul.[1] In 1985, when Yamrali was three years old and the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan, his family fled from Kabul to Gumbat, Iran.[2] Three years later, they moved to Hamburg, Germany.[2]
Club career
Yamrali started playing club football at the age of 11, for SC Poppenbüttel[3] and also played youth football for Hamburger SV and TSV Sasel.[2] Having a suffered a shin fracture in May 2001, he had become a regular starter for SC Victoria Hamburg, playing in the fifth-tier Verbandsliga Hamburg, by November.[2]
International career
Yamrali scored his first international goal for Afghanistan in 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers against the hosts Kyrgyzstan, to ensure Afghanistan qualified for the finals. He was a member of the Afghanistan national team and appeared in two 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| TSV Sasel | 2000–01 | |||
| SC Victoria Hamburg | 2001–02 | Verbandsliga Hamburg | 13 | 2 |
| Holstein Quickborn | 2002–03 | Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia | 19 | 1 |
| TSV Sasel | 2003–04 | Oberliga Hamburg | 27 | 4 |
| 2004–05 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 4 | ||
| FC St. Pauli II | 2005–06 | Oberliga Nord | 30 | 4 |
| 2006–07 | 26 | 6 | ||
| Total | 56 | 10 | ||
| ASV Bergedorf | 2007–08 | Oberliga Nord | 9 | 1 |
| Niendorfer TSV | 2008–09 | Oberliga Hamburg | 29 | 5 |
| Wedeler TSV | 2009–10 | Oberliga Hamburg | 33 | 5 |
| TSV Sasel | 2010–11 | Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa | ||
| 2011–12 | Oberliga Hamburg | 33 | 1 | |
| Total | ||||
| VfL 93 Hamburg | 2012–13 | |||
| 2013–14 | ||||
| Total | ||||
| SV Uhlenhorst-Adler | 2014–15 | |||
| SC Poppenbüttel | 2014–15 | |||
| 2015–16 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | ||||
| SC Alstertal/Langenhorn | 2016–17 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 21 | 3 | ||
| SC Poppenbüttel | 2020–21 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | 15 | 5 | ||
| Total | 18 | 7 | ||
| Career total | ||||
International
- Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yamrali goal.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 May 2008 | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  Kyrgyzstan |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 2 | 5 December 2011 | New Delhi, India |  Sri Lanka |
3–1 | 3–1 | 2011 SAFF Championship |
| 3 | 7 December 2011 | New Delhi, India |  Bhutan |
1–0 | 8–1 | 2011 SAFF Championship |
References
- ^ a b c d "Ata Yamrali". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d Glauche, Peter (9 November 2001). "Fußballer zwischen zwei Welten" [Footballer between two worlds]. Welt (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Havekost, Folke; Stahl, Volker (26 November 2007). "WM-Qualifikation: Aus Norderstedt in die Nationalelf" [World Cup qualification: From Norderstedt to the national team]. Welt (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
- ^ Ata Yamrali – FIFA competition record (archived)
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