Mustafa Azadzoy

Mustafa Azadzoy
	Azadzoy with Ayutthaya United in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	24 July 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Kabul, Afghanistan
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Youth career
2008–2011	Delmenhorster BV
2008–2011	VfB Oldenburg
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2013	VfB Oldenburg
2013–2016	TB Uphusen
2016	Nara United
2016–2017	Chainat Hornbill
2017	Chiangrai United
2017–2018	→ Chiangmai (loan)
2019	Chiangmai
2020	Nakhon Pathom United
2020–2021	Trat
2022	Muangthong United
2022	→ Ayutthaya United (loan)
2022–	Atlas Delmenhorst
International career
2011–	Afghanistan
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Afghanistan
SAFF Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 April 2022

Mustafa Azadzoy (Persian: مصطفي آزادزوي; born 24 July 1992) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Atlas Delmenhorst and the Afghanistan national team.

Early life

Azadzoy was born in Afghanistan to a Tajik mother and a Pashtun father. He has five older brothers and sisters. When he was just six months old, his family moved to Germany, although his uncle and aunt remain in Afghanistan. Soon clubs started noticing his talent, after spending time with Delmenhorster BV he was recruited by VfB Oldenburg who put Azadoy in their youth system.^[1]

Club career

After spending his youth career in VfB Oldenburg he signed for TB Uphusen in 2013.

International career

In 2011, Azadzoy made his debut for Afghanistan national team in the 2011 SAFF Championship. In February 2013 Azadzoy was called up by Afghan coach Mohammad Yousef Kargar to play for Afghanistan against Sri Lanka, encouraged by fellow Afghan-German footballer Mansur Faqiryar.^[1]

Azadzoy was part of Afghanistan's squad at the 2013 SAFF Championship, in which he scored his first ever goal against Bhutan in a 3–0 win in the group stages.^[2] He also scored the first goal in the Final against India, helping Afghanistan to a 2–0 win and handing them their first ever SAFF Championship.^[3]

Azadoy was included in Afghanistan's squad for the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup in the Maldives. In the group stages of the tournament Afghanistan claimed their first ever win at the AFC Challenge Cup with a 3–1 victory over Turkmenistan.^[4] Unfortunately after Afghanistan's 0–0 draw with Laos that confirmed their progression out of the group stage, an accident occurred while the Afghan players were being driven back to their hotel. Azadoy had to spend time in hospital over night and is set to miss three weeks, while his teammates Zohib Islam Amiri, Faisal Sakhizada, Ahmad Hatifi and Balal Arezou all suffered minor injuries. All five players are set to miss the semi-finals against Palestine. Former coach Mohammad Yousef Kargar and current coach Erich Rutemöller also suffered minor injuries.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Career statistics

Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Azadzoy goal.

List of international goals scored by Mustafa Azadzoy
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 September 2013	Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal	Bhutan	2–0	3–0	2013 SAFF Championship
2	11 September 2013	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal	India	1–0	2–0	2013 SAFF Championship
3	23 March 2017	Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar	Singapore	2–1	2–1	Friendly

Honours

Afghanistan

SAFF Championship: 2013

References

^ ^a ^b "Azadzoy spielt für Afghanistan" (in German). 16 February 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
^ "Afghanistan vs Bhutan match report". Goal.com. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
^ "Afghanistan vs India match report". Goal.com. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
^ "AFC Challenge Cup: Afghanistan 3–1 Turkmenistan". AFC. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
^ "Afghan contingent suffers minor injuries in team bus accident". AFC. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
^ Shimaaz Ali (25 May 2014). "Five Afghan players to miss semi". Maldives Soccer. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^ Mohamed Sajid (25 May 2014). "Afghanistan is all over worried". Maldives Soccer. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^ Shimaaz Ali (24 May 2014). "Afghan five players injured due to the accident". Maldives Soccer. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

External links

Mustafa Azadzoy at National-Football-Teams.com
Mustafa Azadzoy at Global Sports Archive
Mustafa Azadzoy at Soccerway
Goal.com Profile
Mustafa Azadzoy at WorldFootball.net
football.com profile

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[profile-1] "Azadzoy spielt für Afghanistan" (in German). 16 February 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

[2] "Afghanistan vs Bhutan match report". Goal.com. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

[3] "Afghanistan vs India match report". Goal.com. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2014.

[4] "AFC Challenge Cup: Afghanistan 3–1 Turkmenistan". AFC. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2014.

[5] "Afghan contingent suffers minor injuries in team bus accident". AFC. 25 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.

[6] Shimaaz Ali (25 May 2014). "Five Afghan players to miss semi". Maldives Soccer. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[7] Mohamed Sajid (25 May 2014). "Afghanistan is all over worried". Maldives Soccer. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[8] Shimaaz Ali (24 May 2014). "Afghan five players injured due to the accident". Maldives Soccer. Archived from the original on 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

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