Mansur Faqiryar (born 3 January 1986) is an Afghan former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for clubs in Germany and represented the Afghanistan national team at international level.
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 January 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kabul, Afghanistan | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | FC Union 60 Bremen | ||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | FC Oberneuland | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | → Goslarer SC (loan) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2015 | VfB Oldenburg | 122 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2016 | Afghanistan | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
In 2005, Faqiryar signed for amateur club FC Union 60 Bremen. He played there for one season before moving to FC Oberneuland in 2006. Whilst at the club he managed 44 appearances in the league as well as two appearances in the DFB-Pokal.[1]
In 2009, he signed with Niedersachsenliga club VfB Oldenburg.
International career
In 2011, Faqiryar made his debut for the Afghanistan national team,[2] in a 3–0 win over Bhutan. In 2011, he collected five caps overall. He was voted Best Player of the Tournament in the SAFF 2013 for his great goalkeeping efforts.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Union 60 Bremen | 2005–06 | Bezirksliga Bremen | – | – | ||||||
| FC Oberneuland | 2006–07[1] | Bremen-Liga | 6 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08[1] | Bremen-Liga | 14 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09[1] | Regionalliga Nord | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | ||
| Total | 44 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Goslarer SC (loan) | 2007–08 | Landesliga Braunschweig | – | – | ||||||
| VfB Oldenburg | 2009–10[2] | Niedersachsenliga | 31 | 0 | – | – | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11[2] | 17 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12[2] | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13[1] | Regionalliga Nord | 30 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14[1] | 28 | 0 | – | – | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2014–15[1] | 2 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 122 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 166 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 170 | 0 | ||
Honours
Afghanistan
Individual
- SAFF Championship Best Goalkeeper Award: 2013