Hamidullah Karimi
{{short description|Afghan footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2013}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hamidullah Karimi
| image = Hamid Karimi.jpg
| image_size = 220
| caption = Karimi holding the trophy with Afghanistan at the 2013 SAFF Championship
| fullname = Hamidullah Karimi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|2|6}}
| birth_place = Herat, Afghanistan
| height = {{height|m=1.79}}
| position = Forward
| currentclub = Delhi United S.C.
| clubnumber = 9
| years1 = 2012
| clubs1 = Ettefaq Herat
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2012–
| clubs2 = Toofan Harirod F.C.
| caps2 = 11
| goals2 = 16
| years3 = 2013
| clubs3 = → Kohistan Herat (loan)
| caps3 = 13
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2014–2015
| clubs4 = Meghe United
| caps4 = 0
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2015–2017
| clubs5 = Sorkhposhan Herat
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2017–
| clubs6 = → Delhi United S.C. (loan)
| caps6 = 4
| goals6 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2013–
| nationalteam1 = Afghanistan
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = June 07, 2014
| nationalteam-update = June 07, 2014
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|AFG}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|SAFF Championship}}
{{Medal|W|2013 Nepal|}}
}}
Hamidullah Karimi (born 6 February 1992){{cite web|url=http://www.afghanpremierleague.com/players/hamidullah-karimi-1|title=Hamidullah Karimi|publisher=Afghan Premier League|accessdate=19 June 2017}} is an Afghan footballer who currently plays as a forward for Indian club Delhi United S.C.{{cite web|url=http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/11415-popularity-of-rapl-players-and-their-challenges|title=Popularity of RAPL Players and Their Challenges|work=Tolo News|accessdate=29 October 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130803140541/http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/11415-popularity-of-rapl-players-and-their-challenges|archivedate=3 August 2013}} He has been capped for the Afghanistan national football team.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/52496/Hamidullah_Karimi.html|title= Hamidullah Karimi|accessdate=29 October 2013}}
Club career
Karimi joined Toofan Harirod F.C. in 2012. In the 2012 Afghan Premier League, he scored 9 goals in 5 games and was the league's top scorer, helping Toofan Harirod F.C. win the inaugural Afghan Premier League. In the 2013 Afghan Premier League, Toofan Harirod F.C. were eliminated by Shaheen Asmayee F.C. in the semi-finals. In Toofan Harirod F.C.'s final game of the season against Oqaban Hindukush F.C., Karimi scored 2 goals to help his team win third place of the 2013 Afghan Premier League. He later went on to play for Meghe United{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/LokmatNPL/posts/1506871912871564|title=Lokmat Nagpur Premier League|publisher=Facebook|accessdate=19 June 2017}} in India, Sorkhposhan Herat and Delhi United.
International career
Karimi was called up for Afghanistan's squad in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers but did not play in a single game. In the 2013 SAFF Championship, he was subbed in for Belal Arezou versus Maldives and had one chance that was saved after receiving a pass from Toofan Harirod teammate Maroof Mohammadi.
International goals
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No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 4 June 2013 | National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | {{fb|MDV}} | align=center|1–0 | align=center| 1–1 {{aet}} (7–9 p) | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup |
Honours
References
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Category:Afghan men's footballers
Category:Sportspeople from Herat
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Afghanistan men's international footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in India
Category:Afghan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Afghan expatriate sportspeople in India
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