Jabar Sharza
{{short description|Afghan footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jabar Sharza
جبار شرزه
| image =
| caption =
| fullname = Jabar Sharza
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|4|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Kabul, Afghanistan
| height = {{convert|1.79|m|abbr=on}}
| position = Attacking midfielder
| currentclub = Abu Muslim
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Lyngby BK
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = GVI
| years1 = 2013–2014
| clubs1 = GVI
| caps1 = 5
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2014–2016
| clubs2 = Brønshøj
| caps2 = 31
| goals2 = 19
| years3 = 2016–2017
| clubs3 = Akademisk
| caps3 = 26
| goals3 = 4
| years4 = 2017–2018
| clubs4 = Fremad Amager
| caps4 = 31
| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2019–2020
| clubs5 = HIFK
| caps5 = 25
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 2021–2022
| clubs6 = Persela Lamongan
| caps6 = 10
| goals6 = 3
| years7 = 2022
| clubs7 = → Persiraja Banda Aceh (loan)
| caps7 = 11
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2022–2023
| clubs8 = Ariana
| caps8 = 17
| goals8 = 4
| years9 = 2024
| clubs9 = Brønshøj
| caps9 =
| goals9 =
| nationalyears1 = 2017–
| nationalteam1 = Afghanistan
| nationalcaps1 = 15
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| club-update = 11 November 2023
| nationalteam-update = 26 March 2024
| clubs10 = Ariana
| years10 = 2024
| caps10 = 5
| goals10 = 1
| clubs11 = Abu Muslim
| years11 = 2024–
| caps11 = 2
| goals11 = 5
}}
Jabar Sharza (Dari: جبار شرزه, born 6 April 1994) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Abu Muslim FC, which plays in the Afghanistan Champions League. He is a member of the Afghanistan national football team.
Youth career
Sharza began his youth career with Lyngby Boldklub. Sharza played also in the youth of Gentofte before making his debut for the senior team.
Club career
=Gentofte=
Sharza played 5 games for the Danish club and scored 5 goals. He made a free transfer to Brønshøj in the 2014–2015 season.
= Brønshøj Boldklub =
After making just 2 appearances in the 1st division, he played the 2015–2016 season with Brønshøj in the 2nd division. Sharza scored 19 goals in 29 games, before making a transfer to Akademisk.{{Cite web |url=http://www.bronshojboldklub-statistik.dk/spiller_.php?kid=658 |title=Archived copy |access-date=23 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170323143424/http://www.bronshojboldklub-statistik.dk/spiller_.php?kid=658 |archive-date=23 March 2017 |url-status=dead }}
=Akademisk Boldklub=
Sharza made an immediate impact in the 2016–2017 season for Akademisk with scoring off freekicks.
=Fremad Amager=
Sharza signed for Fremad Amager in June 2017,[http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/fremad-amager-snupper-jabar-sharza/ Fremad Amager snupper Jabar Sharza]‚ bold.dk, 1 June 2017 and left the club at the end of 2018.[https://www.fremadamagerelite.dk/single-post/2019/01/07/JABAR-SHARZA-STOPPER-I-FREMAD-AMAGERJABAR SHARZA STOPPER I FREMAD AMAGER] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190117070250/https://www.fremadamagerelite.dk/single-post/2019/01/07/JABAR-SHARZA-STOPPER-I-FREMAD-AMAGERJABAR |date=17 January 2019 }}, fremadamagerelite.dk, 7 January 2019
=HIFK=
On 21 July 2019, newly promoted Finnish Veikkausliiga club HIFK announced, that they had signed a 1.5-year contract with Sharza.[https://hifkfotboll.fi/2019/07/hifk-sopimukseen-tanskalaisen-hyokkaajan-kanssa/ HIFK sopimukseen tanskalaisen hyökkääjän kanssa], hifkfotboll.fi, 21 July 2019
=Persela Lamongan=
On 25 September 2021, Sharza signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Persela Lamongan on a free transfer.{{cite web|title=Jabar Sharza, Pemain Asing Persela Sebentar Lagi Datang|url=https://sport.detik.com/sepakbola/liga-indonesia/d-5740189/jabar-sharza-pemain-asing-persela-sebentar-lagi-datang|website=sport.detik.com|accessdate= 25 September 2021|language=id}} On 3 October, Sharza made his first league debut in a 3–0 loss against Arema as a substitute for Riyatno Abiyoso in the 74th minute at the Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://jatim.times.co.id/news/olahraga/5w1ubs1jim/pelatih-persela-cukup-puas-dengan-jabar-sharza|title=Pelatih Persela Cukup Puas dengan Jabar Sharza|website=jatim.times.co.id|language=id|accessdate=3 October 2021}} On 16 October, Sharza scored his first goal for Persela against Madura United in the 55th minute at the Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman.{{cite web|url=https://bola.kompas.com/read/2021/10/16/17140038/hasil-persela-vs-madura-united-drama-1-kartu-merah-dan-4-gol-berakhir-imbang|title=Hasil Persela Vs Madura United, Drama 1 Kartu Merah dan 4 Gol Berakhir Imbang|website=bola.kompas.com|date=16 October 2021 |language=id|access-date=16 October 2021}}
=Return to Brønshøj=
After two years in Swedish football, Sharza returned to Brønshøj Boldklub in March 2024.[https://www.bronshojboldklub.dk/nyheder/1-holdet/jabar-vender-hjem-til-hvepsene/ Jabar vender hjem til Hvepsene], bronshojboldklub.dk, 9 March 2024
International career
Sharza was called up in January for the national team of Afghanistan.{{cite news
| title = Jabar Sharza på landsholdet
| url = http://www.ab-fodbold.dk/nyheder/nordicbet-liga/170125-jabar-sharza-paa-landsholdet/
| publisher = ab-fodbold.dk
| language = Danish
| date = 29 January 2017
| access-date= 29 January 2017
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170315001934/http://www.ab-fodbold.dk/nyheder/nordicbet-liga/170125-jabar-sharza-paa-landsholdet/
| archive-date = 15 March 2017
| url-status = dead
}}{{cite web|title=National Football Team Off To Qatar For Friendly Match|url=http://www.tolonews.com/sports/national-football-team-qatar-friendly-match|publisher=tolonews|access-date=15 March 2017|language=English|date=15 March 2017}} He made his debut for Afghanistan in a friendly 2–1 win over Singapore on 23 March 2017. He then made a second appearance for Afghanistan which happened to be against Cambodia and helped them win 2–1 by scoring twice in the first half.{{cite web|url=https://tnp.straitstimes.com/sports/singapore-football/lions-draw-positives-defeat|title=Lions draw positives from defeat|date=24 March 2017|publisher=}}
On 12 October 2023, Sharza scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Mongolia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|2 December 2024.}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup{{efn|Includes Danish Cup and Finnish Cup}} !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| GVI
|5 | 5 | colspan=2|– | 5 | 5 | ||
| rowspan=3|Brønshøj
|2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16
|Danish 2nd Division |29 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 23 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!31 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 34 | 23 | |
| Akademisk BK
|Danish 1st Division |26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 6 | |
| rowspan=3|Fremad Amager
|Danish 1st Division |24 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 10 | |
| 2018–19
|Danish 1st Division |7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 6 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 35 | 16 | |
| rowspan=3|HIFK
|2019 |10 | 2 | colspan=2|– | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2020
|Veikkausliiga |15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
| colspan=2|Total
!25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| Persela Lamongan
|10 | 3 | colspan=2|– | 10 | 3 | ||
| Persiraja Banda Aceh (loan)
|2021–22 |Indonesian Liga 1 |11 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 11 | 1 | ||
| rowspan=3|Ariana
|2022 |8 | 3 | colspan=2|– | 8 | 3 | ||
| 2023
|9 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 9 | 1 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | |
| Brønshøj
|2023–24 | | | |||||
| Ariana
|2024 |Ettan |5 | 1 | colspan=2|– | 5 | 1 | ||
| Abu Muslim
|2025 | | | |||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!161 | 53 | 13 | 10 | 174 | 63 |
{{notelist}}
=International goals=
:Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.{{cite web|url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/67533/Jabar_Sharza.html|title=Sharza, Jabar|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=31 March 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | rowspan="2" | 27 March 2018 | rowspan="2" | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | rowspan="2" | {{fb|CAM}} | align=center | 1–0 | rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"| 2–1 | rowspan="2" | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | align=center | 2–0 | |||||
| 3. | 7 September 2023 | Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka, Bangladesh | {{fb|BAN}} | style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 | style="text-align:center;" | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 12 October 2023 | Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | {{fb|MNG}} | style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 | style="text-align:center;" | 1–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|pid=67533}}
- {{GSA player|jabar-sharza/59107}}
- {{Soccerway|jabar-sharza/400249}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sharza, Jabar}}
Category:Afghan men's footballers
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Category:Danish men's footballers
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Category:Fremad Amager players
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