Esmat Shanwary

Esmat Shanwary
	Shanwary with his former club Achilles '29.
Personal information
Full name	Esmat Shanwary
Date of birth	9 October 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth	Kabul, Afghanistan
Position(s)	Midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	FC Lienden
Number	11
Youth career
	VV Sluiskil
	GVV '57
2003–2009	NEC
2009–2012	NEC/Oss
2012–2014	Utrecht
Senior career*
Years	Team
2014–2015	Achilles '29
2015	GVVV
2016–2017	HSV Hoek
2017	UDI '19
2017–2018	DESO
2018–2019	SV Hatert
2019–2020	FC Lienden
2020–2023	Achilles '29
2023–	Olympia '25
International career
2006–2008	Netherlands u-15
2008–2009	Netherlands u-16
2015	Afghanistan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Esmat Shanwary (Dari: عصمت شنواری; born 9 October 1993) is an Afghan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Derde Klasse club Olympia '25.

Youth

Shanwary played in the youth of VV Sluiskil, GVV '57, N.E.C., N.E.C./FC Oss and FC Utrecht before joining Achilles '29 in 2014.

Career

Shanwary signed his first professional contract for FC Utrecht. Many clubs where interested in signing him but he said no to clubs like De Graafschap, PSV and his former club N.E.C. Shanwary was on trial at De Graafschap and PSV and made a good impression but FC Utrecht came with the best offer. In his first match for FC Utrecht he got injured which ended his season. In the 2014–2015 season Shanwary played for First Division club Achilles '29. Esmat made his debut in an away match against Jong PSV as a substitute. Shanwary made his debut in the KNVB Beker as a substitute against FC Twente. Esmat signed a contract with Topklasse club GVVV in May 2015. On 15 December 2015, the club decided not to renew his contract. He had to leave the club.^[1] Shanwary signed a contract with HSV Hoek in November.

International career

Shanwary was called up for the Afghanistan national team for a friendly match against Kyrgyzstan on 31 March 2015. Because of a heavy snow storm the match was cancelled. Eventually he made his debut against Laos in a friendly match. They won the match with 2–0.^[2] Shanwary played his second game for the Afghanistan national team against Bangladesh. He came in the second half as a substitute. He scored in the last minutes of the game with a beautiful shot which made the score end in a 1–1 draw.

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 June 2015	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Bangladesh	1–1	1–1	Friendly

Career statistics

Club performance

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Netherlands			League		KNVB Cup		Europe¹		Other²		Total
2014–15	Achilles '29	Eerste Divisie	13	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	0
2015–16	GVVV	Topklasse	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0
Total	Netherlands		13	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	0
Career total			13	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	13	0

Statistics accurate as of last match played on 26 March 2015.

¹ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

² Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.

Personal life

Shanwary holds both Dutch and Afghan passports.

References

^ "Alisic, Shanwary en Ramic verlaten G.V.V.V. | G.V.V.V. Veenendaal". gvvv.nl. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016.
^ "Shanwary debuteert voor Afghanistan | G.V.V.V. Veenendaal". www.gvvv.nl. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015.

External links

Esmat Shanwary at Soccerway

[1] "Alisic, Shanwary en Ramic verlaten G.V.V.V. | G.V.V.V. Veenendaal". gvvv.nl. Archived from the original on 13 February 2016.

[2] "Shanwary debuteert voor Afghanistan | G.V.V.V. Veenendaal". www.gvvv.nl. Archived from the original on 30 May 2015.

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