Omid Musawi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Selangor | ||
| Number | 48 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | AGOVV | ||
| 2011–2020 | Twente | ||
| 2020 | Vitesse | ||
| 2020–2022 | PEC Zwolle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Para Hills Knights | 9 | (2) |
| 2023 | Achyronas-Onisilos | 7 | (0) |
| 2024 | Para Hills Knights | 17 | (4) |
| 2024– | Selangor | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Afghanistan | 9 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 | |||
Omid Musawi (Persian: امید موسوی; born 1 January 2001) is an Afghanistan professional footballer who plays for Malaysia Super League club Selangor and the Afghanistan national team.
Club career
[edit]Musawi fled Afghanistan at age five and eventually settled in Apledoorn, the Netherlands. At age ten he was scouted by Twente and signed to their academy. In October 2019, Musawi contract was terminated and he left the club because of personality conflicts and a change of coaching staff. During his time at the club, he was ultimately promoted to the reserve team, for which he made three appearances. He also tallied ten goals and three assists in thirty-one appearances for the under-19 side.[1] Following his long stint with Twente, he had spells with SBV Vitesse and PEC Zwolle.
Para Hills Knights
[edit]In July 2022, Musawi eventually signed with one of several interested clubs in Australia, Para Hills Knights marking his first professional career contract.[2] Para Hills advanced to the State League 1 South Australia Grand Final that season. Despite a goal by Musawi, the club ultimately fell to West Adelaide 3–4 and missed out on promotion to the National Premier Leagues South Australia.[3] During the 2022 season he made five league appearances, scoring one goal. He made an additional four appearances and scored another goal in the playoffs.[4] Following the season, Musawi returned to the Netherlands to train with Dordrecht.[2][5]
Achyronas-Onisilos
[edit]On 20 January 2023, Musawi signed with Cypriot Second Division club Achyronas-Onisilos. He make his debut in a 2–0 lost to Othellos Athienou on 11 February.
Return to Para Hills Knights
[edit]In January 2024, Masawi resigned with his former club Para Hills Knights.
Selangor
[edit]On 4 October 2024, Masawi signed with Malaysian Super League club Selangor, and debuted that evening for the reserve squad against Negeri Sembilan.[6]
International career
[edit]Musawi made his senior international debut on 1 June 2022 in a friendly against Vietnam. A week later, he made his competitive debut in a 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification match against Hong Kong.[7][8]
International career statistics
[edit]- As of 21 March 2024[8]
| Afghanistan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 |
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 8 March 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Para Hills Knights | 2022[9] | SL1 SA | 9 | 2 | — | 9 | 2 | |
| Achyronas-Onisilos | 2023 | Cypriot Div 2 | 7 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Para Hills Knights | 2024[10] | NPL SA | 10 | 4 | — | 10 | 4 | |
| Career total | 26 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "Talentvolle vleugelaanvaller verlaat FC Twente voor nieuw avontuur bij Vitesse" (in Dutch). twenteinsite.nl. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Hoe Afghaans Twente-talent Musawi door advies van Zerrouki in Australië belandde" (in Dutch). twenteinseite.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "2022 State League One Grand Final". Football South Australia. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "South Australian Player Database-M". SA Football Statistics. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Het ex-talent van Twente dat Afghaans international werd & in Australië belandde dat Afghaans international werd & in Australië belandde" (in Dutch). voetbalzone.nl. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ "Kenali Omid Musawi, Penyerang Muda Selangor Dari Afghanistan" (in Malaysian). Semuan Yabola. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ de Vries, Vincent. "Zestien jaar na zijn vlucht uit Afghanistan komt de voetbaldroom van PEC-spits Omid Musawi uit" (in Dutch). destentor.nl. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
- ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
- ^ "2023 Year Book" (PDF). Football South Australia. p. 44.
- ^ "Omid Musawi". Dribl. Football South Australia.
External links
[edit]- Omid Musawi at Soccerway
- Omid Musawi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Omid Musawi at Global Sports Archive
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Afghan men's footballers
- Afghanistan men's international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Afghan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Afghan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Afghan expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Afghan expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Afghan emigrants to the Netherlands
- Sportspeople of Afghan descent