The Most Famous
SOCCER PLAYERS from Afghanistan
This page contains a list of the greatest Afghan Soccer Players. The pantheon dataset contains 21,273 Soccer Players, 5 of which were born in Afghanistan. This makes Afghanistan the birth place of the 117th most number of Soccer Players behind Kosovo, and Cuba.
Top 6
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Afghan Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Afghan Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Nadia Nadim (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 42.84, Nadia Nadim is the most famous Afghan Soccer Player. Her biography has been translated into 33 different languages on wikipedia.
Nadia Nadim (Persian: نادیه ندیم; born 2 January 1988) is an Afghan-Danish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Serie A club AC Milan. Born in Afghanistan, she plays for the Denmark national team. Nadim is considered the most influential and greatest Afghan female footballer of all time, particularly because she won leagues in two countries, the USA league title (NWSL Championship) in 2017 with the Portland Thorns and the French league title in the 2020–21 season with Paris Saint-Germain.
2. Mohammad Yousef Kargar (b. 1963)
With an HPI of 36.16, Mohammad Yousef Kargar is the 2nd most famous Afghan Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages.
Mohammad Yosuf Kargar (Persian: محمد یوسف کارگر) is an Afghan former football player and manager who is president of the Afghanistan Football Federation. He formerly coached the Afghanistan national team.
3. Zohib Islam Amiri (b. 1990)
With an HPI of 31.80, Zohib Islam Amiri is the 3rd most famous Afghan Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Zohib Islam Amiri (Dari: ذهیب اسلام امیری; born 15 February 1990) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Afghanistan Champions League club Abu Muslim FC and the Afghanistan national team.
4. Balal Arezou (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 30.73, Balal Arezou is the 4th most famous Afghan Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Balal Arezou (also Belal or Bilal; born 28 December 1988) is an Afghan footballer who plays as a forward and currently plays for Norwegian club Grane Arendal. He ranks second in the all-time top scorer table of the Afghanistan national football team with nine goals.
5. Faysal Shayesteh (b. 1991)
With an HPI of 28.59, Faysal Shayesteh is the 5th most famous Afghan Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Faysal Shayesteh (Dari: فیصل شایسته; born 10 June 1991) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan and the Afghanistan national team.
6. Shamsuddin Amiri (b. 1985)
With an HPI of 27.12, Shamsuddin Amiri is the 6th most famous Afghan Soccer Player. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Shamsuddin Amiri (Persian: شمس الدین امیری; born 12 February 1985) is an Afghan former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
People
Pantheon has 6 people classified as Afghan soccer players born between 1963 and 1991. Of these 6, 6 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Afghan soccer players include Nadia Nadim, Mohammad Yousef Kargar, and Zohib Islam Amiri. As of April 2024, 1 new Afghan soccer players have been added to Pantheon including Mohammad Yousef Kargar.
Living Afghan Soccer Players
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Nadia Nadim
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.84
Mohammad Yousef Kargar
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.16
Zohib Islam Amiri
1990 - Present
HPI: 31.80
Balal Arezou
1988 - Present
HPI: 30.73
Faysal Shayesteh
1991 - Present
HPI: 28.59
Shamsuddin Amiri
1985 - Present
HPI: 27.12
