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Omid Popalzay
Personal information
Full name	Omid Popalzay
Date of birth	25 January 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Kabul, Afghanistan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	PSIM Yogyakarta
Number	10
Youth career
	SV Estria
0000–2015	NEC
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015–2018	Achilles '29
2018	FC Lienden
2019	Adelaide Comets
2019–2020	Sint-Eloois-Winkel
2020–2021	Olimpia Grudziądz
2021–2022	Chittagong Abahani
2023	Ariana
2023	Nejmeh
2023–2024	PSPS Pekanbaru
2024–	PSIM Yogyakarta
International career‡
2015–	Afghanistan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Omid Popalzay (Dari: امید پوپلزی; born 25 January 1996) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Liga 2 club PSIM Yogyakarta and the Afghanistan national team.

Youth

Before joining Achilles '29 in 2015 Omid Popalzay played in the youth of SV Estria and N.E.C./FC Oss.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Achilles '29

He signed in July 2015 his first professional contract for Achilles '29.^[1] He was signed to play for the second team of Achilles '29 but was given a change for the first team after he impressed. On 11 September 2015 he made his debut for Achilles '29 against Sparta Rotterdam. He scored his first goal in a 2–1 win against FC Den Bosch.^[2] One week after the win against FC Den Bosch he scored another goal and made an assist against Jong PSV with the result being a 3–2 win for Achilles '29.^[3]

Australia and Belgium

In the beginning of 2019, Popalzay moved abroad to Australia and joined Adelaide Comets.^[4] In May 2019, he left the club to join Belgian club Sint-Eloois-Winkel.^[5]

Olimpia Grudziądz

On 11 August 2020, Popalzay signed a contract with Polish club Olimpia Grudziądz.^[6]

Chittagong Abahani

On 22 November 2021, Popalzay joined Bangladesh Premier League club Chittagong Abahani.

Ariana

After a failed move to Kelantan,^[7] Popalzay signed a deal with Swedish Ettan Fotboll club Ariana at the end of March 2023.^[8]

Nejmeh

On 11 June 2023, Popalzay joined Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh.^[9]

International career

Omid Popalzay made his debut for the Afghanistan national team in their World Cup Qualification match against Singapore on 8 October 2015.^[10] They lost the match 1–0. After this match, he also played for the national team against Syria and Cambodia.

Personal life

Popalzay holds both Dutch and Afghan passports.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of last match played on 9 November 2016.

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
2015–16	Achilles '29	Eerste Divisie	19	4	—		—		—		19	4
2016–17	Achilles '29	Eerste Divisie	12	1	1	0	—		—		13	1
Total	Netherlands		31	5	1	0	—		—		32	5
Career total			31	5	1	0	—		—		32	5

¹ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

² Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.

International

Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.^[11]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 December 2015	Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India	Maldives	2–1	4–1	2015 SAFF Championship
2.	28 December 2015	Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, India	Maldives	4–1	4–1	2015 SAFF Championship
3.	6 June 2017	Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Maldives	2–1	2–1	Friendly
4.	11 June 2021	Jassim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar	Oman	1–1	1–2	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	16 November 2021	Gloria Sports Complex, Antalya, Turkey	Indonesia	1–0	1–0	Friendly
6.	12 September 2023	Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines	Philippines	1–0	1–2	Friendly