Josef Shirdel

Mohamed Josef Shirdel (born 3 April 1993) is a German Afghan professional footballer who plays for Dersimspor in the Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa and plays for the Afghanistan national football team.

Josef Shirdel

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Josef Shirdel
Date of birth	(1993-04-03) 3 April 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Hamburg, Germany
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Winger, Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dersimspor
Number	TBA
Youth career
	1.FC Hellbrook
	HT 1816 Hamburg
–2011	FC St. Pauli
2011–2012	Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2015	Hamburger SV II	45	(8)
2015–2016	ETSV Weiche	25	(6)
2017–	Dersimspor	0	(0)
International career‡
2016–	Afghanistan	3	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 March 2016

International career

Shirdel was called up for Afghanistan for the 2015 SAFF Championship games but did not compete because of illness. He was again called up for the World Cup 2018 Qualifying games against Japan and Singapore. He appeared for Afghanistan in the World Cup qualifying game on 24 March 2016, which was won by Japan 5–0.^[1][2] Shirdel scored his first goal in his second match for Afghanistan against Singapore.^[3]

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	29 March 2016	Takhti Stadium, Tehran, Iran	Singapore	2–0	2–1	2018 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification