Obaidullah Karimi

Obaidullah Karimi (Persian: عبیدالله کریمی; born on 21 December 1979) is an Afghan former footballer who played as a forward. He was the first ever Afghan player to score a goal in FIFA World Cup qualification when he scored in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) against Syria.^[1]

Obaidullah Karimi

Karimi in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-12-21) 21 December 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth	Kabul, Afghanistan
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Hamburger SV II
2001–2002	SC Vorwärts-Wacker 04 Billstedt
2002–2003	Altona 93	14	(1)
2003–2004	SV Lurup
2004–2008	FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03
2008	SC Concordia von 1907	10	(1)
2009–2011	Hamm United
2011–2012	HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst
2012	Bramfelder SV
2013	SV Uhlenhorst-Adler
2013–2014	TuS Hamburg
2014–2015	Störtebeker SV
International career
2003–2008	Afghanistan	7	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

In his career, he had four metatarsal fractures.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[2]

Club	Season	DFB-Pokal			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hamburger SV II	2000–01	Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein
SC Vorwärts-Wacker 04 Billstedt	2001–02	Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein	3	0
Altona 93	2002–03	Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein	14	1
SV Lurup	2003–04	Oberliga Hamburg/Schleswig-Holstein	0	0
FC Eintracht Norderstedt 03	2004–05	Bezirksliga Hamburg Nord
	2005–06	Landesliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel
	2006–07	Oberliga Hamburg	3	1
	2007–08		1	0
SC Concordia von 1907	2008–09	Oberliga Hamburg	10	1
Hamm United	2008–09	Bezirksliga Hamburg Ost
	2009–10	Landesliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel
	2010–11
HSV Barmbek-Uhlenhorst	2011–12	Landesliga Hamburg Hansa-Staffel
Bramfelder SV	2012–13	Oberliga Hamburg			-
Career total

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Afghanistan	2003	3	0
	2004	0	0
	2005	0	0
	2006	0	0
	2007	2	1
	2008	2	0
Total		7	1

Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Karimi goal.^[2]

List of international goals scored by Obaidullah Karimi

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	26 October 2007	Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Syria	1–0	1–2	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)