Benjamin Nadjem
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ali Benjamin Nadjem | ||
| Date of birth | 2 April 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Kabul, Afghanistan | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2012 | SC Concordia | ||
| 2012–2014 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2018 | FC St. Pauli II | 97 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | TSV Sasel | 24 | (3) |
| 2019 | Drochtersen/Assel | 7 | (0) |
| 2020 | Meiendorfer SV | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Afghanistan | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 4 April 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:45, 26 January 2022 (UTC) | |||
Ali Benjamin Nadjem (Dari: علی بنیامین نجم; born 2 April 1995) is a footballer who plays as a right-back. Born in Afghanistan and raised in Germany, he has represented the Afghanistan national team at international level.
Youth career
Nadjem began his youth career with SC Concordia. Nadjem played also in the youth of FC St. Pauli before making his debut for the second team of St. Pauli.
Club career
FC St. Pauli II
Nadjem played three games in the 2013–14 season with FC St. Pauli II.[1] In his second season he became a regular starter for the team and played 24 games and received 3 yellow cards.[2] In his 3rd season he played 25 games and received six yellow cards.[3] In the 2016–17 season he made his first assist.[4]
Meiendorfer SV
On 9 January 2020, it was confirmed, that Nadjem had joined Meiendorfer SV in the Oberliga Hamburg.[5]
International career
Nadjem was called up in January for the Afghanistan national team.[6] He made his debut for Afghanistan in a 2–1 friendly win over Singapore on 23 March 2017.[7]
References
- ^ "Benjamin Nadjem 2013-2014" (in German). fussballdaten. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Benjamin Nadjem 2014-2015" (in German). fussballdaten. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Benjamin Nadjem 2015-2016" (in German). fussballdaten. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Benjamin Nadjem 2016-2017" (in German). fussballdaten. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ Meiendorf gelingt Transfer-Coup: Nadjem kommt, fussifreunde.de, 9 January 2020
- ^ "National Football Team Off To Qatar For Friendly Match". tolonews. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
- ^ "Lions draw positives from defeat". 24 March 2017.
External links
- Benjamin Nadjem at National-Football-Teams.com
- Benjamin Nadjem at WorldFootball.net
- Benjamin Nadjem at Soccerway