Nadia Nadim
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nadia Nadim | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Kabul, Afghanistan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gug Boldklub | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| B52 Aalborg | |||
| 2005–2006 | Team Viborg | ||
| 2006–2012 | Skovbakken | ||
| 2012– | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009– | Denmark | 42 | (7) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Nadia Nadim (born 2 January 1988) is an Afghanistan–born Danish footballer, who plays as a striker for Fortuna Hjørring in the Elitedivisionen.[1]
Early life and club career
Nadim was born in Kabul and raised in Afghanistan until her father, an Afghan National Army (ANA) general, was executed by the Taliban in 2000.[2] Her family then fled to Denmark, where she began her football career, playing for B52 Aalborg, Team Viborg and IK Skovbakken, before moving to Fortuna Hjørring in 2012.[3] She made her Champions League debut in September the same year, scoring both goals in a 2–1 win over Scottish Champions Glasgow City.[4]
International career
Under Danish nationality law Nadim could not apply for citizenship until turning 18 in 2006. When citizenship was eventually granted in 2008, FIFA eligibility rules blocked Nadim from playing for Denmark, because she had not yet been resident for the requisite five years after turning 18.[5] A subsequent challenge from the Danish Football Association (DBU) led to FIFA's legal department making an exception to the rules in Nadim's case.[6]
Nadim immediately became a member of the Denmark national team, making her debut in the 2009 Algarve Cup in a 2–0 defeat to the United States.[7] In doing so she reportedly became the first naturalised Dane to represent a senior national football team.[8] She participated in all three of Denmark's games at UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland.
She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's Denmark squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[9] In Denmark's opening group match against hosts Sweden Nadim featured as a substitute in an eventful 1–1 draw.[10]
Personal life
In 2013 Nadim was attending medical school.[11]
References
- ↑ "Nadia Nadim to Fortuna". Fortuna Hjørring official website. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ Benn, Tansin; Pfister, Gertrud; Jawad, Haifaa. "Muslim women and sport". Google Books. p. 67.
- ↑ "Nadia Nadim". UEFA.com. UEFA. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Women's Champions League: Glasgow City 1–2 Fortuna Hjorring". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)). 26 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "Ligatopscorer bremses af Fifa-regler" (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten. 21 November 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ Johansen, Anders; Wadland, Jacob (15 January 2009). "Nadia Nadim klar til kvindelandsholdet" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ "Nadia Nadim – Danish Football Association profile". Danish Football Association official website. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ↑ "Nadia Nadim". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ Dutt, Sujay (11 July 2013). "Petersen's 'crazy' day for Denmark". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ↑ "Nadia Nadim" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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