Esmat Shanwary

Esmat Shanwary

Shanwary with his former club Achilles '29.
Personal information
Full name	Esmat Shanwary
Date of birth	(1993-10-09) 9 October 1993
Place of birth	Kabul, Afghanistan
Playing position	Midfielder, Winger
Club information
Current team	Free agent
Youth career
	VV Sluiskil
	GVV '57
2003–2009	N.E.C.
2009–2012	N.E.C./FC Oss
2012–2014	FC Utrecht
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2014–2015	Achilles '29	13	(0)
2015	GVVV	3	(0)
National team‡
2006–2008	Netherlands u-15	7	(0)
2008–2009	Netherlands u-16	4	(0)
2015–	Afghanistan	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 May 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 26, 2015

Esmat Shanwary (Dari: عصمت شنواری; born 9 October 1993 in Kabul) is an Afghan footballer who plays as a midfielder and is a free agent at the moment.

Youth

Shanwary played in the youth of VV Sluiskil, GVV '57, N.E.C., N.E.C./FC Oss and FC Utrecht before joining Achilles '29 in 2014.

Career

Shanwary signed his first professional contract for FC Utrecht. Many clubs where interested in signing him but he said no to clubs like De Graafschap, PSV and his former club N.E.C.. Shanwary was on trial at De Graafschap and PSV and made a good impression but FC Utrecht came with the best offer. In his first match for FC Utrecht he got injured which ended his season. In the 2014- 2015 season Shanwary played for First Division club Achilles '29. Esmat made his debut in an away match against Jong PSV as a substitute. Shanwary made his debut in the KNVB Beker as a substitute against FC Twente. Esmat signed a contract with Topklasse club GVVV in May 2015. On 15 December 2015 the club of Shanwary decided to not give a new contract. He had to leave the club. ^[1]

International career

Shanwary was called up for the Afghan national team for a friendly match against Kyrgyzstan on 31 March 2015. Because of a heavy snow storm the match was cancelled. Eventually he made his debut against Laos in a friendly match. They won the match with 2-0.^[2] Shanwary played his second game for the Afghan national team against Bangladesh. He came in the second half as a substitute. He scored in the last minutes of the game with a beautiful shot which made the score end in a 1-1 draw.

International goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	2 June 2015	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Bangladesh	1–1	1–1	Friendly

Career statistics

Club performance

Statistics accurate as of last match played on 26 March 2015.

¹ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.

² Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.

Personal life

Shanwary holds both Dutch and Afghan passports.

References

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