Benjamin Nadjem

Benjamin Nadjem
Personal information
Full name Ali Benjamin Nadjem
Date of birth (1995-04-02) 2 April 1995
Place of birth Hamburg, Germany
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Playing position Full-back
Club information
Current team
 FC St. Pauli II
Number 21
Youth career
–2012 SC Concordia
2012–2014 FC St. Pauli
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– FC St. Pauli II 81 (0)
National team‡
2017– Afghanistan 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 June 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2017

Ali Benjamin Nadjem (Dari: علی بنیامین نجم, born 2 April 1995 in Hamburg, Germany) is a German-born Afghan footballer who plays as a fullback for FC St. Pauli II in the Regionalliga Nord.

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.

Career

FC St.Pauli

Nadjem played 3 games in the 2013–2014 season with St. Pauli.[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 6 yellow cards. [3] In the 2016–2017 season he made his first assist. [4]

International career

Nadjem was called up in January for the national team of Afghanistan.[5] He made his debut for Aghanistan in a friendly 2-1 win over Singapore on 23 March 2017.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Benjamin Nadjem 2013-2014" (in German). fussballdaten. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Benjamin Nadjem 2014-2015" (in German). fussballdaten. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Benjamin Nadjem 2015-2016" (in German). fussballdaten. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Benjamin Nadjem 2016-2017" (in German). fussballdaten. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "National Football Team Off To Qatar For Friendly Match". tolonews. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Lions draw positives from defeat". 24 March 2017.
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