Nadiem Amiri
Amiri with Germany U21 in 2016
Personal information
Full name Nadiem Amiri[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Ludwigshafen, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mainz 05
Number 18
Youth career
0000 Ludwigshafener SC
0000 1. FC Kaiserslautern
0000–2012 Waldhof Mannheim
2012–2014 1899 Hoffenheim
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 1899 Hoffenheim II 22 (4)
2015–2019 1899 Hoffenheim 106 (11)
2019–2024 Bayer Leverkusen 105 (8)
2022 → Genoa (loan) 13 (0)
2024– Mainz 05 0 (0)
International career‡
2013–2014 Germany U18 8 (2)
2014–2016 Germany U19 13 (3)
2015–2016 Germany U20 3 (0)
2016–2019 Germany U21 24 (6)
2021 Germany Olympic 3 (2)
2019– Germany 5 (0)
Medal record
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2017 Poland
Runner-up 2019 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:49, 27 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:12, 28 July 2021 (UTC)

Nadiem Amiri (born 27 October 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the Germany national team.[2]

Early life

Amiri was born in Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany to Afghan parents.

Club career

1899 Hoffenheim

Amiri joined 1899 Hoffenheim in 2012 from Waldhof Mannheim. He made his Bundesliga debut on 7 February 2015 against VfL Wolfsburg in a 3–0 away defeat.[3] Amiri recorded his first goal of the season and for his club in a 3–3 draw to Borussia Mönchengladbach on 28 November.[4] On 30 April 2016, he scored the winning goal in the 84th minute to defeat FC Ingolstadt 04 with a 2–1 victory.[5] On 12 June 2017, he signed a contract extension which lasts until 2020.[6] On 20 October, Amiri scored a goal in a 3–1 UEFA Europa League victory over İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. and sealed their club's first ever victory in Europe.[7]

Bayer Leverkusen

Amiri signed a five-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen in July 2019.[8]

Loan to Genoa

On 29 January 2022, he joined Genoa in Italy on loan. Genoa would have held an obligation to buy his rights at the end of the loan if certain conditions were met.[9] He played 13 matches without scoring any goal, as Genoa finished 19th that season to be relegated to Serie B.

Return to Bayer Leverkusen

In the 2022–23 season, Amiri played 36 matches in all competitions, in which he scored 4 goals in the league. In August 2023, he traveled to Leeds ahead of a supposed transfer to Leeds United; however, the transaction collapsed.[10]

Mainz

On 31 January 2024, Amiri signed a 2.5-year contract with Mainz 05.[11]

International career

Youth

Amiri made his debut for Germany under-21 in March 2016, coming on as a late substitute in a European U21 Championship qualifier against Russia under-21.[12] He was the part of the Germany under-21 team that won the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by defeating Spain under-21 in the final.[13]

Amiri was selected as one of three overage players for the Tokyo Olympics, where he scored in each of Germany's first two games, a defeat to Brazil and a victory over Saudi Arabia.[14][15]

Senior

Amiri made his Germany national team debut on 9 October 2019 in a friendly against Argentina. He substituted Julian Brandt in the 66th minute.[16]

Outside football

Personal life

Amiri was born in Ludwigshafen to an Afghan family. His cousin Zubayr Amiri and brother Nauwid Amiri also play football.[17][18]

Sponsorship

Amiri is outfitted by American sportswear supplier Nike.[19][20]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 11 November 2020[21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Germany 2019 3 0
2020 2 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Germany

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ Nadiem Amiri at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Wolfsburg vs. 1899 Hoffenheim – 7 February 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Gladbach fight back to rescue point at Hoffenheim". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. ^ "TSG Hoffenheim 2-1 FC Ingolstadt 04". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  6. ^ "NADIEM AMIRI EXTENDS TSG CONTRACT UNTIL 2020". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Hoffenheim record first ever European win against Basaksehir". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Amiri joins the Werkself". Bayer04.de. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  9. ^ "NADIEM AMIRI È UN GIOCATORE DEL GENOA" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Ex-DFB-Star sorgt für peinliche Wechsel-Posse!". bild.de (in German). 29 August 2023.
  11. ^ "NADIEM AMIRI BECOMES 05ER" [NADIEM AMIRI BECOMES 05ER] (in German). Mainz 05. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Hoffenheim's Nadiem Amiri: the refugees' son who hasn't forgotten his roots". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Hoffenheim's Nadiem Amiri: the refugees' son who hasn't forgotten his roots". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Brazil 4-2 Germany: Richarlison scores hat-trick in Brazil's Olympics opener". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  15. ^ "10-man Germany beats Saudi Arabia 3-2 in Olympic soccer". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  16. ^ "Germany v Argentina game report". ESPN. 9 October 2019.
  17. ^ https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/nadiem-amiri-hoffenheim-germany-u21-refugee-roots-5327
  18. ^ Buschmann, Heiko (8 May 2016). "Amiri: Auch Nauwid träumt vom Nationalteam". fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  19. ^ https://www.nssmag.com/en/sports/19965/nike-helden-just-do-it
  20. ^ https://soccerbootsdb.com/player/nadiem-amiri-1030/
  21. ^ Nadiem Amiri at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  22. ^ "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  23. ^ "Bundesliga Goal of the Month". Bundesliga. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

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