Agil Etemadi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 April 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Tehran, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Almere City | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2005 | SC Heerenveen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | SC Heerenveen II | ||
| 2007–2010 | SC Heerenveen | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → FC Emmen (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | BV Veendam | 1 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Groningen | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Tractor Sazi (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Tractor Sazi | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2016 | Almere City | 60 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Sanat Naft Abadan | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | De Graafschap | 3 | (0) |
| 2019– | Almere City | 18 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007 | Netherlands U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2019 | |||
Agil Etemadi (Persian: عقیل اعتمادی; born 23 April 1987) is an Iranian–Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Almere City.[1]
Club career
Etemadi came through the Heerenveen youth system and played for Eerste Divisie teams Emmen, Veendam and Almere City. He also was a back-up goalkeeper at Groningen and played in Iran for Tractor Sazi.[2]
He went on a trial with Iran Pro League club Steel Azin in 2009 but he was not signed.[3] In summer 2017, Etemadi signed a two-year contract with another Eerste Divisie side, De Graafschap.[4]
International career
Etemadi has been invited to Netherlands national under-21 football team before.[5][6] He has stated that he wishes to play for Iran national football team.[7]
Personal life
Etemadi was born in Tehran, Iran[8] and moved to Holland, aged 6. He can speak Persian.[9] He is the brother of former-Iranian football player Zabih Etemadi.[10]
References
- ^ Agil Etemadi at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Etemadi: Voor de grap in het doel (Bio) Archived 3 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine - Almere City (in Dutch)
- ^ (in Persian) حضور عقیل اعتمادی در استیل آذین منتفی شد Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Agil Etemadi tekent bij De Graafschap - De Graafschap (in Dutch)
- ^ uefa.com. "Hosts and holders name likely lads – UEFA.com". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ uefa.com. "Experienced look to Jong Oranje – UEFA.com". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ (in Persian) goal.com
- ^ "Latest Football News, Transfer Rumours & More". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ (in Persian) Goal daily
- ^ Bos, Gerard (31 October 2003). "Zabih en Agil Etemadi genieten bij aartsrivalen". Friesch Dagblad. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
External links
- PersianLeague Profile
- Voetbal International Profile (in Dutch)
- Agil Etemadi at Soccerway
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Tehran
- Iranian emigrants to the Netherlands
- People with acquired Dutch citizenship
- Dutch people of Iranian descent
- Association football goalkeepers
- Dutch footballers
- Iranian footballers
- Iranian expatriate footballers
- SC Heerenveen players
- FC Emmen players
- SC Veendam players
- FC Groningen players
- Tractor S.C. players
- Almere City FC players
- De Graafschap players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players