Noor Husin
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 3 March 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dartford | ||
Youth career | |||
–2015 | Reading | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Reading | 0 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 7 | (3) |
2016–2018 | Crystal Palace | 0 | (0) |
2017 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2018–2019 | Notts County | 26 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Stevenage | 10 | (0) |
2020– | Dartford | 19 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2019– | Afghanistan | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:10, 9 January 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:10, 22 February 2020 (UTC) |
Noor Husin (Dari: نور حسین, born 3 March 1997) is an Afghan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dartford.
Early and personal life
Husin was born in Mazar-i-Sharif. His family moved to England when he was aged 5, to escape war.[1] His father came to England first as a refugee, followed by the rest of the family, who settled in Croydon.[1]
Club career
Reading
He began playing football at Reading's academy.[1]
In mid October 2015, Husin joined Hemel Hempstead Town,[2] He made his competitive debut for Hemel Hempstead on 17 October 2015 in a 2–2 away draw with Dartford. He scored his first competitive goal in that game as well, scoring in the 41st minute.[3] He returned to Reading in early January 2016.[4] At the end of the 2015–16 season, Reading announced that Husin would leave the club.[5]
Crystal Palace
Following his release from Reading, Husin joined Crystal Palace in the summer of 2016.[6][7]
On 31 January 2017, Husin joined League Two side Accrington Stanley on loan for the remainder of the season,[8][9] scoring on his debut against Notts County on 4 February 2017.[10]
Notts County
On 12 January 2018, Husin joined League Two side Notts County from Crystal Palace on an 18-month contract.[11] He made his competitive debut for the club on 20 January 2018 in a 2–1 away defeat to Exeter City.[12] In doing so he became the first Afghan to play in the English Football League.[1]
On 3 February 2018, Husin scored his first goal for Notts County in a 4–1 win vs Crewe Alexandra.[13] He was released by Notts County at the end of the 2018–19 season.[14]
Stevenage
On 1 August 2019, Husin joined League Two side Stevenage on a free transfer.[15]
Dartford
On 22 February 2020, Husin joined Dartford.[16]
International career
Husin made his senior International debut for Afghanistan in December 2018.[1] He played his first FIFA-approved game for Afghanistan on 20 March 2019 in a friendly against Oman.[17]
Career statistics
- As of match played 9 January 2021[18]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reading | 2015–16 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Hemel Hempstead Town (loan) | 2015–16 | National League South | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 8 | 3 | |
Crystal Palace | 2016–17[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2016–17[19] | League Two | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Notts County | 2017–18[20] | League Two | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
2018–19[21] | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
Notts County total | 26 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
Stevenage | 2019–20[22] | League Two | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Dartford | 2019–20[22] | National League South | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4[c][d] | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
2020–21[23] | National League South | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
Dartford total | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 2 | ||
Career total | 72 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 87 | 8 |
- ^ a b Appearance in the FA Trophy
- ^ a b Appearance in the EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearance(s) in Kent Senior Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in National League South Play-Offs
References
- ^ a b c d e Daniel Storey (22 January 2019). "Noor Husin: The Afghan refugee who became his country's first EFL player". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ "Loan Report: October 30th". thetilehurstend.sbnation.com. The Tilehurst End. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ "Dartford vs. Hemel Hempstead – 17 October 2015 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Zak Jules and Noor Husin have returned to their parent club Reading today". hemelfc.com. Hemel Hempstead Town. 5 January 2016. Retrieved 6 January 2016.
- ^ "Trio set to depart Royals ranks". readingfc.co.uk. Reading F.C. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ "Transfer Window Round-Up". Crystal Palace Official Site. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
- ^ "New kid on the block Noor Husin targets Crystal Palace chance after getting bench time". Croydon Advertiser. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Husin signs on loan". Accrington Stanley Official Site. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Stanley swoop for Crystal Palace youngster Noor Husin". lancashiretelegraph.co.uk. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Accrington 2-0 Notts County". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Husin signs from Palace". Notts County Official Site. 12 January 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ "Notts County vs. Exter City – 20 January 2018 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Notts County 4-1 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
- ^ "Notts County: Jon Stead and David Vaughan among 12 released". BBC Sport. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- ^ "Noor Husin & Paul Taylor: Stevenage sign Afghanistan midfielder and free-agent forward". BBC Sport. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
- ^ "New Signing: Noor Husin". Dartford. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Oman v Afghanistan game report by Worldfootball". Worldfootball. 20 March 2019.
- ^ "N.Husin". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Noor Husin in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ "Games played by Noor Husin in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Noor Husin in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Games played by Noor Husin in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ^ "Games played by Noor Husin in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
External links
- Noor Husin at Soccerbase
- Noor Husin at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Mazar-i-Sharif
- Afghan footballers
- Afghanistan international footballers
- English footballers
- English Football League players
- Reading F.C. players
- Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players
- Crystal Palace F.C. players
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Stevenage F.C. players
- Afghan emigrants to England
- Association football midfielders
- Afghan expatriate footballers
- National League (English football) players
- People from Croydon