Benjamin Nadjem

Benjamin Nadjem

Personal information
Full name	Ali Benjamin Nadjem
Date of birth	(1995-04-02) 2 April 1995
Place of birth	Kabul, Afghanistan
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Youth career
–2012	SC Concordia
2012–2014	FC St. Pauli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2018	FC St. Pauli II	97	(0)
2018–2019	TSV Sasel	24	(3)
2019	Drochtersen/Assel	7	(0)
2020	Meiendorfer SV	2	(0)
International career‡
2017–2019	Afghanistan	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:15, 4 April 2020 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:45, 26 January 2022 (UTC)

Ali Benjamin Nadjem (Dari: علی بنیامین نجم; born 2 April 1995) is a footballer who plays as a right-back. Born in Afghanistan and raised in Germany, he has represented the Afghanistan national team at international level.

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.

Club career

FC St. Pauli II

Nadjem played three games in the 2013–14 season with FC St. Pauli II. In his second season he became a regular starter for the team and played 24 games and received 3 yellow cards. In his 3rd season he played 25 games and received six yellow cards. In the 2016–17 season he made his first assist.

Meiendorfer SV

On 9 January 2020, it was confirmed, that Nadjem had joined Meiendorfer SV in the Oberliga Hamburg.

International career

Nadjem was called up in January for the Afghanistan national team. He made his debut for Afghanistan in a 2–1 friendly win over Singapore on 23 March 2017.

External links

• Benjamin Nadjem at National-Football-Teams.com
• Benjamin Nadjem at WorldFootball.net
• Benjamin Nadjem at Soccerway