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Nadia Nadim
Personal information
Full name Nadia Nadim
Date of birth (1988-01-02) 2 January 1988 (age 36)[1]
Place of birth Herat, Afghanistan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Portland Thorns FC
Number 9
Youth career
Gug Boldklub
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
B52 Aalborg
2005–2006 Team Viborg
2006–2012 IK Skovbakken 3 (4)
2012–2015 Fortuna Hjørring 8 (4)
2014–2015 Sky Blue FC 24 (13)
2016– Portland Thorns FC 18 (8)
International career‡
2009– Denmark 65 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 September 2016
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 September 2016

Nadia Nadim (born 2 January 1988) is an Afghanistan–born Danish footballer who plays as a striker for the National Women's Soccer League club, Portland Thorns FC, and Denmark women's national football team.

Early life and club career

Nadim was born in Herat[2] and raised in Afghanistan until her father, an Afghan National Army (ANA) general, was executed by the Taliban in 2000.[3] Her family then fled to Denmark, where she began her football career, playing for B52 Aalborg, Team Viborg and IK Skovbakken, before moving to Fortuna Hjørring in 2012.[4] She made her Champions League debut in September the same year, scoring both goals in a 2–1 win over Scottish Champions Glasgow City.[5]

International career

Under Danish nationality law Nadim could not apply for citizenship until turning 18 in 2006. When citizenship was eventually granted in 2008, FIFA eligibility rules blocked Nadim from playing for Denmark, because she had not yet been resident for the requisite five years after turning 18.[6] A subsequent challenge from the Danish Football Association (DBU) led to FIFA's legal department making an exception to the rules in Nadim's case.[7]

Nadim immediately became a member of the Denmark national team, making her debut in the 2009 Algarve Cup in a 0–2 defeat by the United States.[8][9] In doing so, she became the first naturalised Dane to represent a Denmark senior national football team.[10] She participated in all three of Denmark's games at UEFA Women's Euro 2009 in Finland.

She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's Denmark squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[11] In Denmark's opening group match against hosts Sweden Nadim featured as a substitute in an eventful 1–1 draw.[12]

International goals

Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting)
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain
Sorted by minutes played

# NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result The final score.

Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
Pink background color – Continental Games or regional tournament
NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation.

NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Date Location Opponent Lineup # Min Score Result Competition
1
2009-03-09[m 1] Silves  Iceland 81.

off 81' (on Madsen)

1.1 36 5150.01005

1–0

5250.02005

2–0

Algarve Cup
2
2010-03-01[m 2] Albufeira  Finland 26.

on 65' (off Munk)

1.1 80 5150.02005

2–1

5150.02005

2–1

Algarve Cup
3
2012-09-15[m 3] Vejle  Czech Republic 87.

off 87' (on Troelsgaard)

1.1 55 5150.01005

1–0

5150.01005

1–0

UEFA Championship qualifier
4
2012-06-20[m 4] St. Pölten  Austria Start 1.1 92 4850.01005

1–3

4850.01005

1–3

UEFA Championship qualifier
5
2013-06-20[m 5] Viborg  Iceland 45.

off 45' (on Jensen)

1.1 34 5150.01005

1–0

5250.02005

2–0

Friendly
6
2013-11-24[m 6] Valletta  Malta Start 2.1 26 5250.02005

2–0

5550.05005

5–0

Friendly
7
2.2 46 5450.04005

4–0

8
2014-03-20[m 7] Albufeira  United States Start 1.1 35 5250.02005

2–0

5550.02005

5–3

Algarve Cup
9
2014-09-13[m 8] Vejle  Malta Start 2.1 28 5450.04005

4–0

5850.08005

8–0

World Cup qualifier
10
2.2 67 5750.07005

7–0

Professional career

Sky Blue FC

Nadim joined Sky Blue FC near the end of the 2014 NWSL season. Playing in 6 games, she scored 7 goals and registered 3 assists. She was named player of the week on 19 August and player of the month for the NWSL for August 14.

On 16 February 2015, Sky Blue announced that Nadim had been signed to play for Sky Blue in the 2015 season.[13]

Portland Thorns FC

On January 14, 2016, Nadim was traded to Portland Thorns FC.[14]

Personal life

In 2013 Nadim was attending medical school.[15]

References

  1. ^ http://www.ourgamemag.com/2015/04/03/nadia-nadim-veni-vidi-vici/
  2. ^ http://www.ourgamemag.com/2015/04/03/nadia-nadim-veni-vidi-vici/
  3. ^ Benn, Tansin; Pfister, Gertrud; Jawad, Haifaa. Muslim women and sport. p. 67. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ "Nadia Nadim". UEFA.com. UEFA. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  5. ^ "Women's Champions League: Glasgow City 1–2 Fortuna Hjorring". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). 26 September 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Ligatopscorer bremses af Fifa-regler" (in Danish). Jyllands-Posten. 21 November 2008. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  7. ^ Johansen, Anders; Wadland, Jacob (15 January 2009). "Nadia Nadim klar til kvindelandsholdet" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  8. ^ "Woznuk and DiMartino Score as U.S. Women Defeat Denmark 2–0 to Open 2009 Algarve Cup". U.S.Soccer. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Nadia Nadim – Danish Football Association profile". Danish Football Association official website. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  10. ^ "Nadia Nadim". UEFA.com. UEFA. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  11. ^ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  12. ^ Dutt, Sujay (11 July 2013). "Petersen's 'crazy' day for Denmark". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  13. ^ "Sky Blue Signs Nadia Nadim for 2015 Season", http://www.nwslsoccer.com/home/862664.html, accessed 11 March 2015
  14. ^ http://www.timbers.com/post/2016/01/14/thorns-fc-acquire-forward-nadia-nadim-third-pick-2016-nwsl-college-draft-sky-blue-fc
  15. ^ "Nadia Nadim" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
Match reports
  1. ^ "Danmark – Island 2 – 0". dbu.dk. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Danmark – Finland 2 – 1". dbu.dk. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Danmark – Tjekkiet 1 – 0". dbu.dk. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Danmark – Østrig 1 – 3". dbu.dk. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Danmark – Island 2 – 0". dbu.dk. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Danmark – Malta 5 – 0". dbu.dk. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Danmark – USA 5 – 3". dbu.dk. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Danmark – Malta 8 – 0". dbu.dk. Retrieved 5 May 2014.

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