Anwar Shakunda

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Anwar Shakunda
Personal information
Full name Anwar Sidali Shakunda
Date of birth (1999-04-12) 12 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Somalia
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Horseed
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Jeenyo United
2018–2021 Elman
2021 Dekedaha
2021– Horseed
International career
2019– Somalia 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 15 September 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:47, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Anwar Sidali Shakunda (Somali : Anwar Siid Cali Shakuunda; born 12 April 1999) is a Somali footballer who plays as a forward for Horseed and the Somalia national team.

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Club career

In 2018, Shakunda signed for Elman, joining from Jeenyo United. [1] Shakunda was the Somali First Division top scorer in both 2018 and 2019. [2] In 2021, Shakunda signed for Dekedaha. [3] Later that year, Shakunda signed for Horseed. [4]

International career

On 5 September 2019, Shakunda made his debut for Somalia, scoring in a 1–0 win against Zimbabwe, marking Somalia's first ever FIFA World Cup qualification victory. [5]

International goals

Scores and results list Somalia's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 September 2019 El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti City, Djibouti [note 1] Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1–01–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Notes

  1. Played in Djibouti due to security concerns from the ongoing civil war.

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References

  1. "Kooxda Kubadda Cagta ee Elman ayaa 5-1 uga adkaatay Kooxda Kubadda Cagta Madbacadda Kulan ka Tirsan Horyaalka Soomaaliya" (in Somali). Allbalcad. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. "Anwar Sayid Cali Oo Loogu Yeeray Xulka Qaranka Soomaaliya" (in Somali). Laacib Sports. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  3. "SAWIRRO: Kooxda Dekedaha iyo Laacibkooda cusub oo meel iska saaray dhiggooda Gaadiidka Horyaalka S.P.L" (in Somali). Astaan Sports. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. Anwar Shakunda at Soccerway
  5. "Somalia vs. Zimbabwe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 September 2019.