Ata Yamrali

Ata Yamrali
Personal information
Full name	Ata Mohammed Yamrali
Date of birth	5 July 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth	Kabul, Afghanistan
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
	SC Poppenbüttel
	Hamburger SV
	TSV Sasel
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2001	TSV Sasel
2001–2002	SC Victoria Hamburg
2002–2003	Holstein Quickborn
2003–2005	TSV Sasel
2005–2007	FC St. Pauli II
2007–2008	ASV Bergedorf
2008–2009	Niendorfer TSV
2009–2010	Wedeler TSV
2010–2012	TSV Sasel
2012–2014	VfL 93 Hamburg
2014–2015	SV Uhlenhorst-Adler
2015–2016	SC Poppenbüttel
2016–2020	SC Alstertal/Langenhorn
2020–2022	SC Poppenbüttel
International career
2007–2013	Afghanistan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated May 09, 2024

Ata Yamrali (born 5 July 1982) is a German-Afghan former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Between 2007 and 2013 he made 12 appearances for the Afghanistan national team, scoring 3 goals.

Early life

Yamrali was born in Kabul.^[1] In 1985, when Yamrali was three years old and the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan, his family fled from Kabul to Gumbat, Iran.^[2] Three years later, they moved to Hamburg, Germany.^[2]

Club career

Yamrali started playing club football at the age of 11, for SC Poppenbüttel^[3] and also played youth football for Hamburger SV and TSV Sasel.^[2] Having a suffered a shin fracture in May 2001, he had become a regular starter for SC Victoria Hamburg, playing in the fifth-tier Verbandsliga Hamburg, by November.^[2]

International career

Yamrali scored his first international goal for Afghanistan in 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers against the hosts Kyrgyzstan, to ensure Afghanistan qualified for the finals. He was a member of the Afghanistan national team and appeared in two 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[1]
Club	Season	League
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals
TSV Sasel	2000–01
SC Victoria Hamburg	2001–02	Verbandsliga Hamburg	13	2
Holstein Quickborn	2002–03	Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia	19	1
TSV Sasel	2003–04	Oberliga Hamburg	27	4
	2004–05	Oberliga Hamburg	20	0
	Total		47	4
FC St. Pauli II	2005–06	Oberliga Nord	30	4
	2006–07	Oberliga Nord	26	6
	Total		56	10
ASV Bergedorf	2007–08	Oberliga Nord	9	1
Niendorfer TSV	2008–09	Oberliga Hamburg	29	5
Wedeler TSV	2009–10	Oberliga Hamburg	33	5
TSV Sasel	2010–11	Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa
	2011–12	Oberliga Hamburg	33	1
	Total
VfL 93 Hamburg	2012–13
	2013–14
	Total
SV Uhlenhorst-Adler	2014–15
SC Poppenbüttel	2014–15
	2015–16		2	1
	Total
SC Alstertal/Langenhorn	2016–17		6	1
	2017–18		5	1
	2018–19		10	1
	2019–20		0	0
	Total		21	3
SC Poppenbüttel	2020–21		3	2
	2021–22		15	5
	Total		18	7
Career total

International

Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yamrali goal.^[1]

List of international goals scored by Ata Yamrali
No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	7 May 2008	Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan	Kyrgyzstan	1–0	1–0	2008 AFC Challenge Cup
2	5 December 2011	New Delhi, India	Sri Lanka	3–1	3–1	2011 SAFF Championship
3	7 December 2011	New Delhi, India	Bhutan	1–0	8–1	2011 SAFF Championship

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References

1 2 3 4 "Ata Yamrali". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
1 2 3 4 Glauche, Peter (9 November 2001). "Fußballer zwischen zwei Welten" [Footballer between two worlds]. Welt (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
↑ Havekost, Folke; Stahl, Volker (26 November 2007). "WM-Qualifikation: Aus Norderstedt in die Nationalelf" [World Cup qualification: From Norderstedt to the national team]. Welt (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
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[nft-1] 1 2 3 4 "Ata Yamrali". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 4 March 2021.

[glauche-2] 1 2 3 4 Glauche, Peter (9 November 2001). "Fußballer zwischen zwei Welten" [Footballer between two worlds]. Welt (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[3] Havekost, Folke; Stahl, Volker (26 November 2007). "WM-Qualifikation: Aus Norderstedt in die Nationalelf" [World Cup qualification: From Norderstedt to the national team]. Welt (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[4] Ata Yamrali – FIFA competition record (archived)

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