Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Nadiem Amiri [1] | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 27 October 1996 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ludwigshafen, Germany | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Mainz 05 | |||||||||||||
Number | 18 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
SC | ||||||||||||||
1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||||||||||||||
–2012 | Waldhof Mannheim | |||||||||||||
2012–2014 | 1899 Hoffenheim | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2014–2015 | 1899 Hoffenheim II | 22 | (4) | |||||||||||
2015–2019 | 1899 Hoffenheim | 106 | (11) | |||||||||||
2019–2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | 105 | (8) | |||||||||||
2022 | → Genoa (loan) | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
2024– | Mainz 05 | 18 | (3) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | Germany U18 | 8 | (2) | |||||||||||
2014–2016 | Germany U19 | 13 | (3) | |||||||||||
2015–2016 | Germany U20 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2016–2019 | Germany U21 | 24 | (6) | |||||||||||
2021 | Germany Olympic | 3 | (2) | |||||||||||
2019–2020 | Germany | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:50, 15 September 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:12, 28 July 2021 (UTC) |
Nadiem Amiri (born 27 October 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bundesliga club Mainz 05 and the Germany national team. [2]
Amiri was born in Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany to Afghan parents.
Amiri joined 1899 Hoffenheim in 2012 from Waldhof Mannheim. He made his Bundesliga debut on 7 February 2015 against VfL Wolfsburg in a 3–0 away defeat. [3] Amiri recorded his first goal of the season and for his club in a 3–3 draw to Borussia Mönchengladbach on 28 November. [4] On 30 April 2016, he scored the winning goal in the 84th minute to defeat FC Ingolstadt 04 with a 2–1 victory. [5] On 12 June 2017, he signed a contract extension which lasts until 2020. [6] On 20 October, Amiri scored a goal in a 3–1 UEFA Europa League victory over İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. and sealed their club's first ever victory in Europe. [7]
Amiri signed a five-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen in July 2019. [8]
On 29 January 2022, he joined Genoa in Italy on loan. Genoa would have held an obligation to buy his rights at the end of the loan if certain conditions were met. [9] He played 13 matches without scoring any goal, as Genoa finished 19th that season to be relegated to Serie B.
In the 2022–23 season, Amiri played 36 matches in all competitions, in which he scored 4 goals in the league. In August 2023, he traveled to Leeds ahead of a supposed transfer to Leeds United; however, the transaction collapsed. [10]
On 31 January 2024, Amiri signed a 2.5-year contract with Mainz 05. [11]
Amiri made his debut for Germany under-21 in March 2016, coming on as a late substitute in a European U21 Championship qualifier against Russia under-21. [12] He was the part of the Germany under-21 team that won the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship by defeating Spain under-21 in the final. [13]
Amiri was selected as one of three overage players for the Tokyo Olympics, where he scored in each of Germany's first two games, a defeat to Brazil and a victory over Saudi Arabia. [14] [15]
Amiri made his Germany national team debut on 9 October 2019 in a friendly against Argentina. He substituted Julian Brandt in the 66th minute. [16]
Amiri was born in Ludwigshafen to an Afghan family. His cousin Zubayr Amiri and brother Nauwid Amiri also play football. [17] [18]
Amiri is outfitted by American sportswear supplier Nike. [19] [20]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
1899 Hoffenheim II | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Südwest | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | 13 | 2 | |||
2015–16 | Regionalliga Südwest | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | ||||
2016–17 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
2018–19 | Regionalliga Südwest | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
Total | 22 | 2 | — | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||||
1899 Hoffenheim | 2014–15 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Bundesliga | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 | |||
2016–17 | Bundesliga | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 2 | |||
2017–18 | Bundesliga | 28 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 33 | 4 | ||
2018–19 | Bundesliga | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 [lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 14 | 3 | ||
Total | 106 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 115 | 13 | |||
Bayer Leverkusen | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 30 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 [lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | 42 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Bundesliga | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | — | 39 | 5 | ||
2021–22 | Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 [lower-alpha 4] | 1 | — | 20 | 2 | ||
2022–23 | Bundesliga | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 [lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | ||
2023–24 | Bundesliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 105 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 31 | 2 | — | 146 | 12 | |||
Genoa (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Mainz 05 | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
2024–25 | Bundesliga | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 3 | |||
Total | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 19 | 4 | ||||
Career total | 264 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 315 | 33 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Germany | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Germany
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