Nadiem Amiri

Nadiem Amiri

Amiri with Germany U21 in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Nadiem Amiri [1]
Date of birth	(1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth	Kabul, Afghanischen
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Mainz 05
Number	18
Youth career
0000	SC
0000	1. FC Kaiserslautern
0000–2012	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	15	(1)
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–	Germany	5	(0)
Medal record UEFA European Under-21 Championship Winner 2017 Poland Runner-up 2019 Italy
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:35, 22 May 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]

Early life

Amiri was born in Ludwigshafen, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany to Afghan parents.

Club career

1899 Hoffenheim

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]

Bayer Leverkusen

Amiri signed a five-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen in July 2019. ^[8]

Loan to Genoa

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.

Return to Bayer Leverkusen

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]

Mainz

On 31 January 2024, Amiri signed a 2.5-year contract with Mainz 05. ^[11]

International career

Youth

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]}

Senior

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]

Outside football

Personal life

Amiri was born in Ludwigshafen to an Afghan family. His cousin Zubayr Amiri and brother Nauwid Amiri also play football. ^{[17] [18]}

Sponsorship

Amiri is outfitted by American sportswear supplier Nike. ^{[19] [20]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 May 2024 ^[21]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		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
Career total			261	24	14	3	36	3	0	0	311	30

1. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
3. Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
5. Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 11 November 2020 ^[22]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Germany	2019	3	0
	2020	2	0
Total		5	0

Honours

Germany

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2017 ^[23]

Individual

• Bundesliga Goal of the Month: January 2021 ^[24]

References

1. "Squad List: Men's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020: Germany (GER)" (PDF). FIFA. 22 July 2021. p. 7. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
2. Nadiem Amiri at Soccerway
3. "Wolfsburg vs. 1899 Hoffenheim – 7 February 2015 – Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
4. "Gladbach fight back to rescue point at Hoffenheim". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
5. "TSG Hoffenheim 2-1 FC Ingolstadt 04". ESPN FC. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
6. "NADIEM AMIRI EXTENDS TSG CONTRACT UNTIL 2020". TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
7. "Hoffenheim record first ever European win against Basaksehir". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
8. "Amiri joins the Werkself". Bayer04.de. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
9. "NADIEM AMIRI È UN GIOCATORE DEL GENOA" (Press release) (in Italian). Genoa. 29 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
10. "Ex-DFB-Star sorgt für peinliche Wechsel-Posse!". bild.de (in German). 29 August 2023.
11. "NADIEM AMIRI BECOMES 05ER" [NADIEM AMIRI BECOMES 05ER] (in German). Mainz 05. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
12. "Hoffenheim's Nadiem Amiri: the refugees' son who hasn't forgotten his roots". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
13. "Hoffenheim's Nadiem Amiri: the refugees' son who hasn't forgotten his roots". Bundesliga. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
14. "Brazil 4-2 Germany: Richarlison scores hat-trick in Brazil's Olympics opener". Sky Sports. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
15. "10-man Germany beats Saudi Arabia 3-2 in Olympic soccer". Washington Post. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 27 July 2021.
16. "Germany v Argentina game report". ESPN. 9 October 2019.
17. https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/nadiem-amiri-hoffenheim-germany-u21-refugee-roots-5327
18. Buschmann, Heiko (8 May 2016). "Amiri: Auch Nauwid träumt vom Nationalteam". fussball.de (in German). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
19. https://www.nssmag.com/en/sports/19965/nike-helden-just-do-it
20. https://soccerbootsdb.com/player/nadiem-amiri-1030/
21. Nadiem Amiri at Soccerway
22. Nadiem Amiri at WorldFootball.net
23. "Weisers Kopfball macht den EM-Traum wahr". kicker.de (in German). 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
24. "Bundesliga Goal of the Month". Bundesliga. Retrieved 9 January 2021.

External links

• Nadiem Amiri at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Nadiem Amiri at National-Football-Teams.com