| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wahidullah Faghir | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Vejle, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vejle | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2020 | Vejle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Vejle | 43 | (11) |
| 2021–2025 | VfB Stuttgart II | 30 | (12) |
| 2021–2025 | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | → Nordsjælland (loan) | 16 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → SV Elversberg (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2025– | Vejle | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U16 | 6 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U17 | 14 | (8) |
| 2020 | Denmark U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2022 | Denmark U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Denmark U20 | 1 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Denmark U21 | 11 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2023 | |||
Wahidullah Faghir (born 29 July 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vejle.
Faghir was born in Vejle, Region Syddanmark, Denmark. His parents are both Afghans who fled to Denmark from Taliban rule. [1]
Faghir started his footballing career with the Vejle BK youth academy in 2009, and signed his first official youth contract in October 2018 at age 15. [2] Upon signing, Vejle head of youth Steen Thychosen stated that "There is a bit of 'Zlatan' [Ibrahimović, red.] about him, because he performs with an indomitable self-confidence in practice and matches." [2]
On 13 July 2020, Faghir made his first professional appearance for Vejle, coming on as a substitute for Lucas Jensen in the 23rd minute in a match against Kolding IF. [3] On 14 September 2020, he made his debut in the Danish Superliga in a match against AGF. [4]
On the last day of the transfer window 31 August 2021, Faghir moved to Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart, where he signed a five-year contract. [5] [6] A year after his arrival to the German club, Faghir was loaned out to Danish Superliga side FC Nordsjælland for the 2022–23 season. [7] He returned to Stuttgart at the end of the season. On 19 July 2023, Faghir moved on a new season-long loan to SV Elversberg in 2. Bundesliga. [8]
Faghir has played internationally for Denmark at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels. [10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vejle | 2019–20 | Danish 1st Division | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| Total | 43 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 47 | 11 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2021–22 | Regionalliga Südwest | 8 | 4 | – | 8 | 4 | |
| 2024–25 | 3. Liga | 11 | 4 | – | 11 | 4 | ||
| Total | 19 | 8 | – | 19 | 8 | |||
| FC Nordsjælland (loan) | 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 5 |
| SV Elversberg (loan) | 2023–24 | 2. Bundesliga | 17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 |
| Career total | 97 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 106 | 28 | ||