Wahid Faghir

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Wahid Faghir
Personal information
Full name Wahidullah Faghir
Date of birth (2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 21)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 Vejle 43 (11)
2021–2025 VfB Stuttgart II 30 (12)
2021–2025 VfB Stuttgart 6 (1)
2022–2023Nordsjælland (loan) 16 (4)
2023–2024SV 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.

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Early life

Faghir was born in Vejle, Region Syddanmark, Denmark. His parents are both Afghans who fled to Denmark from Taliban rule. [1]

Club career

Vejle

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]

VfB Stuttgart

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]

Return to Vejle

On 12 July 2025, Faghir returned to Vejle. [9]

International career

Faghir has played internationally for Denmark at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 December 2024 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vejle 2019–20 Danish 1st Division 10300103
2020–21 Danish Superliga 26640306
2021–22 Danish Superliga720072
Total4311404711
VfB Stuttgart 2021–22 Bundesliga 611071
2022–23 Bundesliga000000
2024–25 Bundesliga000000
Total611071
VfB Stuttgart II 2021–22 Regionalliga Südwest 8484
2024–25 3. Liga 114114
Total198198
FC Nordsjælland (loan) 2022–23 Danish Superliga16431195
SV Elversberg (loan) 2023–24 2. Bundesliga 17310183
Career total97279110628

References

  1. Egelund, Klaus (30 January 2020). "Den næste Zlatan". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. 1 2 "VB skriver kontrakt med U17-Ligatopscorer". Vejle Boldklub (in Danish). 18 October 2018. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  3. "Kolding IF vs. Vejl". Soccerway. 13 June 2020.
  4. "AGF vs. Vejle". Soccerway. 14 September 2020.
  5. Pelch, Morten (31 August 2021). "Vejle Boldklub sælger Faghir til VfB Stuttgart i rekordhandel". vejle-boldklub.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. "VfB sign Wahid Faghir". vfb.de. 31 August 2021.
  7. FC NORDSJÆLLAND HENTER WAHID FAGHIR Archived 21 September 2022 at the Wayback Machine , fcn.dk, 31 August 2022
  8. "Wahid Faghir kommt auf Leihbasis vom VfB Stuttgart" [Wahid Faghir comes on loan from VfB Stuttgart] (in German). SV Elversberg. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
  9. "Wahid Faghir vender hjem til Nørreskoven" [Wahid Faghir returns home to Nørreskoven] (in Danish). Vejle Boldklub. 12 July 2025. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  10. "Wahidullah Faghir". dbu.dk.
  11. "Wahid Faghir". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 January 2025.