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Qamaruddin Maziar Kouhyar (Dari: مازیار كوهيار; born 30 September 1997) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club York City and the Afghanistan national team. He is the first Afghan to play professionally in Great Britain.[3]

Maziar Kouhyar

Kouhyar with York City in 2022
Personal information
Full name	Qamaruddin Maziar Kouhyar[1]
Date of birth	(1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 25)[2]
Place of birth	Badakhshan Province, Afghanistan
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	York City
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2013	Coventry City
2013–2016	Walsall
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Walsall	21	(1)
2021–2022	Hereford	25	(4)
2022–	York City	11	(2)
National team‡
2017–	Afghanistan	7	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:14, 6 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:05, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Badakhshan Province in Afghanistan,[3] Kouhyar moved to England as a two-year-old due to conflict in his home country.[4] His parents settled in Handsworth suburb of Birmingham and his father worked as a pizza delivery driver, before returning to Afghanistan to work as an interpreter, leaving his mother to bring up the four children.[3] At the age of eleven he was spotted by a Coventry City scout after attending a Saturday football session with his cousin, and joined the club's youth system.[3]

Walsall

After being released from Coventry at the age of sixteen, he played in Sunday league football, before being spotted by a Walsall scout whilst playing in a local Powerleague.[3] After a trial, he subsequently joined the club.[5] He went on to sign a two-year scholarship with the club, progressing to sign his first professional deal in February 2016, on a one-year contract with the option of a further year.[5] He made his professional debut in August 2016, in a 2–0 defeat to Chesterfield, replacing Kieron Morris as a substitute.[6] He scored his first goal for Walsall in an EFL Trophy tie against Grimsby Town on 30 August 2016.[7] On 9 December 2016 he signed a new contract with Walsall until the summer of 2019.[8]

He left Walsall due to a knee injury, and began working in a fried chicken shop.[9]

In a November 2020 interview following his departure from the club, Kouhyar spoke out against abuse he had received during his time with the club in which he had been labelled a "terrorist" by a teammate.[10]

Hereford

In March 2021, Kouhyar signed for National League North club Hereford having been away from football for eighteen months with an ACL injury.[11] Despite the early cancellation of the season, Kouhyar was part of the Hereford team that made it to the 2021 FA Trophy Final, defeated 3–1 by league below Hornchurch.[12]

After scoring three goals and registering an assist as his team pushed for the play-offs, Kouhyar was awarded the National League North Player of the Month award for February 2022.[13] This award came after reported interest from Football League scouts.[14]

York City

On 22 March 2022, Kouhyar signed for National League North club York City on a free transfer.[15] On 15 April, Kouhyar scored his first goal for York in a 1-0 National League North victory over Spennymoor Town.[16] The season ended in success for Kouhyar and York as they secured promotion to the National League through the play-offs, Kouhyar scoring the second goal in a 2–0 final victory over Boston United.[17]

International career

In October 2016, he received his first call-up to the Afghanistan national team for the friendly against Malaysia.[4] While he was on international duty with the national team, he picked up an injury which cost him a minimum of three months without playtime and required knee surgery.[18] Kouhyar made his formal debut for Afghanistan in a friendly 2–0 loss to Oman on 30 August 2017.[19] In 2018 he rejected a call-up for a home match against Palestine as his family did not want him to travel to Kabul.[3]

Kouhyar scored a first international goal in March 2022, scoring the first in an eventual 3–0 victory over Kuwait Under-23.[20]

Personal life

Outside of football, Kouhyar attends an accountancy evening course.[3]

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 August 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Walsall	2015–16[21]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2016–17[21]	League One	6	0	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 1]	1	7	1
	2017–18[22]	League One	15	1	1	0	1	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	21	1
	2018–19[23]	League One	0	0	1	0	1	0	3[lower-alpha 1]	1	5	1
	Walsall total		21	1	2	0	2	0	8	2	33	3
Hereford	2020–21[24]	National League North	0	0	0	0	—		2[lower-alpha 2]	0	2	0
	2021–22[24]	National League North	25	4	4	1	—		1[lower-alpha 2]	0	30	5
	Hereford total		25	4	4	1	—		3	0	32	5
York City	2021–22[24]	National League North	10	1	—		—		3[lower-alpha 3]	1	13	2
	2022–23[24]	National League	14	1	0	0	—		0	0	14	1
	York City total		24	2	0	0	—		3	1	27	3
Career total			70	7	6	1	2	0	14	3	92	11

International

Afghanistan score listed first, score column indicates score after each Kouhyar goal

List of international goals scored by Maziar Kouhyar

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1	26 March 2022	Emirhan Sport Centre, Manavgat, Turkey	1	Kuwait	1–0	3–0	Hybrid friendly	[20]

Honours

Hereford

• FA Trophy runner-up: 2020–21[12]

York City

• National League North play-off Winners: 2022[17]

Individual

• National League North Player of the Month: February 2022[13]

References

External links

• Maziar Kouhyar at Soccerbase
• Maziar Kouhyar at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Maziar Kouhyar

Maziar Kouhyar (* 30. September 1997) ist ein afghanischer Fußballspieler, der momentan vereinslos ist.

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- [en] Maziar Kouhyar

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[fr] Maziar Kouhyar

Maziar Kouhyar (dari: مازیار كوهيار) est un footballeur international afghan né le 30 novembre 1997 à Fayzabad. Il évolue au poste d'arrière gauche au York City FC.

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[it] Maziar Kouhyar

Qamaruddin Maziar Kouhyar (in persiano مازیار كوهيار‎; 30 settembre 1997) è un calciatore afghano, difensore o centrocampista dello York City e della nazionale afghana.

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[ru] Кухьяр, Мазьяр

Камариддин Мазьяр Кухьяр (дари مازیار كوهيار; 30 сентября 1997 года, Исламский Эмират Афганистан) — английский и афганский футболист, играющий на позиции полузащитника. С 2017 года выступает за национальную сборную Афганистана. Свой дебютный и пока единственный матч за сборную своей родины сыграл 30 августа 2017 года в матче против сборной Омана.

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