Farshad Noor (Dari: فرشاد نور; born 2 October 1994) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I-League club Gokulam Kerala and the Afghanistan national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1994-10-02) 2 October 1994 (age 28) | ||
Place of birth | Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Gokulam Kerala | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
Wilhelmina Boys | |||
2004–2015 | PSV | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2015 | PSV | 0 | (0) |
2013–2015 | Jong PSV | 67 | (3) |
2015–2017 | Roda JC | 26 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → SC Cambuur (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | AFC Eskilstuna | 8 | (1) |
2018–2020 | Nea Salamis | 59 | (6) |
2021 | Persib Bandung | 0 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Al Hala | 0 | (0) |
2022 | Bahrain SC | ? | (3) |
2022– | Gokulam Kerala | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2010 | Netherlands U17 | 2 | (0) |
2017– | Afghanistan | 26 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2022 |
Noor joined the PSV Youth Academy in the 2004–05 season.
Noor signed his first professional contract with PSV on 15 February 2013.[2] Noor made his debut for Jong PSV in the Eerste Divisie against Sparta Rotterdam on 3 August 2013. He scored his first goal against FC Den Bosch on 20 September 2013.[3] After making 66 appearances and scoring 3 goals he left PSV for Roda JC.
On 7 August 2015 Noor signed a one-year contract with Roda JC.[4] After signing with Roda JC Noor was one of the better players in the first half of the season. He showed his skills with outstanding performance against Heracles Almelo in his debut with an assist and starting the first four games without being substituted. After a good first half of the season Noor got injured.[5] On 19 May 2016 Roda JC extended his contract until the summer of 2017.[6] After a good first year Noor didn't play much in the first half of the 2016–17 season. Eventually Roda JC and Noor decided to search for a new club on loan or a transfer to get more playtime.[7]
On 19 January 2017 Roda JC announced on their website that Noor was loaned to SC Cambuur until the summer of 2017.[8] He made his debut against his former team Jong PSV and made an assist in a 2–0 win.[9]
On 28 July 2017, Noor signed a six-month contract with Swedish club AFC Eskilstuna.[10] He made his competitive debut for the club on 13 August 2017 in a 1–1 away draw with AIK. He was subbed on for Omar Eddahri in the 61st minute.[11]
In January 2018, Noor signed for Nea Salamis in the Cypriot First Division. He made his league debut for the club on 21 January 2018 in a 3–0 home victory over Pafos FC. He was subbed on for Alastair Reynolds in the 67th minute.[12] He scored his first league goal for the club as part of a brace on 10 March 2018 in a 6–2 away victory over Doxa. He scored in the 58th and 84th minutes.[13]
Persib Bandung
He signed to Persib Bandung in march 2021.
In October 2022, Noor signed with I-League defending champions Gokulam Kerala.[14]
Noor made his debut for the Netherlands U17 in a friendly match against Italy U17.[15]
Noor was invited for the provisional squad for the training camp in Doha, Qatar.[16] Noor made his debut for Afghanistan in a friendly 2–1 win over Singapore on 23 March 2017.[17][18] Noor made his official debut against Vietnam in a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification match.[19]
Noor was born in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan. When he was 5 years old his parents fled the country because of the war in Afghanistan. They currently live in Best, Netherlands.[20]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Jong PSV | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||
2014–15 | 37 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
Jong PSV total | 67 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3 | ||
Roda JC | 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 14 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
Roda total | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Cambuur | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
AFC Eskilstuna | 2017 | Allsvenskan | 8 | 1 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||
Nea Salamis | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 13 | 3 | 4[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||
2018–19 | 29 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
2019–20 | 17 | 1 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
Nea Salamis total | 59 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 6 | ||
Persib Bandung | 2021–22 | Liga 1 | 0 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Gokulam Kerala | 2022–23 | I-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 162 | 10 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 10 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Afghanistan | 2017 | 8 | 0 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | 8 | 1 | |
2021 | 5 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 26 | 2 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 10 September 2019 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2. | 8 June 2022 | Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Persib Bandung – current squad | |
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