Nadiem Amiri (born 27 October 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bayer Leverkusen and the Germany national team.[2]
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Personal information | |||||||||||||
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Full name | Nadiem Amiri[1] | ||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1996-10-27) 27 October 1996 (age 26) | ||||||||||||
Place of birth | Ludwigshafen, Germany | ||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||
Number | 11 | ||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||
Ludwigshafener SC | |||||||||||||
1. FC Kaiserslautern | |||||||||||||
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– | Bayer Leverkusen | 83 | (5) | ||||||||||
2022 | → Genoa (loan) | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||
National team‡ | |||||||||||||
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) | ||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:16, 12 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:12, 28 July 2021 (UTC) |
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]
Amiri signed a five-year contract with Bayer Leverkusen in July 2019.[8]
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]
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.[10] 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.[11]
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.[12][13]
Amiri made his Germany national team debut on 9 October 2019 in a friendly against Argentina. He substituted Julian Brandt in the 66th minute.[14]
Amiri was born in Ludwigshafen to Afghan parents. His cousins, Zubayr, Nauwid and Ramin, also play football.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Germany | 2019 | 3 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
Germany
Individual
Bayer 04 Leverkusen – current squad | |
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Germany men's football squad – 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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