Wahidullah Faghir (born 29 July 2003) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC Nordsjælland, on loan from Bundesliga club VfB Stuttgart. He is of Afghan descent.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Wahidullah Faghir | ||
| Date of birth | (2003-07-29) 29 July 2003 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Vejle, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Nordsjælland (on loan from VfB Stuttgart) | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2020 | Vejle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Vejle | 43 | (11) |
| 2021– | VfB Stuttgart II | 8 | (4) |
| 2021– | VfB Stuttgart | 6 | (1) |
| 2022– | → Nordsjælland (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U16 | 6 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | Denmark U17 | 14 | (8) |
| 2020– | Denmark U18 | 2 | (1) |
| 2021– | Denmark U21 | 4 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:41, 19 December 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:56, 17 October 2021 (UTC) | |||
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]
Faghir has played internationally for Denmark at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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| 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 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| Career total | 45 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 49 | 12 | ||
FC Nordsjælland – current squad | |
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