Mansur Faqiryar (born 3 January 1986) is an Afghan former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played in Germany and represented the Afghanistan national team at international level.

Club career

In 2005, Faqiryar signed for amateur club FC Union 60 Bremen. He played there for one season before moving to FC Oberneuland in 2006. Whilst at the club he managed 44 appearances in the league as well as two appearances in the DFB-Pokal.

Mansur Faqiryar

In 2009, he signed with Niedersachsenliga club VfB Oldenburg.

Mansur Faqiryar

International career

In 2011, Faqiryar made his debut for the Afghanistan national team, in a 3–0 win over Bhutan. In 2011, he collected five caps overall. He was voted Best Player of the Tournament in the SAFF 2013 for his great goalkeeping efforts.

Mansur Faqiryar

Career statistics

Honours

Afghanistan

SAFF Championship: 2013

Individual

SAFF Championship Best Goalkeeper Award: 2013

References

External links

nwz.de

radiobremen.de

ostfriesenzeitung.de

1986 births

Living people

Afghan emigrants to Germany

Afghan men's footballers

Footballers from Kabul

Men's association football goalkeepers

Afghanistan men's international footballers

Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games

Asian Games competitors for Afghanistan

Regionalliga players

FC Oberneuland players

Goslarer SC 08 players

VfB Oldenburg players