Ata Yamrali (born 5 July 1982) is a German-Afghan former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Between 2007 and 2013 he made 12 appearances for the Afghanistan national team, scoring 3 goals.
Early life Yamrali was born in Kabul. In 1985, when Yamrali was three years old and the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan, his family fled from Kabul to Gumbat, Iran. Three years later, they moved to Hamburg, Germany.
Club career Yamrali started playing club football at the age of 11, for SC Poppenbüttel and also played youth football for Hamburger SV and TSV Sasel. Having a suffered a shin fracture in May 2001, he had become a regular starter for SC Victoria Hamburg, playing in the fifth-tier Verbandsliga Hamburg, by November.
International career Yamrali scored his first international goal for Afghanistan in 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers against the hosts Kyrgyzstan, to ensure Afghanistan qualified for the finals. He was a member of the Afghanistan national team and appeared in two 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDivisionAppsGoalsTSV Sasel2000–01SC Victoria Hamburg2001–02Verbandsliga Hamburg132Holstein Quickborn2002–03Landesliga Hamburg-Hammonia191TSV Sasel2003–04Oberliga Hamburg2742004–05200Total474FC St. Pauli II2005–06Oberliga Nord3042006–07266Total5610ASV Bergedorf2007–08Oberliga Nord91Niendorfer TSV2008–09Oberliga Hamburg295Wedeler TSV2009–10Oberliga Hamburg335TSV Sasel2010–11Landesliga Hamburg-Hansa2011–12Oberliga Hamburg331TotalVfL 93 Hamburg2012–132013–14TotalSV Uhlenhorst-Adler 2014–15SC Poppenbüttel2014–152015–1621TotalSC Alstertal/Langenhorn2016–17612017–18512018–191012019–2000Total213SC Poppenbüttel2020–21322021–22155Total187Career total
International Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yamrali goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Ata YamraliNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 7 May 2008 Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan 1–0 1–0 2008 AFC Challenge Cup2 5 December 2011 New Delhi, India Sri Lanka 3–1 3–1 2011 SAFF Championship3 7 December 2011 New Delhi, India Bhutan 1–0 8–1 2011 SAFF Championship
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