Mansur Faqiryar (born 3 January 1986) is an Afghan former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for clubs 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.
In 2009, he signed with Niedersachsenliga club VfB Oldenburg.
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.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDFB-PokalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsFC Union 60 Bremen2005–06Bezirksliga Bremen––FC Oberneuland2006–07Bremen-Liga60––602007–08Bremen-Liga140–201602008–09Regionalliga Nord24020–260Total4402020480Goslarer SC (loan)2007–08Landesliga Braunschweig––VfB Oldenburg2009–10Niedersachsenliga310––3102010–11170––1702011–1214000–1402012–13Regionalliga Nord300––3002013–14280––2802014–1520––20Total122000001220Career total166020201700
Honours Afghanistan SAFF Championship: 2013
Individual SAFF Championship Best Goalkeeper Award: 2013 SAFF Championship Best Player Award: 2013
References
External links Mansur Faqiryar at nwz.de at radiobremen.de (archived) Mansur Faqiryar at ostfriesenzeitung.de