Farshad Noor ( prs, فرشاد نور; born 2 October 1994) is an Afghan professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for
I-League
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club
Gokulam Kerala and the
Afghanistan national team.
Youth career
Noor joined the PSV Youth Academy in the 2004–05 season.
Club career
PSV
Noor signed his first professional contract with
PSV on 15 February 2013.
Noor made his debut for Jong PSV in the
Eerste Divisie
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against
Sparta Rotterdam
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Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...
on 3 August 2013. He scored his first goal against
FC Den Bosch
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They were founded 18 August 1965, as FC Den Bosch/BVV. They are the successor of BVV (1906) and Wilhelmina (1890). Their stadium is called 'De Vliert', an 8,500 all-seater. R ...
on 20 September 2013. After making 66 appearances and scoring 3 goals he left
PSV for Roda JC.
Roda JC
On 7 August 2015 Noor signed a one-year contract with
Roda JC
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.
After signing with Roda JC Noor was one of the better players in the first half of the season. He showed his skills with outstanding performance against
Heracles Almelo
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in his debut with an assist and starting the first four games without being substituted. After a good first half of the season Noor got injured.
On 19 May 2016 Roda JC extended his contract until the summer of 2017.
After a good first year Noor didn't play much in the first half of the 2016–17 season. Eventually Roda JC and Noor decided to search for a new club on loan or a transfer to get more playtime.
SC Cambuur
On 19 January 2017 Roda JC announced on their website that Noor was loaned to
SC Cambuur
SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...
until the summer of 2017.
He made his debut against his former team
Jong PSV
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History
Until 2013, Jong PSV played in the Beloften Eredivisie, a league exclusively for ...
and made an assist in a 2–0 win.
AFC Eskilstuna
On 28 July 2017, Noor signed a six-month contract with Swedish club
AFC Eskilstuna
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. He made his competitive debut for the club on 13 August 2017 in a 1–1 away draw with
AIK
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. He was subbed on for
Omar Eddahri in the 61st minute.
Nea Salamis
In January 2018, Noor signed for
Nea Salamis in the
Cypriot First Division
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. He made his league debut for the club on 21 January 2018 in a 3–0 home victory over
Pafos FC
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. He was subbed on for
Alastair Reynolds
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in the 67th minute. He scored his first league goal for the club as part of a brace on 10 March 2018 in a 6–2 away victory over
Doxa
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. He scored in the 58th and 84th minutes.
P
ersib Bandung
He signed to
Persib Bandung
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in march 2021.
Gokulam Kerala
In October 2022, Noor signed with
I-League
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defending champions
Gokulam Kerala.
International career
Netherlands
Noor made his debut for the
Netherlands U17 in a friendly match against
Italy U17.
Afghanistan
Noor was invited for the provisional squad for the training camp in
Doha
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,
Qatar
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.
Noor made his debut for Afghanistan in a friendly 2–1 win over
Singapore
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on 23 March 2017.
Noor made his official debut against
Vietnam
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in a
2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
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match.
Personal life
Noor was born in
Mazar-i-Sharif
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...
. When he was 5 years old his parents fled the country because of the war in Afghanistan. They currently live in
Best, Netherlands
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The headquarters of Europe's largest meat processor Vion NV are located in Be ...
.
Career statistics
Club
International
International goals
:''Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.''
References
External links
Voetbal International profile
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1994 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Mazar-i-Sharif
People from Best, Netherlands
Footballers from North Brabant
Afghan footballers
Afghanistan international footballers
Afghan expatriate footballers
Dutch footballers
Netherlands youth international footballers
Dutch people of Afghan descent
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Allsvenskan players
Cypriot First Division players
PSV Eindhoven players
Roda JC Kerkrade players
SC Cambuur players
AFC Eskilstuna players
Nea Salamis Famagusta FC players
Expatriate footballers in Sweden
Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
Expatriate footballers in Indonesia
Expatriate footballers in Bahrain
Association football midfielders
Dutch expatriate footballers
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain
Afghan expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
Afghan expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Afghan expatriate sportspeople in Indonesia
Afghan expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain