Wahidullah Faghir (born 29 July 2003) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a forward for club SV Elversberg, on loan from

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Early life

Faghir was born in

Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and th ...

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, Denmark. His parents are both Afghans who fled to Denmark from

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rule.

Club career

Vejle

Faghir started his footballing career with the

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youth academy in 2009, and signed his first official youth contract in October 2018 at age 15. Upon signing, Vejle head of youth Steen Thychosen stated that "There is a bit of '

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' brahimović, red.about him, because he performs with an indomitable self-confidence in practice and matches." 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

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. On 14 September 2020, he made his debut in the

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in a match against AGF.

VfB Stuttgart

On the last day of the transfer window 31 August 2021, Faghir moved to

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club

, where he signed a five-year contract. A year after his arrival to the German club, Faghir was loaned out to

side

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for the 2022-23 season. He returned to Stuttgart at the end of the season. On 19 July 2023, Faghir moved on a new season-long loan to SV Elversberg in

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International career

Faghir has played internationally for Denmark at under-16, under-17 and under-18 levels.

Career statistics

References

External links

Official Danish Superliga player statistics
at danskfodbold.com * {{DEFAULTSORT:Faghir, Wahid 2003 births Living people People from Vejle Municipality Sportspeople of Afghan descent Danish men's footballers Men's association football forwards Vejle Boldklub players VfB Stuttgart players FC Nordsjælland players SV Elversberg players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Bundesliga players Denmark men's youth international footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Danish people of Afghan descent Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Footballers from the Region of Southern Denmark