Place of birth Afghanistan Number 25 Height 1.8 m | Playing position 0000–2013 Coventry City Current team Walsall F.C. (Defender) | |
Full name Qamaruddin Maziar Kouhyar Date of birth (1997-09-30) 30 September 1997 (age 19) | ||
Qamaruddin Maziar Kouhyar (Dari: قمرودين مازیار كوهيار, born 30 September 1997), is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Football League One side Walsall.
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Club career
Born in Afghanistan, Kouhyar moved to England as a two-year old due to conflict in his home country. He started his career as a youth player with Coventry City before he was released in April 2013, he subsequently joined Walsall. He went on to sign a two-year scholarship with the club, progressing to sign his first professional deal in February 2016, on a one-year contract with the option of a further year. He made his professional debut in August 2016, in a 2–0 defeat to Chesterfield, replacing Kieron Morris as a substitute. He scored his first goal for Walsall in an EFL Trophy tie against Grimsby Town on 30 August 2016. On 9 December he signed a new contract with Walsall until the summer of 2019.
International career
In October 2016, he received his first call-up to the Afghanistan senior side for the friendly against Malaysia. While he was on international duty with the national team, he picked up an injury which cost him a minimum of 3 months without playtime and a surgery to his knee.
Career statistics
As of match played 1 October 2016.