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Taufee Skandari

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Taufee Skandari
Skandari with Afghanistan in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-04-02) 2 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Kabul, Afghanistan
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
 PSIS Semarang
Number 80
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017 Windsor 2 (0)
2018 Woodford Town 0 (0)
2018–2019 SK Bischofshofen 12 (0)
2019 Bursaspor 0 (0)
2020–2021 Northwood 2 (0)
2021–2022 Ware 33 (10)
2022–2023 New Salamis 0 (0)
2023 B36 Tórshavn 20 (3)
2024– PSIS Semarang 7 (0)
International career‡
2023– Afghanistan 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Taufee Skandari (Dari: توفیق سکندری; born 2 April 1999) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Liga 1 club PSIS Semarang and the Afghanistan national team.

Club career

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Skandari started his career with Windsor before joining Woodford Town and then spending a season abroad with Austrian Regionalliga side SK Bischofshofen and Turkish club Bursaspor. He then returned to England to join Northwood before moving to Ware.[1] In February 2023, he joined Faroe Islands Premier League side B36 Tórshavn from New Salamis.[2] Skandari left B36 Tórshavn after the 2023 season.[3] On 9 August 2024, Skandari joined Liga 1 club PSIS Semarang.[4][5]

International career

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In May 2023, Skandari was called up to the Afghanistan squad for the 2023 CAFA Nations Cup.[6] On 10 June 2023, he made his senior international debut, starting in a 1–0 loss to Kyrgyzstan.[7]

Personal life

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Skandari was born in Afghanistan[1] before moving to England the following year.[6]

Career statistics

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As of match played 11 June 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Afghanistan 2023 7 0
2024 4 0
Total 11 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ware Move for Afghan Midfielder". southern-football-league.co.uk. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  2. ^ @B36 (4 February 2023). "new signing for @B36.To all our UK followers - say welcome to our english midfielder, Taufee Skandari (23)" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ https://uk.linkedin.com/in/taufee-skandari-3047701a2
  4. ^ "Taufee Skandari Jadi Pemain Asing Kedelapan PSIS". psis.co.id. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ "8/8 is completed. Welcome aboard, 𝐓𝐚𝐮𝐟𝐞𝐞 𝐒𝐤𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢 🔵🇦🇫 #PSIS #YohIsoYoh #BELON92GETHER". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b @B36 (25 May 2023). "our midfielder, Taufee Skandari (24), is selected for the Afghanistan national team" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Kyrgyzstan vs. Afghanistan". national-football-teams.com. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Taufee Skandari". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
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