Hamid Arezou (; born 17 February 1996) is an Afghan

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player who plays as a

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and striker for

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club

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and the Afghanistan national team.

Career

On 11 July 2025, Arezou joined

. He spend some of his youth years at the club.

International career

Arezou made his debut for the Afghanistan national team on 6 June 2024 in a

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against

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at the

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in Saudi Arabia. He started the game and played for an hour, as the game ended in a scoreless draw.

Personal life

Hamid is a younger brother of Afghan international Belal Arezou.

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* 1996 births Living people Afghan men's footballers Afghanistan men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Arendal Fotball players Vindbjart FK players Norwegian Second Division players Norwegian Third Division players Afghan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Afghan emigrants to Norway Sportspeople of Afghan descent {{Afghanistan-footy-bio-stub