Farshad Noor (; born 2 October 1994) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. He represents the Afghanistan national team and is their current captain.

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

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against

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on 3 August 2013. He scored his first goal against

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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

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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

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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 Cambuur until the summer of 2017. He made his debut against his former team

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and made an assist in a 2–0 win.

AFC Eskilstuna

On 28 July 2017, Noor signed a six-month contract with Swedish club

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. He made his competitive debut for the club on 13 August 2017 in a 1–1 away draw with AIK. He was subbed on for Omar Eddahri in the 61st minute.

Nea Salamis

In January 2018, Noor signed for Nea Salamis in the

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. He made his league debut for the club on 21 January 2018 in a 3–0 home victory over

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. He was subbed on for

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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

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. He scored in the 58th and 84th minutes. In July 2020, Noor was released from the club.

Persib Bandung

On 21 March 2021, Noor moved to Asia to signed with Indonesia club,

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. On 29 March 2021, he make his club debut in the

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against

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. He was released by the club on 26 April 2021 after the cup final.

Al Hala

On 20 June 2021, Noor signed with

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club,

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Gokulam Kerala

In October 2022, Noor signed with

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defending champions

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DPMM

In June 2023, Noor signed for Brunei

, who play in the

. Later the same month, he scored his first goal for the club in a 6–0 victory over Young Lions via a

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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

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. He made his debut for Afghanistan in a friendly 2–1 win over

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on 23 March 2017. On 10 September 2019, Noor scored his first goal for Afghanistan against

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in the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In June 2023, Noor captained Afghanistan in the

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held in

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and

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. On 13 June 2023, he scored a banger from a free kick against Asian giant,

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. In the second leg of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – first round, Noor scored the only goal in the match securing the win over

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at the

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which sent Afghanistan to the

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Personal life

Noor was born in

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. When he was 5 years old his parents fled the country because of the war in Afghanistan. They currently live in

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.''

References

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