Hossein Zamani (; born 23 November 2002) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Gioiese and the Afghanistan national team. Born in Iran, he represents the Afghanistan national team.

Club career

Born in Iran, Zamani moved to

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in 2010. He joined youth academy of

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at the age of eight. In August 2019, Zamani moved to youth academy of Italian club

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. He joined

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in February 2021, where he signed his first professional contract. In February 2024, Zamani joined Italian

club Gioiese.

International career

Zamani is a former Dutch youth international. In January 2017, Netherlands under-15 team coach Peter van der Veen included him in the squad for friendlies against Ireland. On 31 January, he played his only match for the team in a 5–1 win against Ireland. In April 2021, Zamani received maiden call-up to Afghanistan national team. He made his debut on 25 May 2021 by scoring a goal in a 3–2 friendly win against

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Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zamani goal''.

References

External links

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Under-15 Dutch national team profile
at Onsoranje.nl (in Dutch) {{DEFAULTSORT:Zamani, Hossein 2002 births Living people Footballers from Mashhad Afghan men's footballers Afghanistan men's international footballers Dutch men's footballers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Afghan expatriates in Iran Sportspeople of Afghan descent Dutch people of Afghan descent Afghan emigrants to the Netherlands Men's association football forwards SC Telstar players 21st-century Dutch sportsmen