Sharif Mukhammad

Afghan footballer

Sharif Mukhammad
Mukhammad with Anzhi Makhachkala in 2011
Personal information
Full name Sharif Khamayuni Mukhammad
Date of birth (1990-03-21) 21 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Makhachkala, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–2007 Makhachkala U19
2007–2010 Dynamo Makhachkala
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2015 Anzhi Makhachkala 19 (0)
2015 Anzhi-2 Makhachkala 3 (0)
2016–2017 Spartak Nalchik 34 (1)
2017 AFC Eskilstuna 7 (0)
2019 Karmiotissa 3 (0)
2020 Maziya 10 (0)
2020–2022 Gokulam Kerala 30 (7)
2022– Churchill Brothers 16 (1)
International career‡
2015– Afghanistan 30 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:55, 16 March 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2024

Sharif Khamayuni Mukhammad (Russian: Шариф Хамаюни Мухаммад, Dari: شریف محمد; born 21 March 1990) is an Afghan professional footballer who most recently played for Churchill Brothers in the I-League. He represents the Afghanistan national team.

Early life

He was born and raised in Makhachkala. He is of mixed Daghestani and Afghan descent.[1] His younger brother, Amir Mohammad, is also a football player of FC Anzhi Makhachkala.[2]

Club career

Anzhi Makhachkala

He made his Russian Premier League debut on 10 July 2010 for Anzhi Makhachkala in a game against Lokomotiv Moscow.[3]

Spartak Nalchik

Mukhammad signed in July a 1-year contract with Spartak Nalchik. He was given shirt number 17. He eventually made his debut on 23 July for Spartak Nalchik against Sokol Saratov in the FNL.[4] With Spartak, he appeared in 34 league matches, scoring 1 goal.[citation needed]

AFC Eskilstuna

He joined the Swedish club AFC Eskilstuna on 17 August 2017.[5]

Karmiotissa

In January 2019, Sharif got recruited by Cypriot club Karmiotissa for the season 2018–19 season.[citation needed]

Maziya

In December 2019, Sharif signed for Maldives Champions Maziya S&RC for the Dhivehi Premier League and AFC Cup.[6] He appeared in 10 league matches and Maziya secured the league title on 19 January 2020.[7]

Gokulam Kerala

In November 2020, Sharif signed for Indian club Gokulam Kerala FC in the I-League.[8] On 25 January 2021, Sharif scored from the spot kick in I-League against NEROCA FC and Gokulam won that game 4–1. On 27 March 2021, Sharif won the I-League title with Gokulam Kerala after scoring from an important free kick against TRAU FC.[9][10] After winning the title with 29 points in 15 games, they qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup group stages.[11][12][13]

On 28 May 2021, Gokulam Kerala extended the contract with Sherif for another season,[14] as the team is set to represent the country in 2022 AFC Cup.[15][16] He also appeared in the 2021 Durand Cup and Gokulam reached to the quarter-finals.[17]

He scored the first goal of 2021–22 season of I-League in their 1–0 win against Churchill Brothers on 26 December.[18] After back to back wins in both the group and championship stages under his captaincy,[19][20][21][22][23] the club clinched I-League title again in 2021–22 season, defeating Mohammedan Sporting 2–1 in the final game at the Salt Lake Stadium on 14 May, and became the first club in fifteen years to defend the title.[24]

At the 2022 AFC Cup group-stage opener, Mukhammad and his side achieved a historic 4–2 win against Indian Super League side ATK Mohun Bagan.[25][26] Later, they were defeated 1–0 by Maldivian side Maziya S&RC,[27] and 1–2 by Bashundhara Kings of Bangladesh respectively, and knocked out of the tournament.[28]

International career

Mukhammad made his debut for Afghanistan against Japan in a World Cup qualification match. He played the whole game but lost with 5–0. He scored his first goal for Afghanistan against Singapore on 23 March 2017.[29] On 28 December 2018, he scored his second international goal against Turkmenistan in a 2–2 draw match.[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 March 2023[31]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Anzhi Makhachkala 2010 Russian Premier League 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2011–12 5 0 1 0 — 6 0
2012–13 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
2013–14 3 0 1 0 — 4 0
2014–15 Russian National League 6 0 0 0 — 6 0
Total 19 0 2 0 0 0 21 0
Anzhi Makhachkala II 2014–15 Russian Professional League 3 0 — — 3 0
Spartak Nalchik 2016–17 Russian National League 24 1 2 0 — 26 1
Gokulam Kerala 2020–21 I-League 14 4 0 0 — 14 4
2021–22 16 3 7[a][b] 1 3[c] 0 26 4
Gokulam total 30 7 7 1 3 0 40 8
Churchill Brothers 2022–23 I-League 16 1 0 0 — 16 1
Career total 92 9 11 1 3 0 106 10
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in IFA Shield
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

International

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 March 2024[32]

Afghanistan national team
Year Apps Goals
2015 1 0
2016 1 0
2017 7 1
2018 4 1
2019 7 0
2021 5 0
2022 3 0
2024 2 1
Total 30 3

International goals

Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.[32]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 23 March 2017 Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar  Singapore 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2. 28 December 2018 Miracle Hotel Resort, Antalya, Turkey  Turkmenistan ?–? 2–2
3. 26 March 2024 Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India  India 2–1 2–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Maziya S&RC

Gokulam Kerala

References

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  28. ^ Lewis, Shallon (24 May 2022). "AFC Cup 2022 LIVE: GKFC 1-2 BKS; Bashundhara beat Gokulam Kerala FC to take top spot in Group D, Watch Gokulam Kerala vs Bashundhara Kings HIGHLIGHTS". www.insidesport.in. Kolkata: Inside Sport. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
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  31. ^ Sharif Mukhammad at Soccerway
  32. ^ a b "Sharif Mukhammad". National-Football-Teams.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
  33. ^ Guha, Sayantan (14 May 2022). "Brilliant Gokulam Kerala FC edge past Mohammedan SC to win historic consecutive I-League titles". www.sportskeeda.com. Kolkata, West Bengal: Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 15 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.

External links

  • Sharif Mukhammad at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  • Sharif Mukhammad at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  • Sharif Mukhammad at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  • Profile by Russian National Football League (in Russian)
  • Sharif Mukhammad at Global Sports Archive
  • Sharif Mukhammad at the-aiff.com (archived)
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