Jabar Sharza

Jabar Sharza (Dari: جبار شرزه, born 6 April 1994) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Abu Muslim FC, which plays in the Afghanistan Champions League. He is a member of the Afghanistan national football team.

Youth career

Sharza began his youth career with Lyngby Boldklub. Sharza played also in the youth of Gentofte before making his debut for the senior team.

Club career

Gentofte

Sharza played 5 games for the Danish club and scored 5 goals. He made a free transfer to Brønshøj in the 2014–2015 season.

Brønshøj Boldklub

After making just 2 appearances in the 1st division, he played the 2015–2016 season with Brønshøj in the 2nd division. Sharza scored 19 goals in 29 games, before making a transfer to Akademisk.[1]

Akademisk Boldklub

Sharza made an immediate impact in the 2016–2017 season for Akademisk with scoring off freekicks.

Fremad Amager

Sharza signed for Fremad Amager in June 2017,[2] and left the club at the end of 2018.[3]

HIFK

On 21 July 2019, newly promoted Finnish Veikkausliiga club HIFK announced, that they had signed a 1.5-year contract with Sharza.[4]

Persela Lamongan

On 25 September 2021, Sharza signed a one-year contract with Indonesian Liga 1 club Persela Lamongan on a free transfer.[5] On 3 October, Sharza made his first league debut in a 3–0 loss against Arema as a substitute for Riyatno Abiyoso in the 74th minute at the Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium.[6] On 16 October, Sharza scored his first goal for Persela against Madura United in the 55th minute at the Maguwoharjo Stadium, Sleman.[7]

Return to Brønshøj

After two years in Swedish football, Sharza returned to Brønshøj Boldklub in March 2024.[8]

International career

Sharza was called up in January for the national team of Afghanistan.[9][10] He made his debut for Afghanistan in a friendly 2–1 win over Singapore on 23 March 2017. He then made a second appearance for Afghanistan which happened to be against Cambodia and helped them win 2–1 by scoring twice in the first half.[11]

On 12 October 2023, Sharza scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Mongolia in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 December 2024.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
GVI 2013–14 Danish 2nd Division 5 5 – 5 5
Brønshøj 2014–15 Danish 1st Division 2 0 – 2 0
2015–16 Danish 2nd Division 29 19 3 4 32 23
Total 31 19 3 4 34 23
Akademisk BK 2016–17 Danish 1st Division 26 4 2 2 28 6
Fremad Amager 2017–18 Danish 1st Division 24 10 2 0 26 10
2018–19 Danish 1st Division 7 2 2 4 9 6
Total 31 12 4 4 35 16
HIFK 2019 Veikkausliiga 10 2 – 10 2
2020 Veikkausliiga 15 2 4 0 19 2
Total 25 4 4 0 29 2
Persela Lamongan 2021–22 Indonesian Liga 1 10 3 – 10 3
Persiraja Banda Aceh (loan) 2021–22 Indonesian Liga 1 11 1 – 11 1
Ariana 2022 Swedish Division 2 8 3 – 8 3
2023 Ettan 9 1 – 9 1
Total 17 4 0 0 17 4
Brønshøj 2023–24 Denmark Series
Ariana 2024 Ettan 5 1 – 5 1
Abu Muslim 2025 Afghanistan Champions League
Career total 161 53 13 10 174 63
  1. ^ Includes Danish Cup and Finnish Cup

International goals

Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.[12]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 March 2018 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan  Cambodia 1–0 2–1 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2. 2–0
3. 7 September 2023 Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Bangladesh 1–0 1–1 Friendly
4. 12 October 2023 Central Republican Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan  Mongolia 1–0 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 March 2017. Retrieved 23 March 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ Fremad Amager snupper Jabar Sharza‚ bold.dk, 1 June 2017
  3. ^ SHARZA STOPPER I FREMAD AMAGER Archived 17 January 2019 at the Wayback Machine, fremadamagerelite.dk, 7 January 2019
  4. ^ HIFK sopimukseen tanskalaisen hyökkääjän kanssa, hifkfotboll.fi, 21 July 2019
  5. ^ "Jabar Sharza, Pemain Asing Persela Sebentar Lagi Datang". sport.detik.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Pelatih Persela Cukup Puas dengan Jabar Sharza". jatim.times.co.id (in Indonesian). Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Hasil Persela Vs Madura United, Drama 1 Kartu Merah dan 4 Gol Berakhir Imbang". bola.kompas.com (in Indonesian). 16 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  8. ^ Jabar vender hjem til Hvepsene, bronshojboldklub.dk, 9 March 2024
  9. ^ "Jabar Sharza på landsholdet" (in Danish). ab-fodbold.dk. 29 January 2017. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  10. ^ "National Football Team Off To Qatar For Friendly Match". tolonews. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  11. ^ "Lions draw positives from defeat". 24 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Sharza, Jabar". National Football Teams. Retrieved 31 March 2018.