User:Selaab G

Selaab Ghafouri
Personal information
Full name	Selaab Ghafouri
Date of birth	30 April 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Jabal Saraj, Parwan, Afghanistan
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	CD Aguiluchos USACite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
Number	17
Youth career
2002-2008	SUB Sønderborg
2008-2010	FC Sønderborg
2010-2011	Bay Oaks
2011-2013	San Jose EarthquakesCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
Senior career*
Years	Team
2011-	Afghan Premier F.C.
2013-2014	San Ramon Azuri
2014-2015	CCSFCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
2016–	CD Aguiluchos USACite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
International career‡
2013	Afghanistan U19Cite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
2016-	AfghanistanCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 27, 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 27, 2017

Selaab Ghafouri (born 30 April 1995) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a right back for CD Aguiluchos USACite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). and the Afghanistan national teamCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).

Early life

Born in Jabal Saraj, Parwan, Afghanistan. Ghafouri started playing football as Center-backat the age of 7 for SUB Sønderborg. Later then at the age of 13 he was picked up by FC Sønderborg as a Midfielder. While playing football Ghafouri was involved in other sports as well such as handball, boxing and taekwondo. Moving to United States at the age of 14, Selaab decided to take football serious and played Winger with Bay Oaks that is located in Oakland, California before he was picked up by San Jose Earthquakes Academy in 2011 after having a great season with his high school football team, Alameda High School.

Club career

After graduating from Alameda High School in 2013, Selaab went on to play for a local adult club called San Ramon Azuri, just a season later Ghafouri was recruited by CCSF to pursue his studies and play football for their men's team. With almost a perfect season Ghafouri and his team were top 8 team in the Nation. A year later Selaab was signed by CD Aguiluchos USA where he played his first match against Sacramento Republic FC in the U.S. Open CupCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).. Ghafouri's 2nd season with CD Aguiluchos USA in the NPSL was far successful than his first season with the club. As they won the Golden Gate ConferenceCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). where they held the longest unbeaten record in the conference history, 9 games in row. The run didn't stop there as CD Aguiluchos USA won West Region TitleCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page).. In the National semi-finals CD Aguiluchos USA fell short against Elm City ExpressCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). in New Haven, Connecticut.

International career

Selaab was selected to represent Afghanistan at youth level competitions several times, but had to deny it due to personal issues. In November 2017, Ghafouri got his first call up to represent Afghanistan senior side in a friendly matchCite error: The <ref> tag has too many names (see the help page). against Tajikistan at Central Republican Stadium which they lost 1-0 and Ghafouri didn't make his debut. He still yet has to make his debut for the national team.

Career statistics

As of 28 November 2017

Club	Season	Div	League		Cup		Total
Club	Season	Div	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CD Aguiluchos USA	2016	NPSL	10	0	2	0	12	0
	2017	NPSL	16	2	0	0	16	2
	Total		28	2	2	0	28	2
Career total			28	2	2	0	28	2

References