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★ Soccer Girls · HSG EditorialApr 2021

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Nation🇪🇸 Spain

ClubBarcelona

PositionMID · № 14

Age27 · Right foot

Born1998-01-18 · Sant Pere de Ribes

Height1.61 m

Nadia Nadim is an Afghan-Danish football player who plays as a striker for French Division 1 Feminine club Paris Saint-Germain as well as for the Danish national team. She is considered the greatest A

Nadia Nadim

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Biography

Nadia Nadim

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Nadia Nadim is an Afghan-Danish football player who plays as a striker for French Division 1 Feminine club Paris Saint-Germain as well as for the Danish national team. She is considered the greatest Afghan female football player particularly because she played for clubs which include Manchester City, Paris Saint-Germain, and the national team of Denmark. Nadia Nadim joined the NWSL club Sky Blue FC near the end of the 2014 NWSL season. Playing in 6 games, she scored 7 goals and registered 3 assists. She was named player of the week on August 19th and player of the month for the NWSL on August 14th. On January 14, 2016, Nadia Nadim was traded to Portland Thorns FC. Playing as a striker, she finished the 2016 season as the team's top scorer with 9 goals in 20 games as the team won the 2016 NWSL Shield. In the 2017 season, she helped the team to a second-place finish in the league and victory in the NWSL Championship game. On September 28, 2017, Nadia Nadim signed for FA Women's Super League side Manchester City for the 2018 season. She joined the club in January 2018, and made her debut with Manchester City on January 7, 2018, in a 5–2 win over Reading. After six minutes on the pitch, she scored her first goal for the team, and 26 minutes later she made an assist when Manchester City scored their second goal in the match. In her second match for the team, she scored the winning goal in a 1–0 victory over Chelsea in the semifinal of the Continental Tyres Cup. On January 3, 2019, Nadia Nadim signed for Paris Saint-Germain. On July 9, 2019, she extended her contract for Paris Saint-Germain after a successful first season. Nadia Nadim was later rewarded with the captain's armband and named the team's vice-captain for the 2019–20 season. Nadia Nadim has so far this season scored 13 goals and made 13 assists in 16 league and cup games.

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Age

27

Born 1998-01-18

Height

1.61 m

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Right

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Career path

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Youth

Barcelona Youth

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Senior

Barcelona

287Apps

73Goals

International

Spain National Team

71Apps

27Goals

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14 total

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Nadia · trivia

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✓Plays in the midfielder position.
✓Wears the number 14 for Barcelona.
✓Has made 71 appearances for Spain.
✓Career total of 27 international goals and 24 assists.
✓Has won 14 major trophies during her career.

Common questions

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Who is Nadia Nadim?

Nadia Nadim is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Barcelona and the Spain national team. She is ranked №0 in the HSG Top 100.

How old is Nadia Nadim?

Nadia is 27 years old, born on 1998-01-18 · Sant Pere de Ribes.

What position does Nadia play?

Nadia plays as a midfielder, wearing the number 14 for Barcelona.

How many caps does Nadia have?

Nadia has earned 71 caps for the Spain national team, scoring 27 international goals.