Nadia Nadim

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nadia Nadim
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Jan 2, 1988(1988-01-02)
Age	36
Birthplace	Herat
Country	Afghanistan
Birth City	Herat Province
Horoscope	Capricorn

Nadia Nadim Biography

Nadia Nadim is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on January 2, 1988 in Herat, Herat Province, Afghanistan. She is a Danish and Afghan football player best known for her position as a striker. She is also well-known for her time playing in the NWSL Division for Portland Thorns Football Club. She is also well-known for her participation in the Denmark National Team.

She is a professional Afghan player and can be compared to other professionals in the area, including Zohib Islamic Amiri.

Nadim was born in Herat and raised in Afghanistan until her father, an Afghan National Army (ANA) general, was executed by the Taliban in 2000. Her family then fled to Denmark, where she began her football career, playing for B52 Aalborg, Team Viborg and IK Skovbakken, before moving to Fortuna Hjørring in

2012. She made her Champions League debut in September the same year, scoring both goals in a 2–1 win over Scottish Champions Glasgow City.

Under Danish nationality law Nadim could not apply for citizenship until turning 18 years old in 2006. When citizenship was eventually granted in 2008, FIFA eligibility rules blocked Nadim from playing for Denmark, because she had not yet been resident for the requisite five years after turning 18. A subsequent challenge from the Danish Football Association (DBU) led to FIFA’s legal department making an exception to the rules in Nadim’s case.

She was born in Herat, Afghanistan and raised there.

Nadia Nadim Net Worth

Nadia Nadim is one of the richest Soccer Player from Afghanistan. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nadia Nadim 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a passionate and skilled player from an early age, so she started her youth playing for the Gug Boldklub. She began her senior career in the B52 Aalborg club shortly after. Her IK Skovbakken debut earned her more attention.

She began medical school in 2013 and also started playing professionally. She is fluent in nine languages.

Nadia Nadim (born 2 January 1988) is an Afghan-Danish football player who plays as a striker for French Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain as well as for the Danish national team.

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On 14 January 2016, 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.

Facts & Trivia

Nadia Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Afghanistan. Nadia Nadim celebrates birthday on January 2 of every year.

In the UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 tournament, she was instrumental in Denmark’s advancement, scoring the tying goal in Denmark’s eventual 2–1 win over favorites Germany in the knockout stages, and scoring a go-ahead goal in the final, which Denmark ultimately lost to host Netherlands 4–2.

Top Facts about Nadia Nadim

1. Danish footballer and physician, Nadia Nadim, represents the Denmark national team at international level.
2. She won league titles in USA (NWSL Championship) and France (2020-21).
3. She had to wait until 2008 to obtain Danish nationality.
4. She made her Champions League debut in 2012, scoring both goals in a 2-1 win over Glasgow City.
5. She scored a winning goal for Manchester City in the semi-final of the Continental Tyres Cup.
6. In 2016, she was the Portland Thorns FC top scorer and helped the team to win the NWSL Shield.
7. During UEFA Women’s Euro 2017 tournament, she scored the tying goal against Germany in the knockout round and a go-ahead goal in the final.
8. Nadim scored two crucial goals for Denmark in October 2020, helping them qualify for UEAF European Championship 2022.
9. She is considered “the most influential and greatest Afghan female footballer of all time”.
10. She has represented the Danish Refugee Council as goodwill ambassador.
11. She is a Nike representative and signed with them in 2017.
12. She has a degree in surgery from Aarhus University, and qualified as a doctor in January 2022.
13. She is Muslim and speaks nine languages.
14. She was ranked Number 20 in the “Most Powerful Women in International Sports” list in 2018 (Forbes).
15. She was named UNESCO Champion for Girls and Women’s Education in July 2019 for her role in promoting sport and gender equality.