Sharif Mukhammad

Sharif Khamayuni Mukhammad (Russian: Шариф Хамаюни Мухаммад, Dari: شریف محمد; born 21 March 1990), is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gokulam Kerala in the I-League.[1] He is currently the captain of the team.[2]

Sharif Mukhammad
Mukhammad with Anzhi Makhachkala in 2011
Personal information
Full name Sharif Khamayuni Mukhammad
Date of birth (1990-03-21) March 21, 1990
Place of birth Makhachkala, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Gokulam Kerala
Number 21
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– Gokulam Kerala 29 (6)
National team‡
2015– Afghanistan 25 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:22, 3 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 December 2018

Early life

He was born and raised in Makhachkala. He is of mixed Dagestan and Afghan descent.[3] His younger brother, Amir Mohammad, is also a football player of FC Anzhi Makhachkala.[4]

Club career

Anzhi Makhachkala

He made his Russian Premier League debut on 10 July 2010 for Anzhi Makhachkala in a game against Lokomotiv Moscow.[5]

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.[6] With Spartak, he appeared in 34 league matches, scoring 1 goal.

AFC Eskilstuna

He joined the Swedish club AFC Eskilstuna on 17 August 2017.[7]

Karmiotissa

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

Maziya

In December 2019, Sharif signed for Maldives Champions Maziya S&RC for the Dhivehi Premier League and AFC Cup.[8] He appeared in 10 league matches and Maziya secured the league title on 19 January 2020.[9]

Gokulam Kerala

In November 2020, Sharif signed for Indian club Gokulam Kerala FC in the I-League.[10] 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.[11][12] After winning the title with 29 points in 15 games, they qualified for the 2022 AFC Cup group stages.[13][14][15]

On 28 May 2021, Gokulam Kerala extended the contract with Sherif for another season,[16] as the team is set to represent the country in 2022 AFC Cup.[17][18] He also appeared in the 2021 Durand Cup and Gokulam reached to the quarter-finals.[19]

He scored the first goal of 2021–22 season of I-League in their 1–0 win against Churchill Brothers on 26 December.[20]

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.[21] On 28 December 2018, he scored his second international goal against Turkmenistan in a 2–2 draw match.[22]

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 May 2022[23]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anzhi Makhachkala 2010 Russian Premier League 2000—20
2011–12 5010—60
2012–13 3000—30
2013–14 3010—40
2014–15 Russian National League 6000—60
Total 1902000210
Anzhi Makhachkala II 2014–15 Russian Professional League 30——30
Spartak Nalchik 2016–17 Russian National League 24120—261
Gokulam Kerala 2020–21 I-League 14400—144
2021–22 1527[lower-alpha 1][lower-alpha 2]1—223
Career total 75711100868
  1. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in IFA Shield

International
Afghanistan national team
YearAppsGoals
201510
201610
201711
Total31

Statistics accurate as of match played 24 March 2017[24]

International goals
Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.[24]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.23 March 2017Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar Singapore1–02–1Friendly
2.28 December 2018Miracle Hotel Resort, Antalya, Turkey Turkmenistan?–?2–2

Honours

Club
Maziya S&RC
Gokulam Kerala

References
  1. "GKFC sign Afghan midfielder Sharif Mukhammad". gokulamkeralafc.com.
  2. "I-League: Afghanistan's Sharif Mukhammad to lead Gokulam Kerala". sportstar.thehindu.com.
  3. "РОССИЯНИН С АФГАНСКОЙ ФАМИЛИЕЙ". Sport Express. 12 July 2010.
  4. Шариф Мухаммад: «Когда Руслан Агаларов руководил молодежкой «Анжи», футболисты отдавали ему 70 процентов от своих премий»
  5. Match report by RFPL Archived 2010-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Match report by 1FNL
  7. "Sharif Mukhammad joined the team on Thursday" (in Swedish). AFC Eskilstuna. 17 August 2017.
  8. "Afghan International Joins Maziya".
  9. "Maziya Beat Green Streets To Secure The Title". boalha.mv. 19 January 2020.
  10. Ingale, Shreyash (6 November 2020). "Gokulam Kerala sign Sharif Mukhammad from Maziya-IFTWC". iftwc.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  11. "Gokulam Kerala FC Win I-League 2020-21, Become 1st Team from Kerala to Do So". News18 network. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  12. "I-League 2020-21: List of Award Winners as TRAU FC Win Maximum Accolades". News18. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  13. "I-League: Gokulam Kerala crowned champions after comeback win over TRAU FC". Scroll.in. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  14. "Gokulam Kerala script incredible comeback to win maiden I-League title". The Indian Express. 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  15. "Gokulam Kerala FC: hard-fought race in the I-League". Football Express. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  16. "Gokulam Kerala extends Afghan midfielder Mukhammad's contract". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  17. "Champions Gokulam Kerala's new signings aim to flourish in historic season". i-league.org. Hero I-League. 23 February 2022. Archived from the original on 23 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  18. "I-League: Gokulam Kerala wary of Mendigutxia threat ahead of NEROCA clash". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 2 March 2022. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
  19. Sadhu, Rahul (2021-09-02). "Durand Cup to be held in Kolkata for next five years, 50 pc capacity on the cards for 2021 edition". www.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  20. "I-League: Defending champs Gokulam Kerala begin campaign with solid win". siasat.com. The Siasat Daily. 26 August 2021. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  21. Match report by Today Online
  22. Turkmenistan vs Afghanistan: 2-2 National Football Teams. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  23. Sharif Mukhammad at Soccerway
  24. "Sharif Mukhammad". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 8 November 2016.


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