Amin Nabizada

Amin Nabizada
Amin Nabizada in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Amin Nabizada[1]
Date of birth (2007-07-21) 21 July 2007
Place of birth Walsall, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Watford
Number 21
Youth career
Brentford
2021–2025 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Watford 6 (1)
International career‡
2025 England U18 2 (0)
2026– Afghanistan 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:21, 16 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 00:05, 2 June 2026 (UTC)

Amin Nabizada (Dari: امین نبی‌زاده; born 21 June 2007) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays for the EFL Championship club Watford as a forward. Born in England, he plays for the Afghanistan national team.

Career

A youth product of Brentford, Nabizada joined the academy of Watford in 2021. On 26 June 2023, he signed his first scholarship contract with Watford.[3] On 21 August 2024, he signed his first professional contract with Watford after debuting with their U21s.[4] He made his senior and professional debut as a late substitute with Watford in a 4–1 FA Cup loss to Fulham on 9 January 2025.[5]

He scored his first goal for Watford against Southampton in the first game of the EFL Championship 2026–27 season.[6]

International career

Born in England, Nabizada is of Afghan descent. On 18 March 2024, he was called up to the Afghanistan national team for FIFA World Cup qualifiers versus India.[7] He was called up to the England U18s for a set of friendlies in May 2025.[8]

Nabizada was again called up to the Afghanistan national team for the 2026 Diamond Jubilee International Football Tournament, and made his debut in a 1–0 win over Maldives on 1 June 2026.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 16 August 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Watford 2024–25[11] Championship 101000—20
2025–26[12] Championship 300000—30
2026–27[13] Championship 1 1 0 0 1 0 — 2 1
Total 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 7 1
Career total 5110100071

References

  1. ↑ "EFL - Squad List 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Amin Nabizada - Watford FC - Aktuelles Spielerprofil". m.sportdaten.sportbild.bild.de.
  3. ↑ "Sons of famous football fathers among new Hornets scholars". Watford Observer. 26 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Young forward agrees new contract with the Hornets". Watford Observer. 21 August 2024.
  5. ↑ "Nabizada On Debut: "I'm Hugely Grateful"..." www.football-addict.com. 10 January 2025.
  6. ↑ MacInnes, Paul (16 August 2026). "Amin Nabizada's solo stunner edges Watford past Southampton". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Whizz kid Amin gets Afghanistan call-up for India fixture". 18 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Young forward gets second England call-up". Watford Observer. 19 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Afghanistan starts strong after defeating Maldives". The Edition. 2 June 2026. Retrieved 2 June 2026.
  10. ↑ Amin Nabizada at Soccerway
  11. ↑ "Amin Nabizada | Football Stats | Watford | Season 2024/2025 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  12. ↑ "Amin Nabizada | Football Stats | Watford | Season 2025/2026 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Amin Nabizada | Football Stats | Watford | Season 2026/2027 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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