Dilawar Ahmadzay

Dilawar Ahmadzay is an Afghan footballer who currently plays for Norwegian 2. divisjon club Grorud IL and the Afghanistan national team.

Club career

As a youth, Ahmadzay was a member of Stoppen SK before joining the academy of Eliteserien club Strømsgodset in 2018. At age 17, he made his competitive senior debut for the club on 25 July 2021 in a 2–0 victory over Hønefoss in the 2021–22 Norwegian Football Cup. He entered the match as a 72nd-minute substitute for Kristoffer Tokstad.

International career

In July 2023 Ahmadzay was called up to the Afghanistan national team by head coach Abdullah Al Mutairi for a training camp to determine the nation's squad for the upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches. He was then included in Afghanistan's squad for another training camp and a pair of friendlies against Bangladesh in September 2023. He made his debut on 3 September in the first of the two contests.