Shabir Isoufi


Shabir Isoufi is an Afghan football coach and former player who works as an assistant coach for the Afghanistan national team.
He played for Dutch clubs Feyenoord, Excelsior, Dordrecht, Telstar, Barendrecht, ASWH and SC Feyenoord as a midfielder, and also represented Afghanistan at international level.

Playing career

Club career

Isoufi played club football in the Netherlands for Feyenoord, Excelsior, Dordrecht, Telstar and Barendrecht. In June 2015 Shabir signed a contract with Hoofdklasse club ASWH. He moved to SC Feyenoord for the 2017–18 season.

International career

He made three appearances for the Netherlands at the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
He earned seven caps for the Afghanistan senior team in 2015, scoring once.

Coaching career

Isoufi graduated with his UEFA B diploma on 22 May 2018. After gaining his diploma, Isoufi was appointed as the assistant coach of the Afghan national football team.

Personal life

In 2011, Isoufi was the highest paid athlete from Afghanistan with an annual salary of $80,000.