Kanischka Taher

Kanischka Taher
Personal information
Date of birth	4 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Kabul, Afghanistan
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kapellen-Erft
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2012	Kaarst
2012–2013	Uedesheim
2013–2015	Alemannia Aachen II
2015–	Kapellen-Erft
International career‡
2014–	Afghanistan U23
2015–	Afghanistan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2016; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 January 2016

Kanischka Taher (Dari: كانشكا طاهر, born 4 April 1991) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kapellen-Erft and the Afghanistan national football team.

International

Taher played for the Afghanistan U23 side during the 2014 Asian Games.^[1] He made his competitive debut for the Afghanistan senior side on 8 September 2015 against Japan. He came on as an 88th-minute substitute as Afghanistan lost 6–0.^[2] He scored his first goal for his country on 31 December 2015 in the SAFF Championship against Sri Lanka. The 50th-minute goal helped Afghanistan win 5–0 and advance to the final against India.^[3]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	31 December 2015	Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvanathapuram, India	Sri Lanka	2–0	5–0	2015 SAFF Championship

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2016^[4]

Afghanistan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2015	5	1
Total	5	1

References

^ "Bangladesh U23 1–0 Afghanistan U23". Soccerway.
^ "Afghanistan 0–6 Japan". Soccerway.
^ "Afghanistan 5–0 Sri Lanka". Soccerway.
^ Kanischka Taher at Soccerway

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[1] "Bangladesh U23 1–0 Afghanistan U23". Soccerway.

[2] "Afghanistan 0–6 Japan". Soccerway.

[3] "Afghanistan 5–0 Sri Lanka". Soccerway.

[4] Kanischka Taher at Soccerway

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Personal information

Date of birth	(1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Kabul, Afghanistan
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kapellen-Erft
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2012	Kaarst	50	(16)
2012–2013	Uedesheim	33	(2)
2013–2015	Alemannia Aachen II	30	(3)
2015–	Kapellen-Erft	27	(3)
International career^‡
2014–	Afghanistan U23	3	(0)
2015–	Afghanistan	13	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 January 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 January 2016