Kanischka Taher

Kanischka Taher

Personal information
Date of birth	(1991-04-04) 4 April 1991
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

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. 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. 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.

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

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