Kanischka Taher

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.

Kanischka Taher

Personal information
Date of birth	4 April 1991
Place of birth	Kabul, Afghanistan
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club 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)
National team^‡
2014–	Afghanistan U23	3	(0)
2015–	Afghanistan	13	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 January 2016

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. His 50th-minute goal helped Afghanistan win 5–0 and advance to final against India.[3]

Career statistics

As of 3 January 2016[4]

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

References

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