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Balal Arezou

Balal Arezou

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Asker

Arezou grew up in Afghanistan and moved to Norway as a refugee. In Norway, he played football for Senja, IK Grane|Grane, Arendal and Fredrikstad's youth team before he joined Asker in 2009.

Churchill Brothers

In February 2013 he joined Churchill Brothers S.C. on a four-month loan from Asker. His move completed with the return of Indian striker Sunil Chhetri from Sporting Clube de Portugal.

Moss FK

On 7 March 2015 he joined Moss FK on a 2-year contract. He will wear shirt number 90.

IF Trauma

Arezou signed with IF Trauma on 26 January 2019, and was reunited with his former coach, Gaute Haugenes.

International career

Arezou was included in Afghanistan's squad for the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup in the Maldives. In the group stages of the tournament Afghanistan claimed their first ever win at the AFC Challenge Cup with a 3–1 victory over Turkmenistan. After Afghanistan's 0–0 draw with Laos that confirmed their progression out of the group stage, an accident occurred while the Afghan players were being driven back to their hotel. Arezou sustained minor injuries in the accident along with his teammates Faisal Sakhizada, Ahmad Hatifi, Zohib Islam Amiri, and Mustafa Azadzoy. All five players were set to miss the semi-finals against Palestine. Former coach Mohammad Yousef Kargar and current coach Erich Rutemöller also suffered minor injuries.

International goals

Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 August 2014

Club
Moss FK (2015–)
Club
Afghanistan men's national football team (2011–2015)
Club
FK Arendal (2007–2007)
Club
Fredrikstad FK (2007–2008)
Club
Asker Fotball (2009–2015)
Club
Churchill Brothers S.C. (2013–2014)
Club
Afghanistan national under-23 football team (2010–2010)
Club
Churchill Brothers S.C. (2013–2013)

Personal

Personal life

Balal's younger brother Amid Arezou made his debut for the Afghanistan national team in 2024.

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Afghan association football player

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Balal Arezou is an Afghan footballer who plays as a forward and currently plays for Norwegian club Grane Arendal. He ranks second in the all-time top scorer table of the Afghanistan national football team with nine goals.

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