Balal Arezou
Belal Arezou (also Balal or Bilal, born December 28, 1988 in Kabul, Afghanistan) is an Afghan football player.
- 2.1 club
- 2.2 national team
Career
Club career
Arezou grew up in Afghanistan and fled during the Afghan civil war in Norway. Here he played from the age of 14 years in the youth teams of FK Senja, the IK Grane and FK Arendal, before he moved to the youth of Fredrikstad FK. Here, the striker made the leap into the professional squad, where he did not, however, was used. 2009 saw Arezou the Norwegian third division Asker Fotball. After 2009 was third in the final table, could Asker Fotball 2010 championship gain in the Fair Play ligaen. 2011 is, however, rose directly from again.
On February 9, 2013 Belal Arezou was loaned to the Indian first division club Churchill Brothers SC. His first competitive match, he completed on March 19 in a 3-0 win against Air India FC when he came on in the 76th minute for Henri Antchouet. At the end of the season with eight games, but without a goal, he became a master in the I-League.
Since August 2013 he is playing again with his Norwegian hometown club.
National
Arezou played for the first time at the South Asian Games 2010 with the Afghan U-23 national team. To everyone's surprise the Afghan selecting winners of Group A after the victories against India (1-0 ), Pakistan ( 2-1) and Sri Lanka ( 2-0) was. After the victory against Nepal ( 1-0) to reach the final, where they lost 0:4, however, winning only a silver medal. Arezou scored all six goals in Afghanistan and was afterwards honored as player of the tournament.
3 July 2011 Belal Arezou scored only as a second player of his nation after Obaidulla Karimi a goal in a World Cup qualifier in the 1-1 draw against Palestine in the qualification for the World Cup 2014.
In December 2011, the striker took part in the South Asian Federation Cup. He scored the first goal of the tournament in the 1-1 draw against India. When Afghan record win against Bhutan (8:1) Arezou scored four goals, which he has succeeded so far the only Afghans. He was elected "Man of the Match" and was captain of his national team. After his 1-0 winning goal against Nepal in 101 minutes they reached the final, which they lost to India but with 0:4 and only reached the second place.
Also, to qualify for the AFC Challenge Cup 2014 Arezou was again the hero of the Afghan football; He shot each of the 1-0 winner against Sri Lanka and Mongolia, and had thus a large proportion of the qualification.
On September 11, 2013 Arezou won the South Asian Federation Cup to have, however, taken without itself.
Achievements
Association
- Master of the Fair Play ligaen: 2010
- Master of the I-League: 2013
National
- Silver at denSüdasienspielen 2010
- South Asia Masters 2013
- South Asian Federation Cup Finalist 2011