• Source: Balal Arezou

      • Balal Arezou (also Belal or Bilal; born 28 December 1988) 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.


      Club career




      = Asker

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      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

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      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

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


      = IF Trauma

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      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

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      Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first.


      Personal life


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


      Club career stats


      As of 16 August 2014


      Honors


      Churchill Brothers

      I-League 2013
      Afghanistan

      2013 SAFF Championship
      Individual

      2010 South Asian Games Top Scorer


      References




      External links


      Balal Arezou at Soccerway
      Balal Arezou at WorldFootball.net
      Balal Arezou on Facebook

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