Nadia Nadim
Soccer Player
Afghan and Danish football player who is best known for playing the position of striker. She is also known for playing for the Portland Thorns Football Club in the NWSL division. She is also known for playing as a member of the Denmark National Team.
With a passion and skill for the sport early on, she began her youth career by playing for the Gug Boldklub team. Shortly after, she began her senior career playing for the B52 Aalborg club. She earned more recognition when she began playing for IK Skovbakken.
In 2013, she began attending Medical School in addition to playing professionally. She also speaks nine different languages.
She was born and raised in Herat, Afghanistan.
As a professional player from Afghanistan, she can be seen in relation to other professionals form the area including Zohib Islam Amiri.