Omid Popalzay (Pashto & ; born 25 January 1996) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Championship club Persiraja Banda Aceh and the Afghanistan national team.
Before joining Achilles '29 in 2015 Omid Popalzay played in the youth of SV Estria and N.E.C./FC Oss.
He signed in July 2015 his first professional contract for Achilles '29. He was signed to play for the second team of Achilles '29 but was given a change for the first team after he impressed. On 11 September 2015 he made his debut for Achilles '29 against Sparta Rotterdam. He scored his first goal in a 2âÂÂ1 win against FC Den Bosch. One week after the win against FC Den Bosch he scored another goal and made an assist against Jong PSV with the result being a 3âÂÂ2 win for Achilles '29.
In the beginning of 2019, Popalzay moved abroad to Australia and joined Adelaide Comets. In May 2019, he left the club to join Belgian club Sint-Eloois-Winkel.
On 11 August 2020, Popalzay signed a contract with Polish club Olimpia GrudziÃÂ dz.
On 22 November 2021, Popalzay joined Bangladesh Premier League club Chittagong Abahani.
After a failed move to Kelantan, Popalzay signed a deal with Swedish Ettan Fotboll club at the end of March 2023.
On 11 June 2023, Popalzay joined Lebanese Premier League club Nejmeh and won the title in the 2023âÂÂ24 Lebanese Premier League
Popalzay joined PSPS Pekanbaru for the 2024-2025 season.
Popalzay then joined PSIM Yogyakarta on 11 December 2024. Eight days later, he made his league debut for PSIM Yogyakarta in a 1âÂÂ2 home lose against Bhayangkara. He had a good season in this season with 10 appearances and one goal, and won the 2024âÂÂ25 Liga 2 title.
Omid Popalzay made his debut for the Afghanistan national team in their World Cup Qualification match against Singapore on 8 October 2015. They lost the match 1âÂÂ0. After this match, he also played for the national team against Syria and Cambodia.
Popalzay holds both Dutch and Afghan passports.
Statistics accurate as of last match played on 9 November 2016.
<small><sup>1</sup> Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches.</small>
<small><sup>2</sup> Includes Johan Cruijff Shield matches.</small>
Nejmeh
PSIM Yogyakarta