Rahmat Akbari

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Rahmat Akbari
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-20) 20 June 2000
Place of birth Jaghori, Afghanistan
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Gold Coast Knights
Number 14
Youth career
Logan Lightning
Brisbane Strikers
2015–2016 QAS NTC
2017–2018 Brisbane Roar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2020 Brisbane Roar NPL 46 (9)
2017–2023 Brisbane Roar 82 (2)
2018–2019 → Melbourne Victory (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2019 → Melbourne Victory NPL (loan) 9 (3)
2023–2024 Torpedo Kutaisi 24 (0)
2025– Gold Coast Knights
International career‡
2015 Australia U17 15 (6)
2023– Afghanistan 10 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Australia
AFF U-16 Youth Championship
First place2016 CambodiaU-17 Team
Third place2015 CambodiaU-17 Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 March 2025

Rahmat Akbari (Dari: رحمت اکبری; born 20 June 2000) is an Afghan professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Queensland National Premier Leagues side Gold Coast Knights and the Afghanistan national football team.[2]

Club career

Brisbane Roar

On 6 October 2017, Akbari made his professional debut in the opening round of the 2017–18 season, replacing Nicholas D'Agostino in the 83rd minute as Brisbane Roar were beaten 2–0 by Melbourne City at AAMI Park.

Melbourne Victory

Akbari joined Melbourne Victory on a one-year loan in October 2018.[3][4][5] He made his Victory debut on 11 November 2018, replacing James Troisi in the 89th minute as they demolished the Central Coast Mariners 4–1 at home.

Return to Brisbane Roar

On 4 June 2019, it was announced that Akbari had returned to Brisbane following the completion of his contract.[6]

Torpedo Kutaisi

On 28 June 2023, Georgian top-flight club Torpedo Kutaisi announced it had signed Akbari on a 1.5-year contract.[7]

Gold Coast Knights

National Premier Leagues Queensland side Gold Coast Knights announced Akbari's signing on February 14, 2025.

International career

Due to his Afghan heritage, Akbari is available to represent Afghanistan national football team. On 7 March 2022, he reportedly accepted a call-up for Afghanistan to play in two hybrid friendly matches.[8]

Akbari was called up to the Afghan side to play Bangladesh in Dhaka in September 2023.[9] He made his debut in their 1–1 draw against Bangladesh at the Bashundhara Kings Arena on 7 September.

Personal life

Born in Jaghori, Afghanistan to an ethnic Hazara family, Akbari was raised in Pakistan for the first five years of his life, before his family migrated to south-east Queensland as refugees in 2005. Coming to Australia and playing football with his brothers at the local park. He ended up discovering football at the age of 8. This is where he first played for Beenleigh Lions. He eventually moved onto Logan Lightning and he played with them for several years before joining the Brisbane Strikers[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 May 2024[11]
  • Note - also played for the Brisbane Roar NPL side in 2017 and 2018 seasons however the statistics can no longer be found on the competition website.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brisbane Roar NPL 2019 NPL Queensland 4 0 — — 10000 0
2020 6 0 — — 6 0
Total 10 0 — — 10 0
Brisbane Roar 2017–18 A-League 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2019–20 5020—70
2020–21 260——260
2021–22 A-League 23220–252
2022–23 22 0 5 1 — 27 1
Total 822910 0913
Melbourne Victory (loan) 2018–19 A-League 9 0 0 0 2[a] 0 11 0
Torpedo Kutaisi 2023 Erovnuli Liga 11 0 1 0 — 12 0
2024 13 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Total 2401000250
Career total 1252101201373
  1. Appearances in AFC Champions League

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.26 March 2024Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India India1–12–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Australia U17

References

  1. Rugari, Vince. "Victory sign exciting teen Akbari in time for A-League kick-off". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. "Rahmat Akbari". Brisbane Roar FC. Archived from the original on 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  3. "Melbourne Victory signs Rahmat Akbari". Melbourne Victory. Football Federation Australia. 24 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  4. "Signing news: Victory secure exciting teenager Barnett". A-League. Football Federation Australia. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 7 July 2019. Rahmat Akbari was on loan at Victory from Roar for the 2018/19 Season
  5. Rugari, Vince (19 October 2018). "Victory sign exciting teen Akbari in time for A-League kick-off". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 5 November 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  6. "Melbourne Victory signs Jay Barnett". Melbourne Victory. Football Federation Australia. 4 June 2019. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  7. "Welcome Rahmat Akbari" (in Georgian). Torpedo Kutaisi. 28 June 2023 – via Facebook.
  8. Lewis, Dale (7 March 2022). "Aussie Akbari accepts Afghanistan call-up". FTBL. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  9. "Bangladesh face Afghanistan in first match tomorrow | Sports". BSS. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  10. Cormack, Michael (22 July 2015). "Edens Landing teen Rahmat Akbari finds peace on the football field after migrating to Australia". The Courier Mail. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
  11. Hassan Ahmed at Soccerway
  12. "Vietnam − Australia Match Summary" (PDF). ASEAN Football Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2023.