Naim Sharifi (Tajik: Наим Шарифӣ; Russian: Махмаднаим Махмадкаримзаде Шарифи; born 3 June 1992) is a Russian-Tajik footballer. He plays for Austrian fourth-tier OÖ Liga club Union Ostermiething.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Makhmednaim Makhmadkarimzade Sharifi | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Dushanbe, Tajikistan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union Ostermiething | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Lokomotiv Moscow | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Kapfenberger SV | 32 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Amkar Perm | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Kapfenberger SV | 30 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Sturm Graz | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Kapfenberger SV | 7 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Fakel Voronezh | 27 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Jelgava | 25 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | DSV Leoben | 12 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | UFC Markt Allhau | 26 | (0) |
| 2023– | Union Ostermiething | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Russia U-19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | Russia U-20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2023 | |||
Club career
He has played for reserves team of FC Lokomotiv Moscow in 2009 and 2010.[2] He did not play for the professional Russian Second Division farm-club called FC Lokomotiv-2 Moscow as it is sometimes erroneously reported.
He made his debut in the Russian Premier League on 3 November 2012 for FC Amkar Perm in a game against FC Kuban Krasnodar.[3]