Name: Abdul Hadi Safi

Hometown: Alinghar, Laghman

Team/Position/Jersey Number: De Spinghar Bazan, forward (converted defender), #2

Favorite Club: FC Barcelona

Favorite Player: Lionel Messi when playing forward; Carles Puyol when playing defense

Best football performance: Was best defensive member of a De Spinghar Bazan team that went undefeated in the group stage of the 2012 RAPL.

Interesting Fact: “I want to be a TV sports commentator.  I love journalism.”

After the Tournament: Hadi Safi will return to Jalalabad, where he works as the external relations coordinator for the Jalalabad Football Federation.  He cannot return to his hometown for security reasons.

In 5 Years: Hadi Safi wants to be a resident of a European country with his family.