Background
Nadim was born in Kabul and raised in Afghanistan until her father, an Afghan National Army (ANA) general, was executed by the Taliban in 2000.
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Her family then fled to Denmark, where she began her football career, playing for B52 Aalborg, Team Viborg and IK Skovbakken, before moving to Fortuna Hjørring in 2012. Under Danish nationality law Nadim could not apply for citizenship until turning 18 in 2006. When citizenship was eventually granted in 2008, Fédération internationale de football association eligibility rules blocked Nadim from playing for Denmark, because she had not yet been resident for the requisite five years after turning 18.
A subsequent challenge from the Danish Football Association (DBU) led to Fédération internationale de football association"s legal department making an exception to the rules in Nadim"s case.
In doing so, she became the first naturalised Dane to represent a Denmark senior national football team She participated in all three of Denmark"s games at Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 2009 in Finland.
She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller"s Denmark squad for Union of European Football Associations Women"s Euro 2013. In Denmark"s opening group match against hosts Sweden Nadim featured as a substitute in an eventful 1–1 draw.
International goals
Professional Sky Blue Football Club
Nadim joined Sky Blue Football Club near the end of the 2014 NWSL season.
Playing in 6 games, she scored 7 goals and registered 3 assists. She was named player of the week on 19 August and player of the month for the NWSL for August 014. On 16 February 2015, Sky Blue announced that Nadim had been signed to play for Sky Blue in the 2015 season.
Portland Thorns Football Club
On January 14, 2016, Nadim was traded to Portland Thorns Football Club.
In 2013 Nadim was attending medical school.
Achievements
Membership
Nadim immediately became a member of the Denmark national team, making her debut in the 2009 Algarve Cup in a 0–2 defeat by the United States.
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