Zohib Islam Amiri (Dari: ذهیب اسلام امیری; born 15 February 1990) is an Afghan former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

[5] Growing up he played football often on the streets of Char Qala in eastern Kabul, using a homemade ball made of rolled up fabric stitched together.

[6] After rising tensions in Kabul, Amiri's family moved to Karachi in Pakistan as refugees, where he eventually joined an amateur team at the age of twelve at the Agha Khan Sports Academy,[2] along with his elder brothers, as a striker.

[6] Despite reviving this prestigious award his contract with Mumbai FC was not renewed and Amiri began thinking of moving to Bahrain or Oman to play club football, but ultimately decided to stay in India.

[12] On 11 January, Amiri along with Tolgay Özbey signed for Indian club Dempo on a one-year contract, and received shirt number 18.

Going to another country will require myself to devote time to learn the language, culture, adapt to the food and a lot of other stuff – there will always be new challenges.

[29] After Afghanistan's 0–0 draw with Laos that confirmed their progression out of the group stage, an accident occurred while the Afghan players were being driven back to their hotel.

Amiri suffered minor injuries, along with Faisal Sakhizada, Ahmad Hatifi, Balal Arezou, and Mustafa Azadzoy, the latter of which will have to take three weeks off to recover.