Yasir Afridi
Afridi with Pakistan in 2013
Personal information
Birth name Yasir Afridi
Date of birth (1988-07-27) 27 July 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Landi Kotal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Muslim FC
Youth career
2008–2010 Khan Research Laboratories
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2021 Khan Research Laboratories 87 (23)
2021– Muslim FC
International career‡
2010–2011 Pakistan U23 3 (0)
2013 Pakistan 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 13, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of June 11, 2019

Yasir Afridi (born 27 July 1988)[1] is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pakistan Premier League club Muslim FC.[2][3]

Khan has been with Khan Research Laboratories where he won three Pakistan Premier League titles and four National Football Challenge Cup. He competed at the 2010 Asian Games with the Pakistan national football team.

Early and personal life

Afridi was born on 27 July 1988 in Landi Kotal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Afridi is cousin of Shaheen Afridi and Riaz Afridi, both of whom have played cricket for Pakistan national cricket team.[4]

Club career

Afridi has played his entire career at Khan Research Laboratories, coming into the first team in 2010–11 season. The club have won seven titles. During the 2018–19 season, Afridi was part for the 2018 National Challenge Cup, although he was an unused substitute in the only match he was selected and was not included in the 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League squad, which was won by Khan Research Laboratories.[5]

Afridi moved to Chaman club Muslim FC in 2021.[5]

International career

Afridi made his international debut with Pakistan national under-23 football team in 2010 Asian Games. On 7 November 2010, Afridi made his debut against Thailand U23.[6] Afridi was booked against Oman U23 on 63rd minute.[7]

He made his senior international debut on 2013 in a friendly against Nepal which ended in a 1–0 victory for Pakistan.[1]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 January 2019[5][8]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Asia[nb 2] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Khan Research Laboratories 2014–15 Pakistan Premier League 12 2 3 0 — 15 2
2011–12 Pakistan Premier League 23 6 5 0 4 0 32 6
2012–13 Pakistan Premier League 16 5 1 0 2 0 30 5
2013–14 Pakistan Premier League 26 9 2 0 3 1 31 10
2014–15 Pakistan Premier League 10 1 3 0 — 13 1
2015–16 Pakistan Premier League — 6 1 — 6 1
2018–19 Pakistan Premier League — 0 0 — 0 0
Total 87 23 20 1 9 1 116 25
Career Totals 87 23 20 1 9 1 116 25
  1. ^ Includes National Football Challenge Cup
  2. ^ Includes AFC President's Cup

International

As of 28 December 2019[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan 2013 7 0
Total 7 0

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c "Yasir Afridi (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. ^ "Yasir Afridi - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Pakistan - Yasir Afridi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Shaheen Afridi Profile - Age, Career Info, News, Stats, Records & Videos". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-08-04.
  5. ^ a b c "Yasir Afridi - Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. ^ "THAILAND U23 VS. PAKISTAN U23 6 - 0". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  7. ^ "OMAN U23 VS. PAKISTAN U23 2 - 0". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  8. ^ Yasir Afridi at Soccerway

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