Samar Ishaq

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Samar Ishaq
Ishaq with Pakistan in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-01-01) January 1, 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Faisalabad, Pakistan
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2002–2003 Panther Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Panther Club 52 (0)
2006–2016
Khan Research Laboratories
 218 (0)
Total 270 (0)
International career
2006 Pakistan U23
2005–2013 Pakistan 43 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Pakistan
Winner South Asian Games 2006
Khan Research Laboratories
Runner-up
National Challenge Cup
 2008
Winner
National Challenge Cup
 2009
Winner
National Challenge Cup
 2010
Winner
National Challenge Cup
 2011
Winner
National Challenge Cup
 2012
Winner
National Challenge Cup
 2015
Winner
National Challenge Cup
2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Samar Ishaq (born January 1, 1986) is a Pakistani former professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]

Club career

Panther Club

Ishaq made his professional debut in 2004–05 Pakistan Premier League with Panther Club of his hometown Faisalabad, finishing the season in relegation zone at 11th position with 30 points, but avoided relegation due to Allied Bank who finished on 8th position dissolved their team at the end of the season.[2]

The team got relegated in the next

Wohaib, a game which Wohaib drew 2–2 in the last 10 minutes after trailing by 2–0.[3] In the second stage of the tournament, Panther Club ended in the bottom of table and got knocked out of the tournament.[3]

Khan Research Laboratories

Ishaq joined

Khan Research Laboratories at the start of 2006–07 season. Ishaq was a regular in the starting eleven throughout the season as Khan Research Laboratories finished 3rd, conceding only 12 goals in 20 games.[4]

In the

2007–08 season, Ishaq scored his first goal with KRL on 5 January 2008 in the 4–1 win against Pakistan Airlines, scoring the equaliser after Shakir Lashari gave the lead to Pakistan Airlines in the 11th minute.[5] Ishaq again ended 3rd with Khan Research Laboratories, as his side had the second best defense of the league behind Pakistan Army, who conceded 10 goals as compared to 13 of Khan Research Laboratories.[5]

The 2008–09 season saw Ishaq winning his first silverware, as Khan Research Laboratories won the 2009 National Football Challenge Cup, defeating Pakistan Airlines 1–0 in the finals, thanks to a 64th-minute goal by Muhammad Qasim.[6] However they finished third in the league again behind league winners and runners-up WAPDA and Pakistan Army respectively.[6]

In

Kaleemullah Khan, Zubair Ahmed and Abid Ghafoor scoring in the 22nd, 63rd and 77th minutes respectively.[7]

Ishaq finished second in the

Karachi Electric Supply Corporation 1–0 in the finals held at Ishaq's hometown of Faisalabad.[11] Ishaq scored his only goal of the tournament in the group stage in a 2–0 win over Habib Bank.[12]

Ishaq became the captain of Khan Research Laboratories, at the

National Football Challenge Cup 3–1 on penalties after the match stayed 0–0 after extra-time, Ishaq's missed his penalty after hitting the post.[14]

Ishaq won his third league and second consecutive title, as they went on to win the

National Bank in the 2013 National Football Challenge Cup, causing them to crash out of the tournament.[17]

After his retirement in 2016, Ishaq along with Kamran Khan joined KRL's coaching panel as assistant coaches.[18]

International career

Ishaq was first called by the Pakistan national team during the 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup.[19]

Ishaq won the 2006 South Asian Games with the Pakistan under 23 national team.[20]

He subsequently played at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers against Jordan, which was hosted in the Amman International Stadium.[1]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by year and competition[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan
 2006 9 0
2007 2 0
2008 8 1
2009 4 0
2011 8 1
2012 1 0
2013 11 1
Total 43 3

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 June 7, 2008 Rasmee Dhandu Stadium, Malé, Maldives    Nepal 1–2 1–4 SAFF Championship 2008
2 December 6, 2011 Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India    Nepal 1–1 1–1 SAFF Championship 2011
3 September 5, 2013 Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal  Bangladesh 1–1 2–1 SAFF Championship 2013

Honours

Pakistan U23

South Asian Games Gold

Khan Research Laboratories

Individual

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sammar Ishaq (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. ^ "Pakistan 2004". www.rsssf.org.
  3. ^ a b c d "Pakistan 2005". www.rsssf.org.
  4. ^ "Pakistan 2006/07". www.rsssf.org.
  5. ^ a b "Pakistan 2007/08". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  6. ^ a b "Pakistan 2008/09". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  7. ^ a b c d "Pakistan 2009/10". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  8. ^ "KRL become Pakistan football champion". The Nation. 2009-12-13. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  9. ^ "Pakistan 2010/11". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  10. ^ Safi, Alam Zeb (September 21, 2010). "KRL held by Army 1-1 on Monday". footballpakistan.com. The News. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  11. ^ "DFA Faisalabad happy of hosting NFCC 2011". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. April 13, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  12. ^ "KRL clinch NBP National Challenge Cup 2011". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. April 27, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  13. ^ "Pakistan 2011/12". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  14. ^ "KRL lift KPT National Challenge Cup". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. March 24, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  15. ^ "Pakistan 2012/13". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  16. ^ "KRL edge KPT, move closer to crown". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. January 6, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  17. ^ "NBP dethrone KRL, KESC eliminate National U18s". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. May 23, 2013. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  18. ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (July 21, 2016). "Kamran and Samar join KRL coaching staff". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
  19. ^ "South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  20. ^ "Football team to be honoured". DAWN.COM. 2006-11-25. Retrieved 2023-08-16.

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