Yasir Afridi

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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, Pakistan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)
Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Mehran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2021
Khan Research Laboratories
 87 (23)
2021–2022 Muslim FC
2023 BHCC
2023– Mehran
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 footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mehran.[2][3]

Khan has been with

Pakistan national under-23 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

Khan Research Laboratories

Afridi made his debut with

2016
editions.

Afridi also participated in the

Balkan FT by 0–1 in the final.[6]

During the

Khan Research Laboratories.[7]

Muslim FC

Afridi moved to Chaman club Muslim FC in 2021.[7]

BHCC

In early 2023, Afridi played in the

2023 PFF National Challenge Cup held in the year with departmental side BHCC. He scored the equaliser goal in the 74th minute against POPO FC which competed under the name of department Mamsons Builders.[8]

Mehran

Afridi subsequently moved to Islamabad club Mehran FC in May 2023.[1]

International career

In August 2005, Afridi was included in the national youth camp for the selection of Pakistan under-20 team for the 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification.[9][10]

Afridi was first called by the Pakistan national team during the 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup.[11][5]

In 2007, he was included in the national camp for the selection of

2010 Asian Games.[13] On 7 November 2010, Afridi made his debut in the campaign against Thailand U23.[14] Afridi was booked a yellow card against Oman U23 on the 63rd minute.[15]

Mired by injuries in 2012, he was called again by the senior team in February 2013, making two appearances in both two-match friendlies against Nepal, both ending in a 1–0 victory for Pakistan.[1] He them played in a two-match tour against Maldives in the same month, receiving an injury to his face which saw the play halt for few minutes. He was criticised by the end of the campaign. In March 2013, he participated in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, playing against Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan. He played his last international match in 20 August 2013 against Afghanistan.[16] He remained as unused substitute in the 2013 SAFF Championship.

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 January 2019[7][17]
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. National Football Challenge Cup
  2. AFC President's Cup

International

Appearances and goals by year and competition[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan
 2013 7 0
Total 7 0

Honours

Khan Research Laboratories

References

  1. ^ a b c d "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 "KRL's Yasir scores ninth hat-trick: Pakistan Premier Football League". DAWN.COM. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  6. ^ "Team from Pakistan arrives for Asian Football Confederation tourney | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  7. ^ a b c "Yasir Afridi – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Army make winning start in Challenge Cup". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  9. ^ "Soccer: PFF picks 40 players for camp". DAWN.COM. 2005-08-30. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  10. ^ "SOCCER: Probables list reduced". DAWN.COM. 2005-10-10. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  11. ^ "South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  12. ^ "Five more join camp". DAWN.COM. 2007-03-09. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  13. ^ Newspaper, From the (2010-11-02). "Roberts slams PFF's 'double-cross' approach". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-03-08.
  14. ^ "THAILAND U23 VS. PAKISTAN U23 6 – 0". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  15. ^ "OMAN U23 VS. PAKISTAN U23 2 – 0". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  16. ^ natasha.raheel (2013-08-18). "National football team leaves for Kabul today". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  17. ^ Yasir Afridi at Soccerway

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