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Alamgir Ghazi

Alamgir Ali Khan Ghazi (born 9 May 2001)[1] is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pakistan Premier League club WAPDA and the Pakistan national team.

Alamgir Ghazi
Personal information
Full name Alamgir Ali Khan Ghazi
Date of birth (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Charun, Chitral district, Pakistan
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 WAPDA
Youth career
Highlanders FC
Mehran
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Pakistan Television
2020–2022 Khan Research Laboratories 12 (9)
2022– WAPDA
International career‡
2020 Pakistan U20 4 (0)
2023 Pakistan U23 3 (1)
2022– Pakistan 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:47, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Early and personal life edit

Ghazi was born in the town of Charun in the Chitral district of Pakistan.[2] He is son of the PTI politician Rehmat Ghazi,[2] and cousin of former international striker Muhammad Rasool.[3] Ghazi started playing football at the age of 11.[4]

Club career edit

Early career edit

Ghazi played for Highlanders FC in Chitral at youth level. He later played for Mehran.[5] He was subsequently called by departmental side Pakistan Television for the 2019 PFF National Challenge Cup.[6] In the end of 2019, Ghazi participated in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup organised by Ufone, along with his older cousin Muhammad Rasool with district football team DFA Chitral, falling in the final in the penalties against Peshawar Combined FC.[3]

Khan Research Laboratories edit

In 2020, Ghazi joined Khan Research Laboratories. He scored 9 goals in 12 appearances in the 2021–22 Pakistan Premier League until the league was cancelled shortly after starting.[6] In December 2021, Ghazi again played with DFA Chitral with Muhammad Rasool as captain, winning the 2021 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup after winning in the final against Muslim FC.[7][8]

WAPDA edit

By 2022 Ghazi signed for WAPDA.[6]

International career edit

Ghazi represented Pakistan at the youth level in 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[9] He went on to make four appearances in the campaign.[6]

In August 2022 Ghazi was called up for a trials with the senior national team.[10] In November the same year, he was included in Pakistan's squad for a friendly against Nepal, Pakistan's first fixture in nearly three-and-a-half years because of the Pakistan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA. He made his senior international debut in the starting lineup in the eventual 0–1 away defeat.[11]

He was called in September 2023 for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification where he scored a long range goal from the half of the field on a 1–3 loss against Bahrain, as Pakistan exited the group losing three games in the group.[12]

Futsal career edit

Alongside his football career, Ghazi also played futsal at club level. In July 2017, Ghazi participated in the Neymar Jr’s 5 tournament with the futsal section of his youth club Highlanders FC in Brazil.[a] Ghazi started playing for Team Eighteen in Islamabad since the establishment of the club in 2018.[15] He also played for the futsal section of Karachi club Abdul FC.[16]

Career statistics edit

International edit

As of 26 March 2024[17]
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan 2022 1 0
2023 9 0
2024 2 0
Total 12 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Pakistan - Alamgir Ghazi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-15. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ^ a b "Chitrali footballer makes it to national under 19 team". Chitral News. 2019-11-20. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25.
  3. ^ a b Safi, Alam Zeb (18 Dec 2019). "Peshawar Combined FC lift Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup [The News]". footballpakistan. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
  4. ^ Sultan (2022-02-08). "Three Chitrali footballers picked in talent hunt". Chitral Today. Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  5. ^ "Mehran Football Club - Islamabad - We are proud to announce that our Midfield Maestro Alamgir Ghazi has been selected in the Under 19 National Football Team to represent Pakistan in Oman. We wish him all the best for his tour with the National Team. Make us proud 🙂 | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  6. ^ a b c d "Alamgir Ali Khan - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  7. ^ Staff, Editorial (2021-12-12). "Chitral edge Mardan to win KP Football Cup [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  8. ^ Staff, Editorial (2021-12-12). "DFA Chitral crowned Super Champion of Ufone 4G Football Cup 2021". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  9. ^ "Pakistan Football Federation announce 23-member squad for AFC U-19 championship qualifiers". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 2022-11-24. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  10. ^ Farrukh, Muneeb (2022-08-24). "Talented striker Waheed upbeat ahead of PFF Trials". Samaa. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  11. ^ Editorial Staff (2022-11-17). "5 talking points from Nepal vs. Pakistan". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Archived from the original on 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  12. ^ "Bahrain down Pakistan". DAWN.COM. 2023-09-10. Archived from the original on 2023-09-11. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  13. ^ "Abiha Haider - Team Pakistan is up against Poland tomorrow at Neymar Jr's Five World cup. Not an easy team but we have what it takes. We need your prayers. #Bleedgreeen #PakistanZindabad 🇵🇰 #HighlandersFamily | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  14. ^ Hunzai, Imran Ahmed (2017-04-25). "Highlanders FC wins Neymar Jr's 5, ready for Global Final in Brazil". GBee. Archived from the original on 2024-02-19. Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  15. ^ Staff, Editorial (2020-02-01). "Eighteen: Giving back to Islamabad through football". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Archived from the original on 2024-03-04. Retrieved 2024-03-04.
  16. ^ "Abdul FC Reignite Hope For Pakistan Football With Biggest Futsal Event In History". web.archive.org. 2023-06-03. Archived from the original on 2023-06-03. Retrieved 2024-03-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  17. ^ "Alamgir Ghazi (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 2024-01-13. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
  1. ^ Ghazi at the far left in the picture of the squad.[13][14]

External links edit

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