Imran Niazi
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | November 17, 1985 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Afghan Chaman | 16 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2004–2014 | WAPDA | 238 | (35) | ||||||||
| Total | 254 | (35) | |||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 2003 | Pakistan U20 | ||||||||||
| 2004–2007 | Pakistan U23 | ||||||||||
| 2005–2011 | Pakistan | 18 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Imran Niazi (born November 17, 1986) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
Club career
[edit]Afghan Chaman
[edit]Niazi began his career in 2003 at Afghan FC Chaman.[1]
WAPDA
[edit]After the conclusion of re-branded Pakistan Premier League, he joined five-time national champions WAPDA.[1] Niazi won three Pakistan Premier League titles with WAPDA, in 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2010–11.[2][3] He also played at the AFC President Cup with the club.
International career
[edit]In 2003, Niazi was first called by the Pakistan under-20 national team at the 2004 AFC Youth Championship qualification.[4]
Niazi was first called up to the Pakistan under-23 national team for the 2004 South Asian Games, where he helped Pakistan win the gold medal.[5]
He made his senior international debut in the 2005 SAFF Championship against Bangladesh.[1]
In 2007, Niazi was also present with the Pakistan under-23 team at the Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers where his side beat Singapore in a home and away series to qualify for the second round.[6]
In 2008, Niazi was named the Pakistan national team vice-captain for the 2008 SAFF Championship with Zahid Hameed as captain.[7] He was also vice-captain in a friendly against Malaysia at the end of the year, under Muhammad Essa's captaincy.[8]
After last playing against India at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, he was dropped from the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification against Bangladesh.
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2005 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]WAPDA
[edit]Pakistan U23
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Imran Niazi (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ^ Hai Naveed, Malik Riaz (July 31, 2008). "Pakistan 2007/08 (National Tournaments)". RSSSF. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ Hai Naveed, Malik Riaz (July 16, 2009). "Pakistan 2008/09 (National Tournaments)". RSSSF. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ "Fifty invited for Under-20 camp". DAWN.COM. 2003-09-03. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "9th South Asian Federation Games 2004 (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ^ "Win against Singapore a memorable one, says captain". DAWN.COM. 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "Pakistan to include four overseas players for SAFF championship". DAWN.COM. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
- ^ "Pakistan football squad off to Malaysia". DAWN.COM. 2008-10-08. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
External links
[edit]- Imran Niazi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Imran Niazi at Global Sports Archive
- Living people
- Pashtun footballers
- Footballers from Dera Ismail Khan
- 1986 births
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- Pakistani men's footballers
- Pakistan men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Asian Games competitors for Pakistan
- South Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan
- South Asian Games medalists in football
- Afghan FC Chaman players
- WAPDA F.C. players
- 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen