Ghayas Zahid
Ghayas Zahid (born 8 September 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for APOEL. He has represented Norway at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ghayas Zahid | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | APOEL | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Klemetsrud IF | ||
| 2009–2012 | Vålerenga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Vålerenga | 111 | (29) |
| 2013 | → Ullensaker/Kisa (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017– | APOEL | 79 | (16) |
| 2019–2020 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Norway U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Norway U21 | 19 | (3) |
| 2018– | Norway | 2 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 January 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2020 | |||
Club career
Zahid was born in Oslo to Pakistani parents.[1] He played for Klemetsrud IF before he joined Vålerenga as a youth.[2]
Zahid made his debut for Vålerenga on 10 August 2012, in a 3–1 win against Odd.
He was loaned out to Adeccoligaen club Ullensaker/Kisa for the second half of the 2013 season. He made 10 appearances during his loan spell.
On 31 August 2017, it was announced that APOEL had secured his signature on a four-year contract until the end of May 2021, for an undisclosed transfer fee from Vålerenga.
On 23 July 2019, Panathinaikos announced the arrival of Zahid on loan from APOEL, with a purchase option of €1.6 million for the summer of 2020.[3]
International career
On 6 June 2018, Zahid made his first appearance for Norway against Panama in an international friendly. He was substituted in the 89th minute. He had previously been called up by the Pakistan national football team to join their football camp.[4]
Career statistics
- As of 25 January 2021
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vålerenga | 2012 | Eliteserien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2014 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 9 | ||||
| 2015 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||||
| 2016 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 9 | ||||
| 2017 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 111 | 29 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 125 | 34 | ||||
| Ullensaker/Kisa (loan) | 2013 | 1. Divisjon | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| APOEL | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 33 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 41 | 10 | |
| 2018–19 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Total | 79 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 17 | ||
| Panathinaikos (loan) | 2019–20 | Superleague | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| Total | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
| Career Total | 223 | 49 | 26 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 55 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list the Norway's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Zahid goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2020 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Vienna | 2 |  Austria | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
References
- "Ghayas Zahid". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- "Who is Norwegian Man City Target: Ghayas Zahid". www.footballwhispers.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- "Αυτοί είναι οι όροι της συμφωνίας Παναθηναϊκού-ΑΠΟΕΛ για τον Ζαχίντ" (in Greek). Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "Pakistan approaches APOEL midfielder Ghayas Zahid". www.footballpakistan.com. 21 March 2018.