Hassan Bashir
Hassan Naweed Bashir (Urdu: حسن نوید بشیر; born 7 January 1987[1]) is a Pakistani footballer who plays for Danish 2nd Division club AB Tårnby and the Pakistan national team.[2] Bashir has played much of his career as a forward, but has been deployed in a variety of attacking roles – as an offensive midfielder, second striker and centre forward.[1] He is the all-time leading goalscorer for Pakistan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hassan Naweed Bashir | ||
| Date of birth | 7 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AB Tårnby | ||
| Number | – | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999– | BK Frem | ||
| Brøndby IF | |||
| KB | |||
| –2005 | Boldklubben af 1893 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | FC Nordsjælland | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Køge | 25 | (12) |
| 2009 | Brønshøj BK | 4 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Svendborg | 12 | (8) |
| 2010 | Fyn | 11 | (5) |
| 2010–2011 | Hellerup IK | 25 | (12) |
| 2011–2012 | Svebølle B&I | 13 | (5) |
| 2012 | BBCU | 22 | (12) |
| Nordvest | 12 | (5) | |
| 2013–2015 | Fremad Amager | 41 | (18) |
| – | Dordoi Bishkek | 15 | (6) |
| 2016–2018 | BSV | ? | (?) |
| 2018 | Greve Fodbold | ||
| 2018– | AB Tårnby | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2012– | Pakistan | 22 | (9) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:00, 29 November 2019 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
Hassan Bashir was born in Copenhagen, Denmark to a Pakistani family.
Club career
Youth career
Bashir made his football debut for BK Frem. Later on he joined the youth team of Boldklubben af 1893, for whom he made his professional debut in 2006 at the age of 18.
Senior career
He spent two seasons at the Østerbro, Copenhagen club, before moving to Køge BK in the 2007 summer transfer window. Ever since then, he has played for several clubs like Fremad Amager,[3] Hellerup IK and Fyn in the lower divisions of Denmark - the last being Svebølle B&I where he joined fellow national team players, Yousuf Butt and Nabil Aslam. Bashir also had a short stint at Thai Premier League with BBCU for the 2012 season.
AB Tårnby
In July 2018, Hassan Bashir joined AB Tårnby. In August 2018, he made his debut against Karlslunde where he scored a goal. Later on he was joined by Pakistan national team fellow Yousuf Butt. In June 2020, when AB Tårnby defeated Karlslunde in the second promotion match, AB Tårnby promoted to Danish 2nd Division.
International
Bashir has earned 20 caps for the national team since his debut in a friendly match against Singapore in 2012. He scored his first goal in a 1–0 victory over Nepal[4] and later provided the assist for Muhammad Mujahid's winning goal in the second friendly game against Nepal. In 2015, Bashir was appointed captain of the national team for the two-match friendly series against Afghanistan. On February 6, 2015 Bashir provided two assists in the first friendly against Afghanistan as Pakistan won the match 2–1. On March 12, 2015 Bashir scored his first goal in FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Yemen in the first leg from the penalty spot as Pakistan lost the match by 3-1. It was Pakistan's first ever goal in World Cup qualifiers.
2018 SAFF CUP
On September 4, 2018, Bashir scored Pakistan's first international goal from the penalty spot when his national side returned to international circuit after 3 years against Nepal in a 2 - 1 win. He also had scored country's last goal 3 years back against Yemen which was also from the penalty spot. On September 8, 2018, Bashir scored the opener against Bhutan in a 3 - 0 win which was Pakistan's last game of the group stage and Pakistan sealed its place is semi finals.
On November 16, 2018, Bashir scored another goal for Pakistan against Palestine in a 2 - 1 loss.
International appearances
- As of 11 June 2019 [1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 5 | 5 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 22 | 9 | |
International goals
- Scores and results table list Pakistan's goal tally first.[1]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 February 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal |  Nepal | Friendly | ||
| 2. | 21 March 2013 | Spartak Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |  Macau | 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification | ||
| 3. | 3 September 2013 | Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal | Nepal | 2013 SAFF Championship | ||
| 4. | 12 March 2015 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Yemen | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 5. | 4 September 2018 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Nepal | 2018 SAFF Championship | ||
| 6. | 8 September 2018 |  Bhutan | ||||
| 7. | 16 November 2018 | Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine |  Palestine | Friendly | ||
| 8. | 11 June 2019 | Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Cambodia | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
References
- Hassan Bashir at National-Football-Teams.com
- "Hassan Bashir". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- Nøhr, Mikkel (2 August 2013). "Fremad-Bashir: Divisionens bedste fan". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 29 September 2013.
- Hassan Bashir scores first international goal in injury time win
External links
- Hassan Bashir at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hassan Naweed Bashir – FIFA competition record
- Hassan Bashir at Soccerway