Saadullah Khan

Saadullah Khan (Urdu: سعد الله خان‎; born 4 June 1994[1]) is a Pakistani footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for SSGC F.C. and the Pakistan national team.[2] Although his favored position is that of a playmaker, he can also be deployed as a striker or winger. Khan is considered to be one of the Pakistan's best young players, possessing speed, technique, dribbling skills, and play-making capabilities.

Saadullah Khan
Personal information
Full name Saadullah Khan
Date of birth (1994-06-04) 4 June 1994
Place of birth Pishin, Balochistan, Pakistan[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder / Winger
Club information
Current team
 Sui Southern Gas
Number 10
Youth career
2008–2009 Youth Academy Pishin
2009–2010 Pak Elektron
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Pak Elektron 24 (14)
2011–2014 Khan Research Laboratories 74 (40)
2014–2015 B.G. Sports Club 12 (5)
2015-2019 Sui Southern Gas 53 (47)
National team‡
2009-2013 Pakistan U23 24 (4)
2014–2019 Pakistan 42 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 January 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 December 2018

Career

Youth career

In 2008, Saadullah trained at Youth Academy Pishin. After a year, he made played for Pak Elektron.

Senior career

He played for Khan Research Laboratories between 2011 and 2014, winning the Pakistan Premier League title in 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14 and Challenge Cup in 2011 and 2012, and was a member of the team which reached the 2013 AFC President's Cup final. He then had a brief stint at Sui Southern Gas in the second-tier of Pakistani football league[3][4] before finally making his move to BG Sports Club joining the club on a six-month contract in Maldives in April 2015.

In 2016, Saadullah got an offer from Hungarian team Somos Sport Egyesu KFT to play in 3 friendlies. In February 2019, he got an offer from Liga 1 club Persib Bandung.

International
As of 24 March 2015[1]

Khan was first selected for the Pakistan national football team in 2014, at the age of 19. He made his debut in a 3–1 defeat against Lebanon. Khan scored his first international goal for national team against Afghanistan in 2015 which was assisted by team captain Hassan Bashir.

2009: U-20 World Cup qualify round Qatar & Iran.

2011: U-20 World Cup qualify round Iran.

2012: AFC president cup 1st round Tajikistan.

2013: U-23 friendly games with Palestine.

2013: AFC president cup 1st round Philippine.

2014: national senior team friendly game in Lebanon.

2014: national senior game with Palestine.

2014: AFC president cup Sri Lanka.

2014: FIFA friendly match against Afghanistan.

2014: Asian games in Korea.

2015: FIFA friendly games in Malaysia.

2015: FIFA friendly games in Thailand.

2015: World Cup qualify round in Qatar.

2015: World Cup qualify round in Bahrain.

2015: AFC qualifiers in UAE.

Career statistics

Club
Club Season Domestic
League		 Domestic
Cup		 Asian
Competition1		 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Pak Elektron 2010–11 24 17 6 5 – 27 19
Khan Research Laboratories 2011–12 25 14 6 6 7 4 35 15
2012–13 23 15 4 4 4 3 31 16
2013–14 26 11 3 3 3 1 29 12
Sui Southern Gas 2014–15 5 6 3 3 – 8 9
2018–19 35 32 5 5 3 - 3 40 37
Career total 138 97 27 21 14 5 171 108

1Asian competitions include the AFC President's Cup

International
As of match played 12 September 2018[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Pakistan 2014122
2015283
201681
2018185
Total669

International goals
Scores and results table list Pakistan's goal tally first.

Honours

Club
Khan Research Laboratories[6]

References
  1. Saadullah Khan at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "Saadullah Khan". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  3. End of an era? KRL part ways with Lutfi Retrieved on 15 August 2015
  4. Ghulam Rasool extends Army’s lead Retrieved on 15 August 2015
  5. "Saadullah Khan". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  6. "S. Khan". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
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