Yasir Afridi

Yasir Afridi (born 27 July 1988) is a Pakistani footballer who plays for Khan Research Laboratories and Pakistan national football team as a midfielder.[1][2] He was part of the Pakistani football team during the 2010 Asian Games.

Yasir Afridi
Personal information
Birth name Yasir Afridi
Date of birth (1988-07-27) 27 July 1988
Place of birth Landi Kotal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Khan Research Laboratories
Number 26
Youth career
2008–2010 Khan Research Laboratories
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– Khan Research Laboratories 87 (23)
National team‡
2010–2011 Pakistan U23 3 (0)
2011– Pakistan 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 13, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 11, 2019

Khan has won three Pakistan Premier League titles and four National Football Challenge Cup with Khan Research Laboratories.

Personal life

Afridi was born on 27 July 1988 in Landi Kotal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Afridi is cousin with Shaheen Afridi and Riaz Afridi, both of whom have played cricket for Pakistan national cricket team.[2]

Career

Club career

Afridi has played his entire career at Khan Research Laboratories, coming into the first team in 2010–11 season. He has won seven titles with the club. During the 2018–19 season, Afridi was part for the 2018 National Challenge Cup, although he was an unused substitute in the only match he was selected and was not included in the 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League squad, which was won by Khan Research Laboratories.[3]

International

Afridi made his international debut with Pakistan national under-23 football team in 2010 Asian Games. On 7 November 2010, Afridi made his debut against Thailand U23.[4] Afridi was booked against Oman U23 on 63rd minute.[5]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 January 2019[3][6]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Asia[nb 2] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Khan Research Laboratories 2014–15 Pakistan Premier League 12230—152
2011–12 Pakistan Premier League 2365040326
2012–13 Pakistan Premier League 1651020305
2013–14 Pakistan Premier League 26920313110
2014–15 Pakistan Premier League 10130—131
2015–16 Pakistan Premier League —61—61
2018–19 Pakistan Premier League —00—00
Total 87232019111625
Career Totals 87232019111625
  1. Includes National Football Challenge Cup
  2. Includes AFC President's Cup

Honours

References
  1. "Yasir Afridi - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  2. "Pakistan - Yasir Afridi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  3. "Yasir Afridi - Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  4. "THAILAND U23 VS. PAKISTAN U23 6 - 0". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. "OMAN U23 VS. PAKISTAN U23 2 - 0". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  6. Yasir Afridi at Soccerway
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