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 | 15 | (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
Afghan Chaman
Niazi began his career in 2003 at Afghan FC Chaman.[1]
WAPDA
After the conclusion of re-branded Pakistan Premier League, he joined five times national champions WAPDA.[1] Niazi won three Pakistan Premier League titles with WAPDA, winning the leagues in 2007–08, 2008–09 and 2010–11.[2][3][4][5] He also played at the AFC President Cup with the club.[6][7][8]
International career
In 2003, Niazi was first called by the Pakistan under-20 national team at the 2004 AFC Youth Championship qualification.[9]
Niazi was first called by the Pakistan under-23 national team for the 2004 South Asian Games, where he helped Pakistan win the gold medal.[10]
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.[11]
In 2008, Niazi was named Pakistan national team vice-captain for the 2008 SAFF Championship after Zahid Hameed.[12] He was also vice-captain in a friendly against Malaysia at the end of the year, after Muhammad Essa.[13]
After last playing against India at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification,[14] he was dropped from the squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification against Bangladesh.[15]
Career statistics
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Pakistan | 2005 | 3 | 0 |
2006 | 3 | 0 | |
2007 | 2 | 0 | |
2008 | 6 | 0 | |
2011 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 15 | 0 |
Honours
Club
WAPDA
International
Pakistan U-23
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Arif Mehmood grabs fifth leading scorer award in PPL". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. December 30, 2010. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ Staff, Editorial (2010-12-12). "WAPDA win 2010 PPFL title, PFF League news included". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Staff, Editorial (2011-04-15). "Muzammil finds slot as Pakistan WAPDA announce 27 player squad". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Staff, Editorial (2011-04-19). "WAPDA-Nepal Police clash on 20 April 11 in AFC President's Cup". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Staff, Editorial (2011-04-21). "Faisal praises WAPDA for Nepal win, urges players to avoid poor conduct". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Staff, Editorial (2011-03-23). "India stun Pakistan with comeback win". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
- ^ Staff, Editorial (2011-04-23). "Denmark-based Nabil Aslam called up for 2014 qualifiers". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
External links
- Imran Niazi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Imran Niazi at Global Sports Archive