Zulfia Shah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zulfia Nazir Ahmed Shah | ||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Pakistan | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Karachi United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Balochistan United | 7 | (0) | |
| 2017–2021 | Royal Eagles Women’s FC | 12 | (9) |
| 2021 | Karachi United | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014– | Pakistan | 8 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:18, 25 October 2023 (UTC) | |||
Zulfia Nazir Ahmed Shah (Urdu: زلفیہ نذیر احمد شاہ; born 30 May 1999) is a Pakistani football player. She is a member of the Pakistan national team for whom she plays as a midfielder.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Shah belongs to the Gilgit-Baltistan region of the country. [3]
Career
[edit]National
[edit]She plays as a midfielder for her club. Since 2021, she has been playing for Karachi United. Earlier, she played for Balochistan United[2][1] and Punjab.
Karachi United
[edit]She debuted for Karachi United in their first match of the 2021 National Women Football Championship in Karachi against Karachi W.F.C.. She scored 10 goals in that match.[4]
International
[edit]In October 2014, as preparation for the SAFF Championship, she participated in a three-match friendly series against hosts, Bahrain.[5] In November, she participated in the 3rd SAFF Women's Championship held in Islamabad, where she played in all three of Pakistan's games.[1]
When the national team returned to action after an eight-year hiatus at the 2022 SAFF Women's Championship, she was among the seven previous players to have been called for the 23-member squad.[6] She started all three of Pakistan's matches at the event. In the third match, against Maldives, she suffered a knee injury which kept her out of action for around ten months. She was named in the squad for Pakistan's friendly against Singapore in July 2023.[7]
She featured in all three of Pakistan's matches at the 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament in Taif, Saudi Arabia, starting the last two. She scored her first national team goal against Laos.[8]
- As of match played 28 September 2023
- Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shah's goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 September 2023 | King Fahd Sports City, Taif, Saudi Arabia | 8 |  Laos
|
1–0 | 1–1 (4–2 p) | 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament (Taif) | [8] |
Honors
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Zulfia Nazir Ahmed – Player Profile". Pakistan Football Federation. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Senior Women National Team Profile". Pakistan Football Federation. 2015-02-19. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Brilliant Girls from Gilgit-Baltistan in the National Football Team 28 October 2014. Retrieved 05 August 2016
- ^ Lakhani, Faizan (2021-03-09). "Whopping 52 goals scored on 13th National Women Football Championship's opening day". The News International. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ "Women's football team set for Bahrain tour". dawn. 2014-10-20. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ Lakhani, Faizan (24 August 2022). "Pakistan finalises 23-member squad for SAFF Women Cup". Geo News. Archived from the original on 9 September 2022. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ Lakhani, Faizan (2023-07-15). "Pakistan striker Zulfia Nazeer raring to go after return from injury". Geo Super. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
- ^ a b "Pakistan women's football team beat Laos in six-nation tournament". Geo Super. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2023-10-25.