Saadullah Khan (footballer)
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| Full name | Saadullah Khan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pishin, Balochistan, Pakistan[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | (49) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | B.G. Sports Club | 12 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2021 | Sui Southern Gas | 78 | (42) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2013 | Pakistan U23 | 24 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2020 | Pakistan | 42 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 January 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. Best player 2017. Best player 2019.
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 | ||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Pak Elektron | 2010–11 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | – | 27 | 11 | |
| Khan Research Laboratories | 2011–12 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 35 | 15 |
| 2012–13 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 16 | |
| 2013–14 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 12 | |
| Sui Southern Gas | 2014–15 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | – | 8 | 6 | |
| 2018–19 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 127 | 57 | 21 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 156 | 62 | |
1Asian competitions include the AFC President's Cup
International[]
- As of match played 12 September 2018[5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2014 | 12 | 2 |
| 2015 | 28 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 18 | 5 | |
| Total | 66 | 9 | |
International goals[]
- Scores and results table list Pakistan's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 February 2015 | Punjab Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan |  Afghanistan |
Friendly |
Honours[]
Club[]
- Khan Research Laboratories[6]
- Pakistan Premier League: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14;[1]
- Challenge Cup: 2011, 2012
- AFC President's Cup Runner-up: 2013
References[]
- ^ a b c d Saadullah Khan at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Saadullah Khan". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
- ^ End of an era? KRL part ways with Lutfi Retrieved on 15 August 2015
- ^ Ghulam Rasool extends Army’s lead Retrieved on 15 August 2015
- ^ "Saadullah Khan". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ "S. Khan". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
External links[]
- Pakistan national team profile[permanent dead link]
- Saadullah Khan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Saadullah Khan at Soccerway
- 1994 births
- Living people
- People from Pishin District
- Pakistani footballers
- Pakistani expatriate footballers
- Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in the Maldives
- Expatriate footballers in the Maldives
- Association football midfielders
- Pakistan international footballers
- Pashtun people
- SSGC F.C. players