Ahmad_Akbar_Khan
Ahmad Akbar Khan
Australian-born Pakistani footballer
Ahmad Akbar Khan (born 12 October 1984) is a former footballer who played as a winger.[1] Born in Australia, he represented the Pakistan national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ahmad Akbar Khan | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-10-12) October 12, 1983 (age 40) | ||
| Place of birth | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| ??–2010 | Fairfield Bulls | ||
| 2011–2013 | Hills Brumbies | ||
| 2013–2016 | Pakistan Air Force | ||
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Pakistan | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Khan played for the Australian clubs Fairfield Bulls and Hills Brumbies until joining Pakistan Air Force in the Pakistan Premier League in 2013.[2] He won 2014 edition of National Football Challenge Cup with the club.[3]
Khan met Pakistani national team coach Tariq Lutfi at Singapore airport where he got chance to talk with him and later on got a call up to Pakistan team camp for the Palestine games.[1]
Khan first represented Pakistan against Palestine in March 2011 in two friendly matches.[2] He went on to pick up his first cap during the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifications against Bangladesh in Dhaka,[4][5][6][7] coming on as an 83rd-minute substitute for Syed Arif Hussain.
International
Pakistan Air Force
- Azeem, Gauhar Mahmood (28 June 2011). "Promising at left wing: Ahmed Akbar Khan". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- "Ahmad Akbar Khan (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
- Staff, Editorial (21 June 2017). "Winger Adil joins Australian club on short-term deal [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- Newspaper, From the (25 June 2011). "Jaffar to lead Pakistan in World Cup qualifier against Bangladesh". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- Staff, Editorial (23 April 2011). "Denmark-based Nabil Aslam called up for 2014 qualifiers". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- Staff, Editorial (5 May 2011). "Foreign players to feature in 2014 WC Qualifiers". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- APP (27 June 2011). "Pakistan football team leaves for Dhaka". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- Ahmad Akbar Khan at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ahmad Akbar Khan at Global Sports Archive
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