Yasir Afridi (born 27 July 1988)^[1] is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mehran.^[2][3]

Khan has been with Khan Research Laboratories where he won three Pakistan Premier League titles and four National Football Challenge Cup. Initially been called up by the Pakistan national football team for the 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup, he also competed at the 2010 Asian Games with the Pakistan national under-23 football team.

Afridi was born on 27 July 1988 in Landi Kotal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Afridi is cousin of Shaheen Afridi and Riaz Afridi, both of whom have played cricket for Pakistan national cricket team.^[4]

In August 2005, Afridi was included in the national youth camp for the selection of Pakistan under-20 team for the 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification.^[16][17]

Afridi was first called by the Pakistan national team during the 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup.^[18][5]

In 2007, he was included in the national camp for the selection of Pakistan under-23 team for the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers.^[19] Afridi participated with the Pakistan national under-23 football team in 2010 Asian Games.^[20][21][22] On 7 November 2010, Afridi made his debut in the campaign against Thailand U23.^[23] Afridi was booked a yellow card against Oman U23 on the 63rd minute.^[24][25]

Mired by injuries in 2012,^[26][27] he was called again by the senior team in February 2013, making two appearances in both two-match friendlies against Nepal, both ending in a 1–0 victory for Pakistan.^[1][28][29] He them played in a two-match tour against Maldives in the same month,^[30] receiving an injury to his face which saw the play halt for few minutes.^[31] He was criticised by the end of the campaign.^[32] In March 2013, he participated in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, playing against Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.^{[33][34][35][36]} He played his last international match in 20 August 2013 against Afghanistan.^[37][38] He remained as unused substitute in the 2013 SAFF Championship.^[39][40][41]