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Zia Us-Salam

Zia Us-Salam

Pakistani footballer


Zia Us-Salam (born 4 February 1990) is a Pakistani footballer who plays as a midfielder for Khan Research Laboratories, where he is the captain.

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Club career

Zia started his career with departmental side Khan Research Laboratories in 2008.[1][2] He won four league titles and five National Challenge Cup with the club.[3]

He also participated in the AFC President's Cup from 2012 to 2014. He was a member of the team which reached the 2013 AFC President's Cup final, after falling to Turkmen club Balkan FT by 0–1 in the final.[4][5]

In December 2021, Zia played with DFA Chitral, winning the 2021 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup after winning in the final against Muslim FC.[6][7][8]

International career

Following a football camp that was held in 2011 in Chitral, Zia-us-Salam was selected to play for Pakistan's national football team.[9] In January 2011, he was included in the probable list for the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers.[10] He also participated in the 2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy with the Pakistan national under-23 team.[11]

Zia made his international debut on 19 November 2012 in a friendly match against Singapore in a 4–0 loss.[12] He made his competitive debut in 2013 SAFF Championship against Nepal in a 1–1 draw, coming on as a 72nd minute substitute for Muhammad Riaz.[13] He played his first full international against Bangladesh in the competition, as Pakistan won the match 1–2.[14] Zia has not made an appearance for national team since.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 January 2019[15]
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International

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Honours

Club

Khan Research Laboratories

References

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  2. "Three more matches decided in Football League". Brecorder. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  3. "Zia Us-Salam". us.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  4. Staff, Editorial (2014-05-05). "KRL leave for Colombo to take part in AFC President's Cup [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  5. Staff, Editorial (2017-01-30). "After President's Cup crown, KRL hungry for more glory [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  6. Staff, Editorial (2021-12-12). "Chitral edge Mardan to win KP Football Cup [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  7. Staff, Editorial (2021-12-12). "DFA Chitral crowned Super Champion of Ufone 4G Football Cup 2021". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-02-26.
  8. Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2012-11-30). "Kaleemullah to captain U23 team in SL". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  9. Ahsan, Ali (2012-11-27). "Time for Pakistan to take a page out of the Filipino book". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  10. "Pakistan vs. Nepal - 3 September 2013 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  11. "Bangladesh vs. Pakistan - 5 September 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  12. "Zia-us-Salam - Player Info". Global Sports Archive. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 January 2019.

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