Mehmood Khan

Mehmood Khan
Personal information
Full name Mehmood Khan
Date of birth (1991-06-10) 10 June 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Chaman, Pakistan
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Khan Research Laboratories
Number 8
Youth career
Afghan Chaman
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Afghan Chaman 16 (2)
2009 → Karachi Port Trust (loan)
2009–2016 Khan Research Laboratories 96 (39)
2011 → Karachi Port Trust (loan)
2016–2018 K-Electric 0 (0)
2018–2022 Sui Southern Gas 14 (1)
2022–2023 Pak Afghan
2022 → Aino Mina (loan)
2023– Khan Research Laboratories
International career
2010–2018 Pakistan U23
2011–2019 Pakistan 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mehmood Khan (born 10 June 1991) is a Pakistani footballer who plays as a midfielder for Khan Research Laboratories.

Club career

Afghan Chaman

Khan made his Pakistan Premier League debut for Afghan Chaman in the 2008–09 season.[1]

Loan to Karachi Port Trust

Khan had a brief stint at departmental side Karachi Port Trust in 2009.[1][2]

Khan Research Laboratories

In 2009, Khan signed for departmental side Khan Research Laboratories (KRL), along with teammate Kaleemullah Khan.[3] With KRL, he won three consecutive league titles, in 2011–12, 2012–13 and 2013–14, as well as three national cups, in 2012, 2015 and 2016.

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 0–1 to Turkmen club Balkan FT in the final. On 10 May 2013, Khan scored a memorable Olympic goal from a corner kick in the 12th minute, in the group stage of the 2013 President Cup against Philippines club Global FC, which ended in a 2–0 victory for Khan's side.[4][5]

Loan to Karachi Port Trust

Khan was again loaned briefly to Karachi Port Trust in 2011.[1][2]

K-Electric

Khan signed for K-Electric in January 2016, along with his brother Dawood Khan.[1]

Sui Southern Gas

Khan signed for SSGC FC in the 2018–19 season following the restoration of the Pakistan Premier League after three years since 2015.[1] In 2021, SSGC club was closed after the shutdown of departmental sports in Pakistan. After the restoration of departmental sports in Pakistan, SSGC terminated contracts of the players of the squad on 26 August 2022, including Khan.[6]

Pak Afghan

Khan subsequently moved to his hometown club Pak Afghan Clearing Agency.

Loan to Aino Mina

In 2022, Khan was loaned to Afghanistan Champions League club Aino Mina.[2] He helped the side finishing fourth in the 2022 season.[7]

Return to Khan Research Laboratories

Khan returned to Khan Research Laboratories in the wake of the 2023–24 PFF National Challenge Cup.[2]

International career

Khan represented the Pakistan under-23 team at the 2010 Asian Games.[8]

Khan got his first senior team cap on 1 March 2011 in a two-match friendly series against Palestine.[2] He was subsequently called for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification.

After several friendlies in 2013 and 2014 with the senior team, Khan represented Pakistan at the 2014 Asian Games as part of national U-23 team against China U-23 on 22 September 2014, in a 1–0 loss.[9]

In February 2015, Khan played in a friendly against Afghanistan, ending in a 2-1 victory for Pakistan.[10][11] He was subsequently called in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Yemen.[12][13] Khan missed international exposure for the next 3 years, as Pakistan was suspended from all football activities by FIFA on 10 October 2017.[14][15] For three years since March 2015, Pakistan remained suspended from any international competition because of the crisis created inside the Pakistan Football Federation.[15]

In 2018, Khan participated in Pakistan tour to Bahrain for test matches as a preparation for the 2018 Asian Games and the 2018 SAFF Championship, when his national side returned to international circuit after 3 years.[16] In the 2018 SAFF Championship, Pakistan terminated the campaign sealing its place in the semi-finals.[17] He was also called for a two-match friendly series against Palestine the same year. In 2019, Khan played in the 2022 World Cup qualification against Cambodia, as Pakistan failed to qualify for the next round.[2] This was before Pakistan were once again suspended from all football activities by FIFA on 7 April 2021.

Personal life

Mehmood's brother Dawood Khan is also a footballer, and has played alongside him at KRL and K-Electric.[18]

Career statistics

International

As of match played 12 September 2019[2]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan 2011 4 0
2013 1 0
2014 3 0
2015 3 0
2018 6 0
2019 1 0
Total 18 0

Honours

Khan Research Laboratories

Notes

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Mahmood Khan (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  3. ^ "KRL's 'Messi' sets sights on further glory". Dawn News. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  4. ^ "AFC President's Cup: Outrageous corner-kick goal helps Pakistani team beat Global FC". Yahoo News. 2013-05-10. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  5. ^ Sunnexdesk (2013-05-10). "Global FC falters". SunStar Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  6. ^ "Top footballers set to move Supreme Court after SSGC terminates contracts - Sports - SAMAA". 2022-08-29. Archived from the original on 2022-08-29. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  7. ^ "Afghanistan 2022". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  8. ^ Agencies (2010-11-12). "Pakistan eliminated from Asian Games after losing to Oman". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  9. ^ "CHINA PR U23 VS. PAKISTAN U23 1 - 0". soccerway.com. Soccerway. September 22, 2014.
  10. ^ "Pakistan's Mehmood Khan vies the ball with Afghanistan's Fardin..." Getty Images. 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  11. ^ "Hitman Hassan to captain Pakistan against Afghans". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  12. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Yemen-Pakistan". 2015-09-26. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  13. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Matches - Pakistan-Yemen". 2015-09-26. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  14. ^ "FIFA suspends the Pakistan Football Federation". FIFA. 11 October 2017. Archived from the original on 11 October 2017.
  15. ^ a b Din, Tusdiq. "Three years without any football - can Pakistan recover?". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  16. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2018-07-18). "Pakistan football team off to Bahrain". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  17. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2018-09-01). "Pakistan squad named for SAFF Cup". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  18. ^ "K-Electric hire midfielders Mehmood, Dawood". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.