Rizwan Asif

Rizwan Asif
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Rizwan Asif
Date of birth (1990-01-08) January 8, 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Narowal, Pakistan
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Right-winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2021 Khan Research Laboratories 136 (21)
International career
2010–2011 Pakistan U23
2011–2013 Pakistan 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Muhammad Rizwan Asif (born 8 January 1990) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a winger for the Pakistan under-23 team and the senior national team.

He was praised for his dribbling, tracking and passing skills. Asif won five league titles and five National Challenge Cup with KRL.

Club career

Khan Research Laboratories

Asif started his career with Khan Research Laboratories, winning his first ever league title in his debut season. He further won three more back to back league titles with the club. He also won the National Football Challenge Cup trophies five times. He missed the whole 2012–13 Pakistan Premier League season because of a leg injury.[1][2]

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.[3] He received an injury ahead of the 2013 President’s Cup while playing a practice game, after developing a hair-line fracture in his leg, the same injury which had previously kept him out of action for almost a year.[1]

International career

Rizwan featured in the 2010 Asian Games with the Pakistan under-23 team. He was selected as vice-captain of the under-23 side at the 2012 Summer Olympics Qualifiers against Malaysia in 2011.[4] He impressed in both competitions, creating chances down the right wing.

He made his international debut for the senior side in March 2011 in a two-match friendly series against Palestine, the first match ending in a 1–2 defeat and the second in a 0–0 draw.[4][5][6] After subsequently featuring at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, he was controversially excluded for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification in 2011.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Football Challenge Cup Asia Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Khan Research Laboratories 2009–10 Pakistan Premier League 16 3 6 1 — 22 4
2010–11 Pakistan Premier League 23 4 6 3 1[a] 0 30 7
2011–12 Pakistan Premier League 18 2 6 6 — 24 8
2012–13 Pakistan Premier League 27 6 4 0 3[a] 0 34 6
2013–14 Pakistan Premier League 30 5 4 1 3[a] 0 37 6
2014–15 Pakistan Premier League 15 1 6 0 2[a] 0 30 13
2018–19 Pakistan Premier League 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 129 21 32 11 11 0 172 32
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in AFC President's Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan 2011 8 0
2013 1 0
Total 9 0

International goals

U23

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 February 2010 M. A. Aziz Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  India 1–0 1–5 2010 South Asian Games

Honours

Khan Research Laboratories

References

  1. ^ a b "KRL's Rizwan develops fracture - thenews.com.pk". 2013-04-11. Archived from the original on 2013-04-11. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  2. ^ Wasim, Umaid (2015-06-30). "From Chaman to California: Kaleemullah's story". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  3. ^ "KRL start training for President's Cup - thenews.com.pk". 2012-04-13. Archived from the original on 2012-04-13. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  4. ^ a b Ahsan, Ali (2011-03-06). "Pakistan-Palestine football series a welcome step". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  5. ^ Sport, Dawn (2011-03-01). "Palestine hold on for 2-1 win over Pakistan". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  6. ^ Siddiqi, Tabinda (2011-03-04). "Pakistan put up a fight to play out 0-0 draw against Palestine". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  7. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Muhammad Rizwan Asif (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.