Abdul Rehman (footballer) explained

Abdul Rehman
Fullname:Abdul Rehman
Birth Date:7 August 1982
Birth Place:Karachi, Pakistan
Position:Striker/winger
Years1:2006–2009
Years2:2009–2019
Clubs1:Karachi Port Trust
Clubs2:K-Electric
Caps1:66
Caps2:42
Goals1:28
Goals2:11
Nationalyears1:2008–2014
Nationalteam1:Pakistan
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1

Abdul Rehman (born 7 August 1982) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Club career

Karachi Port Trust

Rehman started his career at departmental side Karachi Port Trust in 2006. In his last capaign with the club, He was the fourth top scorer of the 2008–09 Pakistan Premier League with 14 goals.

KESC

In 2009, Rehman moved to KESC, later rebranded as K-Electric.[2] [3] [4] He finished as third top scorer of the 2009–10 and 2010–11 Pakistan Premier League, with 10 and 13 goals respectively. He won the maiden 2014-15 Pakistan Premier League title with the club.

International career

Rehman made an appearance for the Pakistan national football team in the qualifying round of the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup against Guam on 6 April 2008, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Adnan Ahmed and scoring the ninth goal for Pakistan on 85th minute.[5]

He was called once again in 2014 under Mohammad Al-Shamlan, in a friendly against Palestine.[6]

Personal life

Rehman hailed from the locality of Lyari in Karachi.[7]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8] !National team!Year!Apps!Goals
Pakistan200811
201410
Total21

Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Abdul Rehman! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
1April 6, 2008 9–2 9–2 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

Honours

Club

K-Electric

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile of Abdul Rehman (footballer) . Tony's Soccer . November 23, 2017.
  2. Web site: Abdul Rehman - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive . 2024-03-17 . globalsportsarchive.com.
  3. Web site: 2009-07-26 . Rehman propels KESC to close win . 2024-03-17 . DAWN.COM . en.
  4. Web site: 2009-11-22 . Premier Football League: PEL make it three in a row: KESC, Afghan record win . 2024-03-17 . Brecorder . en.
  5. Web site: MATCH SUMMARY . https://web.archive.org/web/20080704072001/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/252-1408.pdf . dead . July 4, 2008 . Wayback Machine . January 6, 2019.
  6. Web site: Sohail . Shahrukh . 2014-11-02 . Comment: Aspiring for mediocrity . 2024-03-17 . DAWN.COM . en.
  7. Web site: 2010-11-15 . Rehman hat-trick helps KESC rout SSGC . 2024-03-17 . DAWN.COM . en.
  8. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann . Benjamin . Abdul Rehman (Player) . 2023-11-04 . www.national-football-teams.com . en.