Malika-e-Noor explained

Malika-e-Noor
Fullname:Malika-e-Noor
Birth Date:1994 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Hunza, Pakistan
Position:Midfielder / Defender
Currentclub:Pakistan Army
Clubs1:Young Rising Stars
Caps1:90
Goals1:40
Clubs2:Eagle W.F.C.
Caps2:36
Goals2:12
Clubs3:Pakistan Army
Caps3:54
Goals3:32
Nationalyears1:2010–
Nationalteam1:Pakistan
Nationalcaps1:22
Nationalgoals1:10
Pcupdate:23:03, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
Ntupdate:23:03, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Malika-e-Noor (born 11 July 1994) is a Pakistani footballer who is the vice-captain of the Pakistan women's national football team. She captains and plays as a defender for Pakistan Army, and as a midfielder for the national team.[1] As of 2023, she has played in over 200 professional matches, with 98 goals to her name.[2]

Club career

Young Rising Stars

Malika scored the opening goal for Young Rising Stars in the final of the 2010 National Women Football Championship, as her side went on to win 2-0 against WAPDA. She won the Top Scorer award at the tournament.[3]

In September 2011, Noor scored 14 goals and got 11 assists in Young Rising Stars' 25-0 win over Margala in the 7th National Women Football Championship.[4] She also scored the equalizer in the final against Diya as YRS successfully defended their title. This helped her win the Top Scorer award at the tournament for the second consecutive time.[5]

Pakistan Army

At the 2014 edition, she played for Pakistan Army and scored 16 goals in 6 matches as her side came third. For her performances, she was awarded the Misha Dawood Trophy for being the best player of the tournament.

International career

Noor scored the 89th-minute winning goal from the penalty spot in Pakistan's first competitive victory, at the 2010 SAFF Women's Championship. The team beat the Maldives 2–1 and she also served an assist for the national team's first-ever goal in the same match.

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 14 December 2010 2–1 2–1 2010 SAFF Women's Championship
2. 12 September 2012 2–0 3–0 2012 SAFF Women's Championship
3. 16 November 2014 4–1 4–1 2014 SAFF Women's Championship

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: This Pakistani Women's Football Team Is Simply Drop Dead Gorgeous!. Pakistan Defence. 2016-02-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310065137/http://defence.pk/threads/this-pakistani-women%E2%80%99s-football-team-is-simply-drop-dead-gorgeous.376723/. 2016-03-10. dead.
  2. Web site: Footballer Malika-e-Noor says Gilgit-Baltistan women 'born to be in sports'. 2022-01-29. www.geo.tv. en.
  3. Web site: 2010-08-06. Young Rising Stars beat WAPDA to win NWFC. 2022-01-29. DAWN.com. en.
  4. News: Women Football Championship: Deluge of goals in national event. 6 February 2016. The Express Tribune. 17 September 2011.
  5. Web site: Agencies. 2011-09-30. Young Rising Star beat Diya FC to clinch National Women Championship. 2022-01-29. DAWN.com. en.