Nadia Khan | |
Birth Date: | 27 February 2001 |
Birth Place: | Leeds, England[1] |
Height: | 1.52 m |
Currentclub: | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
Clubnumber: | 7 |
Position: | Forward |
Youthclubs1: | Wortley FC |
Youthyears2: | 2016–2017 |
Youthclubs2: | Leeds United RTC |
Youthyears3: | 2017–2018 |
Youthclubs3: | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
Years1: | 2018–2024 |
Clubs1: | Doncaster Rovers Belles |
Years2: | 2024– |
Clubs2: | Karachi City |
Caps2: | 5 |
Goals2: | 6 |
Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
Nationalteam1: | Pakistan |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Club-Update: | 22:11, 18 September 2022 (UTC) |
Nationalteam-Update: | 22:11, 18 September 2022 (UTC) |
Nadia Khan (Urdu: نادیہ خان; born 27 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Doncaster Rovers Belles and the Pakistan national team.[2] Born in England, she represents the Pakistan football team. Khan is one of the first British-Pakistani women to play international football for the Pakistan national team.[3]
Khan began her football career at the Leeds United regional talent centre. Khan first wore a Doncaster Rovers Belles shirt in 2017 when she joined the club's development side. In 2018, she joined her teammates in moving to the first-team to compete in the FA Women's National League Northern Premier Division.[4]
In October 2022, Khan made her 75th first-team appearance for the Belles. She was the club's longest-serving player.[5]
Khan made her international debut for the Pakistan national team on 7 September 2022, against India at the 2022 SAFF Women's Championship in their 3–0 defeat.[6] Khan scored four goals in Pakistan's 7–0 win over the Maldives at the tournament. She scored in the 53rd, 78th and 84th minutes to complete her hat-trick and then again netted the ball in the 89th minute to score her fourth goal. The four-goal haul made her the Pakistan national team's joint-all-time top goalscorer.[7]
She is also included in Pakistani squad for Four Nation Cup 2023 Saudi Arabia at Khobar, Saudi Arabia https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/21709-pakistan-womens-football-team-reaches-saudi-arabia-for-four-nation-cuphttps://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1028652-pakistan-women-team-to-fly-to-saudi-arabia-today
Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Khan goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 September 2022 | Dasarath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal | 3–0 | 7–0 | 2022 SAFF Championship | |
2 | 4–0 | |||||
3 | 5–0 | |||||
4 | 6–0 |