| Zia Us-Salam | |
| Fullname: | Zia Us-Salam |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1990 |
| Birth Place: | Chitral, Pakistan |
| Currentclub: | Khan Research Laboratories |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Years1: | 2008– |
| Clubs1: | Khan Research Laboratories |
| Caps1: | 117 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2011–2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | Pakistan U23 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2012–2013 |
| Nationalteam2: | Pakistan |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13 January 2019 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 9 October 2013 |
Zia Us-Salam (born 4 February 1990) is a Pakistani footballer who plays as a midfielder for Khan Research Laboratories, where he is the captain.
Zia started his career with departmental side Khan Research Laboratories in 2008.[1] [2] He won four league titles and five National Challenge Cup with the club.[3]
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.[4]
In December 2021, Zia played with DFA Chitral, winning the 2021 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup after winning in the final against Muslim FC.[5] [6]
Following a football camp that was held in 2011 in Chitral, Zia-us-Salam was selected to play for Pakistan's national football team.[7] In January 2011, he was included in the probable list for the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers.[8] He also participated in the 2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy with the Pakistan national under-23 team.[9]
Zia made his international debut on 19 November 2012 in a friendly match against Singapore in a 4–0 loss.[10] He made his competitive debut in 2013 SAFF Championship against Nepal in a 1–1 draw, coming on as a 72nd minute substitute for Muhammad Riaz.[11] He played his first full international against Bangladesh in the competition, as Pakistan won the match 1–2.[12] Zia has not made an appearance for national team since.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Khan Research Laboratories | 2010–11 | Pakistan Premier League | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 6 | |||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | |||
| Total | 117 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 155 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 117 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 155 | 11 | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | ||
2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19