Mansoor Khan (footballer)

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Mansoor Khan
Personal information
Full name Mansoor Khan
Date of birth (1997-02-20) 20 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Mardan, Pakistan
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Pakistan Airforce
Number 7
Youth career
Mardan Blue Star
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Mardan Blue Star 2 (0)
2011– Pakistan Air Force 47 (23)
International career‡
2011 Pakistan U16 4 (3)
2014–2018 Pakistan U23 5 (1)
2014– Pakistan 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:59, 20 February 2017 (UTC)

Mansoor Khan (Urdu, Pashto: منصور خان; born 20 February 1997) is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pakistan Airforce.

He was declared player of the tournament in the 2011 SAFF U-16 Championship after winning the title with Pakistan. He won the National Challenge Cup twice with Pakistan Airforce, winning the first in 2014 and second in 2018.

Early life and career[edit]

Mansoor was born in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He started his career with hometown team Mardan Blue Star.[1]

Club career[edit]

Pakistan Airforce[edit]

Debut season: 2011–2014[edit]

Mansoor joined Pakistan Airforce in 2011. He made just seven appearances in 2011–12 season, scoring his only goal of the season was a winner against Pakistan Airlines at 77th minute in a 2–1 victory.[2] In 2012–13 season Mansoor made 13 appearances providing four assists. In 2013–14 season, he was barely used in the league although he competed in all of the 2014 National Football Challenge Cup matches for the team, scoring in a 3–2 group stage defeat to Habib Bank and scored the winner against Karachi Electric Supply Corporation in the finals, scoring at 76th minute.[3][4]

2014–present[edit]

Mansoor scored his first goal of the 2014–15 season against Karachi Port Trust in a 3–2 defeat.[5] Mansoor ended his season with 18 goals in 22 appearances, finishing second to K-Electric's Muhammad Rasool for the golden boot, he won the player of the year award that season.[6]

On 13 October 2016, Mansoor scored his first hat-trick against Punjab in All Pakistan Shama Challenge Football Cup, scoring the goals in 7th, 17th and 56th minute as Pakistan Airforce won the match 5–0.[7] Mansoor scored the winner against Khan Research Laboratories in quarter-finals on 53rd minute.[8]

In December 2016, Khan was approached by Sri Lanka Premier League club Air Force SC along with three more players and the coach of his club during their tour to Colombo.[9][10][11] However, the move failed to materialise due to Pakistan Football Federation failure to provide PAF with the International Transfer Certificate in time.[12]

International career[edit]

Khan represented Pakistan at the youth level at the inaugural SAFF U-16 Championship held in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2011.[13][14][15] He scored against India 1–0 in its first match,[16] before winning 6–0 versus Maldives to reach the semi-finals.[17] He scored the last of two late goals against Bangladesh, and thus qualify for the final,[18] in which he again scored against India 2–1 to win the tournament.[19] Khan was declared the tournament's best player.[14]

He received his first senior cap with Pakistan in a friendly against Lebanon which ended in a 2–1 loss.[20] He was also called by the under 23 team to represent in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification and the 2018 Asian Games.[21] He scored a free kick goal in a 3–1 victory against Kyrgyzstan in the AFC qualifiers.[22]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

Appearances and goals by year and competition[20]
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan 2014 3 0
2015 2 0
2018 1 0
Total 6 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mansoor Khan - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
  2. ^ Hai Naveed, Malik Riaz (December 26, 2011). "Mansoor Khan scores winner for PAF in 2-1 victory". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  3. ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (March 31, 2014). "HBL scrape through to Challenge Cup quarters [DAWN]". footballpakistan.com. DAWN. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  4. ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (April 5, 2014). "K-Electric to face PAF in NBP National Challenge Cup Final". footballpakistan.com. DAWN. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  5. ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (October 25, 2014). "Pakistan Premier League: KPT edge PAF, Railways share points with Baloch FC". footballpakistan.com. Football Pakistan. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  6. ^ Raheel, Natasha (January 21, 2015). "After four long years, K-Electric lift PPFL trophy [Express Tribune]". footballpakistan. Express Tribune. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  7. ^ "Mansoor's hat-trick steers PAF to record 5-0 win against Punjab [Pak Observer]". footballpakistan. Pakistan Observer. October 14, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  8. ^ "All-Pakistan Football Challenge Cup: Mansoor the hero as PAF reach semi-final [Express Tribune]". footballpakistan. The Express Tribune. October 16, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
  9. ^ Editorial Staff (2016-12-25). "Sri Lanka Air Force to tour Pakistan in February [Express Tribune]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  10. ^ Editorial Staff (2016-12-25). "Four PAF players, coach receive offer to play in Sri Lanka [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC).
  11. ^ Editorial Staff (2017-03-27). "Mansoor excited to play in Sri Lankan football league [Express Tribune]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC).
  12. ^ Editorial Staff (2017-10-23). "PFF confusion foils footballers' Sri Lanka dream [Express Tribune]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC).
  13. ^ "'More international exposure will prepare U-16 boys for senior team'". Dawn. 2011-08-13. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  14. ^ a b "Pakistan U-16 defy all odd to win SAFF U-16 Football Championship final". Dawn. 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  15. ^ Editorial Staff (2023-04-26). "Pakistan footballer Munir Aftab passes away [Geo Super]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
  16. ^ "Colts down India in Nepal". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  17. ^ "Pakistan hit Maldives for Six in SAFF U16 Cup". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). 2011-08-03. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  18. ^ Azeem, Gauhar Mahmood (2011-08-08). "Pakistan U16' score 'two' late to qualify for the SAFF U16 Championship Final". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  19. ^ "Pakistan create history. Win SAFF U16 Championship final". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  20. ^ a b "Mansoor Khan (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com.
  21. ^ "Mansoor Khan - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  22. ^ "AFC U23 Championship qualifiers: We showed great character, says Mansoor". The Express Tribune. 2015-05-22. Retrieved 2024-02-05.

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