Faisal Iqbal (born 16 August 1992) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Faisal Iqbal | ||
| Date of birth | 16 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Bahawalpur, Pakistan | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2019 | National Bank | 63 | (0) |
| 2015 | → B.G. Sports Club (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012–2014 | Pakistan U23 | ||
| 2011–2018 | Pakistan | 24 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editIqbal started his career with National Bank in 2011.[1]
He briefly joined Dhivehi Premier League club B.G. Sports in 2015.[1][2] After returning to National Bank, he last represented the club in the 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League.[2]
International career
editIqbal earned his first senior international cap in a friendly against Palestine in 2011. He was subsequently called against Turkmenistan in the qualifiers for the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup.[1] Iqbal also represented the Pakistan under-23 national side, scoring his first goal in the 84th minute in a 2–2 draw against Palestine in Al-Nakba International Football Cup 2012. In 2012, Iqbal played at the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification with the Pakistan under-23 team. He also played in three-match friendly series against India under-23 in 2014. He was last called during the 2018 SAFF Championship, where he remained an unused substitute.[3]
He was vice-captain of the national team from 2011 until 2014.
Coaching career
editAfter stepping down from football, Iqbal became lecturer at the Faculty of Sports Sciences at the Islamia University of Bahawalpur in 2020. In early 2022, Iqbal conducted trials for the Global Soccer Ventures (GSV) talent hunt with the Irish Premier League Club St Patrick’s Athletic FC coaches along with former national teammate Muhammad Adil.[4] In later 2022, following Pakistan's return at football in nearly three-and-a-half years because of the Pakistan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA, Iqbal was member of the staff conducting tryouts for the Pakistan women's national football team and the Pakistan national under-17 football team in Karachi.[5][6]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2011 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Faisal Iqbal (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ^ a b "Faisal Iqbal - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-02-08.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2018-09-01). "Pakistan squad named for SAFF Cup". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
- ^ Raheel, Natasha (2022-02-12). "Adil's story of perseverance". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ Faisal Iqbal [@faisy23] (2022-11-02). "Done tryouts in Karachi for the National Women's and National boys Under-16". Retrieved 2024-03-31 – via Instagram.
- ^ "First leg of Karachi's tryout concludes". The Nation. 2022-11-01. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
External links
edit- Faisal Iqbal at National-Football-Teams.com
- Faisal Iqbal at Global Sports Archive