Abdul Rehman (footballer)

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Abdul Rehman
Personal information
Full name Abdul Rehman
Date of birth (1982-08-07) 7 August 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Karachi, Pakistan
Position(s) Striker/winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Karachi Port Trust 66 (28)
2009–2019 K-Electric 42 (11)
International career
2008–2014 Pakistan 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abdul Rehman (born 7 August 1982) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a forward.[1][2]

Club career[edit]

Karachi Port Trust[edit]

Rehman started his career at departmental side Karachi Port Trust in 2006.[3] In his last capaign with the club, He was the fourth top scorer of the 2008–09 Pakistan Premier League with 14 goals.

KESC[edit]

In 2009, Rehman moved to KESC, later rebranded as K-Electric.[4][5][6][7] He finished as third top scorer of the 2009–10 and 2010–11 Pakistan Premier League, with 10 and 13 goals respectively.[8] He won the maiden 2014-15 Pakistan Premier League title with the club.

International career[edit]

Rehman made an appearance for the Pakistan national football team in the qualifying round of the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup against Guam on 6 April 2008, coming on as a 46th-minute substitute for Adnan Ahmed and scoring the ninth goal for Pakistan on 85th minute.[9]

He was called once again in 2014 under Mohammad Al-Shamlan, in a friendly against Palestine.[10]

Personal life[edit]

Rehman hailed from the locality of Lyari in Karachi.[11]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

Appearances and goals by year and competition[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan 2008 1 1
2014 1 0
Total 2 1

Goals for Senior National Team[edit]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
April 6, 2008 Chungshan Stadium, Taipei, Taiwan  Guam 9–2 9–2 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

Honours[edit]

Club[edit]

K-Electric

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Profile of Abdul Rehman (footballer)". Tony's Soccer. Retrieved November 23, 2017.
  2. ^ Staff, Editorial (2013-09-10). "Rehman helps KESC edge KPT 3-2". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  3. ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Abdul Rehman (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  4. ^ Staff, Editorial (2010-12-10). "Riaz Ahmed interviews KESC star Abdul Rehman". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  5. ^ "Abdul Rehman - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  6. ^ "Rehman propels KESC to close win". DAWN.COM. 2009-07-26. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  7. ^ "Premier Football League: PEL make it three in a row: KESC, Afghan record win". Brecorder. 2009-11-22. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  8. ^ Staff, Editorial (2010-12-30). "Arif Mehmood grabs fifth leading scorer award in PPL". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  9. ^ "MATCH SUMMARY" (PDF). Wayback Machine. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 4, 2008. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
  10. ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (2014-11-02). "Comment: Aspiring for mediocrity". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
  11. ^ "Rehman hat-trick helps KESC rout SSGC". DAWN.COM. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 2024-03-17.

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