Zia Us-Salam
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zia Us-Salam | ||
| Date of birth | February 4, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Chitral, Pakistan | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Khan Research Laboratories | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008– | Khan Research Laboratories | 117 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Pakistan U23 | ||
| 2012–2013 | Pakistan | 4 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 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.
Club career[edit]
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][5]
In December 2021, Zia played with DFA Chitral, winning the 2021 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup after winning in the final against Muslim FC.[6][7][8]
International career[edit]
Following a football camp that was held in 2011 in Chitral, Zia-us-Salam was selected to play for Pakistan's national football team.[9] In January 2011, he was included in the probable list for the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers.[10] He also participated in the 2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy with the Pakistan national under-23 team.[11]
Zia made his international debut on 19 November 2012 in a friendly match against Singapore in a 4–0 loss.[12] 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.[13] He played his first full international against Bangladesh in the competition, as Pakistan won the match 1–2.[14] Zia has not made an appearance for national team since.
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 13 January 2019[15]
| 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 | ||
International[edit]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Honours[edit]
Club[edit]
- Khan Research Laboratories
- Pakistan Premier League: 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19
- National Football Challenge Cup: 2010, 2011, 2012 ,2015 , 2016
References[edit]
- ^ a b Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Zia Us-Salam (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Three more matches decided in Football League". Brecorder. 2008-10-24. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Zia Us-Salam". us.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ^ Staff, Editorial (2014-05-05). "KRL leave for Colombo to take part in AFC President's Cup [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ Staff, Editorial (2017-01-30). "After President's Cup crown, KRL hungry for more glory [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ Staff, Editorial (2021-12-12). "Chitral edge Mardan to win KP Football Cup [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ Staff, Editorial (2021-12-12). "DFA Chitral crowned Super Champion of Ufone 4G Football Cup 2021". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-02-26.
- ^ "Mardan and Chitral Teams Make it the Finals of Ufone 4G Football Cup Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". ProPakistani. 11 December 2021.
- ^ "Chitral's Football Revolution: The 'Shuhada-e-Chitral Premier Football League 2023". The Friday Times. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Olympic Football Tournament: PFF okays 46 probables for youth team". Brecorder. 2011-01-15. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2012-11-30). "Kaleemullah to captain U23 team in SL". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ Ahsan, Ali (2012-11-27). "Time for Pakistan to take a page out of the Filipino book". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ^ "Pakistan vs. Nepal - 3 September 2013 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Bangladesh vs. Pakistan - 5 September 2013 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
- ^ "Zia-us-Salam - Player Info". Global Sports Archive. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 January 2019.
External links[edit]
- Zia Us-Salam at National-Football-Teams.com
- Zia Us-Salam at Global Sports Archive