Abdullah Shah (footballer)

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Abdullah Shah
Personal information
Full name Syed Abdullah Shah
Date of birth (2001-02-06) 6 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Islamabad, Pakistan
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Abu Muslim
Number 29
Youth career
2013–2017 Mehran
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018 POPO FC
2018–2020 Mehran
2020–2021 Abdul FC
2021–2022 Sui Southern Gas
2022–2023 Dhivehi Sifainge
2024– Abu Muslim 3 (0)
International career‡
2023 Pakistan U23 2 (0)
2022– Pakistan 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:40, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:00, 12 September 2023 (UTC)

Syed Abdullah Shah (born 6 February 2001) is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Afghanistan Champions League club Abu Muslim and the Pakistan national team. [1]

Contents

Club career

Early career

Shah started his youth career with Mehran FC in 2013, and was selected by the Islamabad under-14 team for youth national championships after trials. [2] [3] In May 2017, Shah was shortlisted in the Islamabad Football Association squad for their tour in Gothia Cup held in Shenyang, China while playing for Mehran. [4] In August 2017, he captained the Islamabad team in the Gothia Cup, [5] where he scored a goal in a 12–0 win against Rising Sun Soccer Academy from India. [6] The team were crowned champions after defeating FC Zhaoqing Lixun from China by 7–6 in the penalties. [7] Shah was also named player of the tournament. [8]

POPO FC

Abdullah then moved to POPO FC, [3] playing often as a right-back, and becoming a regular call up for the senior squad at the age of 16. [9] He was subsequently called by Pakistan Premier League department Khan Research Laboratories in November 2017, but the move seemingly failed to materialise. [9] [2]

Mehran

In 2018, Shah returned to his youth club Mehran FC. [1]

Sui Southern Gas

After a brief stint at Karachi club Abdul FC, he joined the departmental side Sui Southern Gas in 2021. [1] He made 4 appearances in the 2021–22 Pakistan Premier League until the league was cancelled shortly after starting. [10]

Dhivehi Sifainge

In July 2022, he joined Dhivehi Sifainge in the Maldivian Second Division, becoming the second youngest Pakistani footballer to feature in a Maldivian League at the age of 21, after Saadullah Khan who had previously joined Dhivehi Premier League club BG Sports in April 2015 at the age of 20. [11] [12]

Abu Muslim

On 2 February 2024, Shah signed for Afghanistan Champions League club Abu Muslim, joining national team fellow Shayak Dost. [3]

International career

In 2015, Shah represented Pakistan at youth level in the AFC Under-14 Football Festival in Dushanbe. [13] [8] [2]

In August 2022, Shah was called up for a trials with the senior national team. [14] In November the same year, he was included in Pakistan's squad for a friendly against Nepal, Pakistan's first fixture in nearly three-and-a-half years because of the Pakistan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA. [15] He went on to make his debut in the eventual 0–1 defeat. [16] [1] In October 2023 he represented Pakistan U23 in AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers. [17]

Futsal career

Alongside his football career, Shah also played futsal at club level. In July 2017, Shah participated in the Neymar Jr’s 5 tournament with Chitral futsal club Highlanders FC in Brazil. [18] Shah started playing for Team Eighteen in Islamabad since the establishment of the club in 2018. [19] [2] He also played for the futsal section of Abdul FC during his stay at the club from 2020 to 2021. [20] [1]

Career statistics

International

As of 27 July 2023 [1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Pakistan 202210
202330
Total40

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