| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashqar Zamil Ahmed [1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | England | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reading | ||
| Number | 39 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Reading | 13 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:53, 14 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ashqar Zamil Ahmed (born 31 August 2007) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League One club Reading.
Ahmed made his professional debut with Reading in a 3–1 EFL Trophy win over West Ham United U21 on 20 August 2024. [2] Ahmed went on to make his league debut for Reading on 9 November 2024, in a 1–1 away draw to Stevenage, coming on as a 75th minute substitute for Michael Craig. [3]
On 2 July 2025, Reading announced that Ahmed had signed a new two-year contract with the club. [4]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reading | 2024–25 | League One | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 [a] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | League One | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 [a] | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||