Kamran Khan (footballer)

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Kamran Khan
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Khan with Pakistan in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-03-23) 23 March 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Islamabad, Pakistan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Youth career
Mehran
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2016 Khan Research Laboratories
International career
2011–2013 Pakistan 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kamran Khan (born 23 March 1985) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a centre-back. [1]

Contents

Club career

Mehran

Khan began his career with Mehran FC in the Islamabad’s A-League, before being picked up by Khan Research Laboratories. [2] [3]

Khan Research Laboratories

Throughout his career of 13 years played for Khan Research Laboratories, Khan won five league titles and six National Cup with the club. 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] He also captained the team. [5] [6] [7]

Khan also played in the Geo Super Football League. [8] He was set for a stint in the Nepali Martyr's Memorial A-Division League like Naveed Akram and Mehmood Ali before him, however scheduling issues ultimately thwarted his departure. [8]

After his retirement in 2016, Khan along with Samar Ishaq joined KRL's coaching panel as assistant coaches. [4]

International career

Khan was selected during the tour of Bahrain under Salman Sharida in 2006, and the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers. [2] He made his debut in the 2011 SAFF Championship where he won his first cap against Bangladesh. [1]

He was called again by the senior team in February 2013, making two appearances in both two-match friendlies against Nepal, both ending in a 1–0 victory for Pakistan. [9] [10] [11] He them played in a two-match tour against Maldives in the same month. [12] He made his last appearance in the 2013 SAFF Championship against India. [13] [14]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by year and competition [1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Pakistan 201130
201210
201390
Total130

Honours

Khan Research Laboratories

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