Personal information | |||
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Full name | Muhammad Irfan | ||
Date of birth | 5 June 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Kohat, Pakistan | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2018 | Pakistan Airlines | ||
International career | |||
2006 | Pakistan U23 | ||
2006–2008 | Pakistan | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Muhammad Irfan (born 5 June 1984) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a defender. [1]
Shahid was called by the Pakistan under 23 national team for the 2006 South Asian Games held in Colombo, where he helped Pakistan win the gold medal. [2]
He earned his first senior international cap against Oman in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. [1] He earned his second international cap against in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Iraq on 28 October 2007 in which the team drew 0-0 with the then Asian Champions. [3]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Pakistan | 2006 | 1 | 0 |
2007 | 1 | 0 | |
2008 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 5 | 0 |
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