Sharafat Ali (footballer)

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Sharafat Ali
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Sharafat in 1987
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-06-01) 1 June 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Multan, Pakistan
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Pak Fighters
1981 Multan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1993 WAPDA
International career
1984–1992 Pakistan
Managerial career
2012–2021 WAPDA (assistant)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1989 Islamabad Team competition
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1991 Colombo Team competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1987 Kolkata Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sharafat Ali (born 1 June 1966) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a striker. Ali was praised for his goalscoring abilities, and is credited for scoring Pakistan's first ever goal in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the country's first participation in 1989. [1] [2] [3] He also won the 1989 and 1991 South Asian Games with Pakistan.

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Early life

Ali was born on 1 June 1966 in Multan in the Punjab province of Pakistan. [4] [5] The second oldest among four brothers, Ali matriculated from Government Pilot Secondary School in Multan. [2]

Club career

Youth career

Ali started playing football at the age of 10, joining Pak Fighters Football Club. [2] During the 1981 National Youth Championship, Ali played for Multan, and scored the lone goal in the final against Sargodha. [6] [7] [8]

WAPDA

In 1983, Ali joined WAPDA, [4] helping the side winning their first trophy in their first participation in the National Football Championship, scoring in the 5–4 final victory against Habib Bank. [9] Sharafat was also part of WAPDA during the National Games, winning gold in the 24th edition of the National Games in 1992 and winning silver the following year.

International career

Ali participated in the 1984 Merdeka Tournament, scoring in a 1–2 defeat against Primera B XI of Argentina, and two goals in a 2–0 victory against Algeria U20. [10] [11] [12] In the 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Ali scored a hat trick in a 4–1 victory against North Yemen, registering Pakistan's lone win in the competition. [13]

At the 1988 Summer Olympics qualification in April 1987, he scored a brace in a 2–2 draw against Nepal. [2] In 1987, Ali was appointed as the 36th captain of the Pakistan national team when Quaid-e-Azam International Cup was held in Lahore, previously participating in the series in 1985 in Peshawar and 1986 in Islamabad. [2] [14] His long range goal in the 1987 South Asian Games against Maldives placed Pakistan second in the group stages, [15] to advance to the third place match against Bangladesh where he again scored the lone goal in the 41st minute to win the bronze medal for Pakistan. [16]

On 10 February 1989, Ali became the first player to score a goal for Pakistan in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in their first participation in the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification, scoring in the 81st minute in a 1–4 loss against UAE. [1] Ali played in the 1989 South Asian Games, scoring a goal in a 2–0 victory against Maldives along with Qazi Ashfaq, as Pakistan passed the group stages and won the title by defeating Bangladesh in the final. [2]

In the subsequent 1991 South Asian Games in Colombo under the captainship of Ghulam Sarwar, Ali again won the gold with Pakistan, after defeating Maldives in the final by 2–0. Ali thus became the only Pakistani player to represent the national team in three South Asian Games editions and to have a medal in all three. [2]

Managerial career

Ali was assistant manager of WAPDA from 2012 to 2021. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

Career statistics

International goals

Note: Exact figures of Pakistani players before 1989 are not yet known and yet to be researched. Below are goals recorded.
Key
‡ = Unofficial Fixture
List of international goals scored by Sharafat Ali
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
-23 August 1984 Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg South Korea U20‡1–21–6 1984 Merdeka Tournament [22]
-30 August 1984Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Primera B Metropolitana XI‡1–11–21984 Merdeka Tournament [10]
-3 September 1984Perak Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria U20‡1–02–01984 Merdeka Tournament [10]
-2–0 [10]
111 October 1984 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, IndiaFlag of North Yemen.svg  North Yemen 1–04–1 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification [13]
23–1 [13]
34–1 [13]
425 April 1987 Kathmandu, NepalFlag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 2–2 1988 Summer Olympics qualification [2]
5 [2]
622 November 1987 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, IndiaFlag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 1–01–0 1987 South Asian Games [15]
725 November 1987Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, IndiaFlag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1–01–01987 South Asian Games [16]
810 February 1989 Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, PakistanFlag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1–41–4 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification [1]
924 October 1989Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, PakistanFlag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 1–02–0 1989 South Asian Games [2]
1027 September 1990 Xiannongtan Stadium, Beijing, ChinaFlag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1–31–6 1990 Asian Games [23]

Honours

WAPDA

Pakistan

See also

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