Sharafat Ali (footballer)

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Sharafat Ali
Personal information
Date of birth (1966-06-01) 1 June 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Multan, Pakistan
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Pak Fighters
1981 Multan
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1993 WAPDA
International career
1984–1992 Pakistan
Managerial career
2012–2021 WAPDA (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sharafat Ali (born 1 June 1966) [1] is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a forward. He is credited for scoring Pakistan first ever goal in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers since their first participation in 1990. [2] Ali also won the 1989 and 1991 South Asian Games with Pakistan. [3] [4]

Contents

Early life

Ali was born on 1 June 1966 in Multan in the Punjab province of Pakistan. [1]

Club career

Ali started playing football at the age of 10, and joined Pak Fighters Football Club.[ citation needed ]

In 1980, the National Youth Championship was held regularly in Pakistan. Playing for Multan in the final of the 1981 National Youth Championship, Sharafat scored the only goal in the final aqainst Sargodha.[ citation needed ]

In 1983, Ali joined WAPDA, [1] winning their first trophy in their first participation in the National Football League, scoring in the 5–4 final victory against Habib Bank. [5] Sharafat was also part of WAPDA during the National Games, winning gold in 1992 in the 24th edition of the National Games and winning silver the next 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. [6] [7] In the 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Ali scored against a hat trick in a 4–1 victory against North Yemen, registering Pakistan's lone win in the competition. [8]

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 1988 in Islamabad. His long range goal in the 1987 South Asian Games against Maldives placed Pakistan second in the group stages, [9] 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. [10]

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. [2]

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. [11]

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. [3] 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.

Managerial career

Ali was assistant manager of WAPDA from 2012 to 2021. [12] [13]

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
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
-30 August 1984 Perak Stadium, Malaysia Flag of Argentina (civil).svg Primera B Metropolitana XI‡1–11–2 1984 Merdeka Tournament [6]
-3 September 1984 Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria U20‡1–02–0 [6]
-2–0 [6]
111 October 1984 Kolkata, IndiaFlag of North Yemen.svg  North Yemen 4–1 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification [8]
2 [8]
3 [8]
422 November 1987 Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata, India Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 1–01–0 1987 South Asian Games [9]
525 November 1987Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh 1–01–0 [10]
610 February 1989 Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1–41–4 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification [2]
724 October 1989 Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 1–02–0 1989 South Asian Games [11]
827 September 1990 Xiannongtan Stadium, Beijing, China Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 1–31–6 1990 Asian Games [14]

Honours

Club

WAPDA

International

Pakistan

See also

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  10. 1 2 Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Pakistan vs. Bangladesh". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
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  12. ↑ "Football: Wapda captain demands investment". The Express Tribune. 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2023-12-12.
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  14. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Singapore vs. Pakistan". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
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