| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Nushki, Pakistan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | WAPDA | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Lyallpur | ||
| 2021 | → Balochistan Zorawar (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 2022– | WAPDA | ||
| 2023–2024 | → Abu Muslim (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Adalat Farah (loan) | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Pakistan U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Pakistan U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Pakistan | 15 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:46, 24 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 10 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Shayak Dost (born 1 May 2002) is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays for WAPDA and the Pakistan national team. [1] Primarily a left winger, Dost can also be deployed as a left midfielder or left wing-back.
In 2020 Dost was a member of Lyallpur FC. He made one appearance for the club in the 2020 PFF National Challenge Cup, taking part in its 0–1 defeat to Baloch Quetta. [2] In 2021 he played for local club Balochistan Zorawars in the National Under-23 Football Championship.
By the next year he had joined WAPDA of the Pakistan Premier League. [1]
On 20 December 2023, Dost was approached by Afghanistan Champions League club Abu Muslim FC to sign a one-season deal. [3] [4] On 28 December, he finalised his move to the club. [5]
He returned to WAPDA in May 2024 following the resumption of the 2023–24 PFF National Challenge Cup. [6] He was subsequently awarded as top scorer of the competition. [7] [8]
On 26 December 2024, Ghazi along with fellow national teammates Haseeb Khan and Alamgir Ghazi joined Afghanistan Champions League club Adalat Farah in the middle of the season on a loan deal. [9]
Dost represented Pakistan at the youth level in 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. [10] He went on to make four appearances in the campaign. [11]
In August 2022 Dost was called up for a trials with the senior national team. [1] In November the same year, he was included in Pakistan's squad for a friendly against Nepal, Pakistan's first fixture in nearly three-and-a-half years because of the Pakistan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA. [12] [13] He made his senior international debut as a second-half substitute in the eventual 0–1 away defeat.
Primarily a left winger, Dost can also be deployed as a left midfielder or left wing-back. He provides box-to-box mentality in the wings throughout 90 minutes, running up and down the field, helping the team in transitional play. [3] [5] Apart from his attacking prowess, Dost has been praised due to his abilities winning the ball back and his work-rate. [3] [5]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | |