| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zia Us-Salam | ||
| Date of birth | February 4, 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Chitral, Pakistan | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Khan Research Laboratories | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008– | Khan Research Laboratories | 117 | (10) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Pakistan U23 | ||
| 2012–2013 | Pakistan | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 January 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2013 | |||
Zia Us-Salam (born 4 February 1990) is a Pakistani footballer who plays as a midfielder for Khan Research Laboratories, where he is the captain.
Zia started his career with departmental side Khan Research Laboratories in 2008. [1] [2] He won four league titles and five National Challenge Cup with the club. [3]
He also participated in the AFC President's Cup from 2012 to 2014. 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]
In December 2021, Zia played with DFA Chitral, winning the 2021 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup after winning in the final against Muslim FC. [5] [6]
Following a football camp that was held in 2011 in Chitral, Zia-us-Salam was selected to play for Pakistan's national football team. [7] In January 2011, he was included in the probable list for the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers. [8] He also participated in the 2012 H.E. Mahinda Rajapaksa Under-23 International Football Trophy with the Pakistan national under-23 team. [9]
Zia made his international debut on 19 November 2012 in a friendly match against Singapore in a 4–0 loss. [10] He made his competitive debut in 2013 SAFF Championship against Nepal in a 1–1 draw, coming on as a 72nd minute substitute for Muhammad Riaz. [11] He played his first full international against Bangladesh in the competition, as Pakistan won the match 1–2. [12] Zia has not made an appearance for national team since.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Khan Research Laboratories | 2010–11 | Pakistan Premier League | 14 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | – | – | 4 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | ||
| Total | 117 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 155 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 117 | 10 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 155 | 11 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |