Shabir Khan

Shabir Khan
Personal information
Full name Shabir Khan[1]
Date of birth 10 November 1985 (1985-11-10) (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Worcester, England
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Stourport Swifts
(on loan from Worcester City)
Youth career
1998–2004 Worcester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2004– Worcester City 104 (4)
2006 → Gloucester City (loan) 2 (0)
2011- → Stourport Swifts (loan)
National team‡
2010– Pakistan 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 February 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2010 (UTC)

Shabir Khan (born 10 November 1985) is an English-born Pakistani international footballer who plays for Worcester City, having progressed through their youth system. He joined Gloucester City on a one month loan deal in December 2006 and Stourport Swifts on loan in September 2011.

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Club career

Born in Worcester, England, to a Pakistani background, Khan came up through the youth system at Worcester City, and broke into the first team in 2004, making his debut against Cambridge City in February that year.[3] On 7 December 2006 he joined Gloucester City on loan.[4] He made his debut for the tigers on 9 December 2006 in a 2–0 defeat to Cheshunt.[5] He was utilised as a squad player for many years in the Worcester City team despite earning the nickname of 'slow coach'. His most most famous moment came when he scored the winner in the March 2009 derby over Redditch United, however Khan has scored more own goals (5) than goals (4) for City. Khan was suspended towards the end of the 2009-10 season, for kicking out at an opposition striker during a game. He was phased out of the team by manager Carl Healey before and was subsuquently loaned to the Swifts, in 2011.

International career

Khan was called to represent the Pakistan national football team for the SAFF Cup 2009 in Bangladesh in December 2009.[6]

Honours

Worcester City

References

  1. ^ "Births 1837-2006 search results". findmypast.co.uk. http://www.findmypast.co.uk/birth-indexes-search-start.action?event=B&redef=1&submit=1&offset=0&sortField=DT. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 
  2. ^ "Shabir Khan". The T-Ender. http://www.t-ender.co.uk/explayers/kahnshab.htm. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 
  3. ^ "Player Profiles". worcestercityfc.co.uk. http://www.worcestercityfc.co.uk/FirstTeam/PlayerProfiles/tabid/971/Default.aspx. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 
  4. ^ "Player Details". The T-Ender. http://www.t-ender.co.uk/explayers/kahnshab.htm. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 
  5. ^ "Shabir Khan profile". The T-Ender. http://www.t-ender.co.uk/explayers/kahnshab.htm. Retrieved 15 February 2011. 
  6. ^ "Pakistan call up Worcester's Khan". BBC Sport. 11 November 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_conf/8355424.stm. Retrieved 8 December 2009. 

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