Yasir Afridi

Player

Birthday July 27, 1988

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Landi Kotal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Age 35 years old

Nationality Pakistan

Height 1.75m

Weight 80 kg

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1923

Afridi was booked a yellow card against Oman U23 on the 63rd minute.

1974

He scored the equaliser goal in the 74th minute against Manson Builders.

Afridi subsequently moved to Islamabad club Mehran FC in May 2023.

1988

Yasir Afridi (born 27 July 1988) is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Mehran.

Khan has been with Khan Research Laboratories where he won three Pakistan Premier League titles and four National Football Challenge Cup.

Afridi was born on 27 July 1988 in Landi Kotal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Afridi is cousin of Shaheen Afridi and Riaz Afridi, both of whom have played cricket for Pakistan national cricket team.

2005

Initially been called up by the Pakistan national football team for the 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup, he also competed at the 2010 Asian Games with the Pakistan national under-23 football team.

In August 2005, Afridi was included in the national youth camp for the selection of Pakistan under-20 team for the 2006 AFC Youth Championship qualification.

Afridi was first called by the Pakistan national team during the 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup.

2007

Afridi made his debut with Khan Research Laboratories in the 2007–08 Pakistan Premier League.

In 2007, he was included in the national camp for the selection of Pakistan under-23 team for the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers.

2008

On 15 January 2008, he scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win against Afghan Chaman, opening the scoring for KRL in the 58th minute and adding two more in the 78th and 80th minutes after a scoreless first half at the KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi.

2010

Afridi participated with the Pakistan national under-23 football team in 2010 Asian Games.

On 7 November 2010, Afridi made his debut in the campaign against Thailand U23.

2011

He won the Pakistan Premier League title with the side in 2011–12, 2012–13, and 2013–14.

He also won the National Football Challenge Cup with the club in the 2011, 2012, 2015, and 2016 editions.

2012

Afridi also participated in the AFC President's Cup from 2012 to 2014.

Mired by injuries in 2012, he was called again by the senior team in February 2013, making two appearances in both two-match friendlies against Nepal, both ending in a 1–0 victory for Pakistan.

He them played in a two-match tour against Maldives in the same month, receiving an injury to his face which saw the play halt for few minutes.

He was criticised by the end of the campaign.

2013

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.

In March 2013, he participated in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, playing against Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.

He played his last international match in 20 August 2013 against Afghanistan.

He remained as unused substitute in the 2013 SAFF Championship.

2018

During the 2018–19 season, Afridi was part for the 2018 National Challenge Cup, although he was an unused substitute in the only match he was selected and was not included in the 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League squad, which was won by Khan Research Laboratories.

Afridi moved to Chaman club Muslim FC in 2021.

In early 2023, Afridi played in the uncompleted PFF National Challenge Cup held in the year with departmental side BHCC.