Zulfia Shah Explained

Zulfia Nazir Ahmed Shah (; born 30 May 1999) is a Pakistani football player. She is a member of the Pakistan national team for whom she plays as a midfielder.^{[1] [2]}

Background

Shah belongs to the Gilgit-Baltistan region of the country.^[3]

Career

National

She plays as a midfielder for her club. Since 2021, she has been playing for Karachi United. Earlier, she played for Balochistan United and Punjab.

Karachi United

She debuted for Karachi United in their first match of the 2021 National Women Football Championship in Karachi against Karachi W.F.C.. She scored 10 goals in that match.^[4]

International

In October 2014, as preparation for the SAFF Championship, she participated in a three-match friendly series against hosts, Bahrain.^[5] In November, she participated in the 3rd SAFF Women's Championship held in Islamabad, where she played in all three of Pakistan's games.^[1]

When the national team returned to action after an eight-year hiatus at the 2022 SAFF Women's Championship, she was among the seven previous players to have been called for the 23-member squad.^[6] She started all three of Pakistan's matches at the event. In the third match, against Maldives, she suffered a knee injury which kept her out of action for around ten months. She was named in the squad for Pakistan's friendly against Singapore in July 2023.^[7]

She featured in all three of Pakistan's matches at the 2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament in Taif, Saudi Arabia, starting the last two. She scored her first national team goal against Laos.^[8]

Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Shah's goal

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Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 September 2023	King Fahd Sports City, Taif, Saudi Arabia	8		1–0	1–1 (4–2 p)	2023 SAFF Women's International Friendly Tournament (Taif)

Honors

• National Women Football Championship

2014

Notes and References

1. Web site: Zulfia Nazir Ahmed – Player Profile . Pakistan Football Federation . 17 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821051514/http://www.pakfootball.org/people.php?p=49566 . 21 August 2016. dead.
2. Web site: 2015-02-19 . Senior Women National Team Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20150219060425/http://www.pff.com.pk/national_team.php?t=21537 . 2015-02-19 . 2023-10-25 . Pakistan Football Federation.
3. https://gbtimes.wordpress.com/2014/10/28/brilliant-girls-from-gilgit-baltistan-in-the-national-football-team/ Brilliant Girls from Gilgit-Baltistan in the National Football Team
4. Web site: Lakhani . Faizan . 2021-03-09 . Whopping 52 goals scored on 13th National Women Football Championship's opening day . 2023-10-25 . . en.
5. Web site: 2014-10-20 . Women’s football team set for Bahrain tour . 2023-10-25 . . en.
6. Web site: Lakhani . Faizan . 24 August 2022 . Pakistan finalises 23-member squad for SAFF Women Cup . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220909205022/https://www.geo.tv/latest/435778-football-federation-finalises-23-member-squad-for-saff-women-cup . 9 September 2022 . 2022-09-09 . . en.
7. Web site: Lakhani . Faizan . 2023-07-15 . Pakistan striker Zulfia Nazeer raring to go after return from injury . 2023-10-25 . . en-US.
8. Web site: 2023-09-28 . Pakistan women's football team beat Laos in six-nation tournament . 2023-10-25 . . en-US.