Full name Hajra Khan Playing position Years Team | Place of birth Karachi, Pakistan Current team Balochistan United Position Forward, Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1993-12-29) 29 December 1993 (age 23) Profiles | ||
Hajra khan
Hajra Khan (Urdu: ہاجرہ خان) (born 29 December 1993) is a Pakistani footballer who is the captain of the Pakistan women's national football team. She plays as a striker or midfielder. She became part of Pakistan national team in 2009 which she leads as Captain since 2014.
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- Hajra khan
- Hajra khan pakistan women s football captain
- Early and Personal Life
- Club Career
- Current Club
- Former Clubs
- International career
- Netball
- References
Hajra khan pakistan women s football captain
Early and Personal Life
Hajra Khan was born on December 29, 1993 in Karachi, Pakistan. From an early age, Khan's dream was to become a professional athlete but not a footballer. She was discovered by Diya Women Football Club coach Sadia Sheikh, when she was looking for provincial team. Khan debuted aged 14 and scored nine goals in three games for DWFC, which won her the Top Scorer of the tournament award.
Club Career
In January 2014 decided to leave Diya and join Balochistan United. Khan won the Pakistani women's football championship with Balochistan United in 2014, scoring the only goal against former club Diya in the final. She then accepted an offer to play for Maldivian club Sun Hotels and Resorts FC in the FAM Women's Football Championship.
In summer 2015, Khan spent a month in Germany and attended pre-season trials with four clubs. She was unable to accept a transfer offer from MSV Duisburg due to visa issues. She became the only Pakistani player to score 100 goals in her club career.
Hajra currently plays for Balochistan United Women's Football Club, Pakistan and SHR Maldives Club. She joined SHR Maldives club in 24 May 2015.
Current Club
Former Clubs
International career
In 2009, Khan was selected in the Pakistan national team for the 2010 South Asian Games in Dhaka, Bangladesh. After Khan's participation at this event, the Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) selected her for a FIFA women's football coaching course in Colombo, Sri Lanka. In December 2010, She played in the inaugural SAFF Women's Championship, helping Pakistan reach the semi-final.
The 21 year old Hajra Khan made history for Pakistani national women football team when she invited to top three German football clubs SGS Essen, FSV Gütersloh and VFL Sindelfingen to play, she spent three weeks there and played pre-season trials. Being a Pakistani international footballer that opportunity was an important milestone in her career, she said.
She was the first Pakistani women footballer to sign an international contract in 2014 with Sun Hotels & Resorts Football Club to play in the Maldives National Women’s league.
Netball
At the 2011 South Asian Beach Games in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, the talented young athlete even helped the Pakistan National Netball Team bring home a bronze medal.