Ejaz Ali (footballer)
 Ali with Pakistan at the 1986 Fajr International Tournament | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 November 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Lahore, Pakistan | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bata FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| WAPDA | |||
| Pakistan Railways | |||
| Pakistan Steel | |||
| Pakistan Airlines | |||
| International career | |||
| 1984–1990 | Pakistan | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ejaz Ali (Urdu: اعجاز علی; born 5 November 1963), is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a midfielder. Ali is among the major players of the Pakistan national football team in the 1980s and 1990s,[1][2] and was part of the national team which won gold at the 1989 South Asian Games.[3]
Early life
[edit]Ali was born on 5 November 1963 in Lahore, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. He studied up to FA level, and started his football career with Bata Club of Lahore, where he impressed several coaches and scouts as a midfielder.[3]
Club career
[edit]Ali subsequently represented National Football Championship departmental sides WAPDA, Pakistan Railways, Pakistan Steel and Pakistan Airlines, helping the latter win several titles.[3]
International career
[edit]Ali made his international debut with Pakistan at the 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He also represented Pakistan youth in the Asian Youth Cup qualifiers in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, and later in Quetta in 1986.[3]
He participated in the Quaid-e-Azam International Cup in 1985, 1986 and 1987. In addition to the South Asian Games in 1985 held in Dhaka, and 1987 in Calcutta, Ali also participated in the 1986 Fajr International Tournament held in Iran,[4] the 1986 President's Gold Cup held in Karachi, and the 1986 Asian Games held in Seoul, South Korea. The next year, he featured at the 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers against Nepal, and later at the 1988 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[3]
Ali was also a member of the historic team that won the gold medal in the 1989 South Asian Games in Islamabad, where he played as a starter.[3] The next year, he featured in the 1990 Asian Games held in Beijing, China.[5]
Personal life
[edit]Ejaz came from a family of footballers, two of his older brothers Niaz Ali Naji and Mukhtar Ali also represented the Pakistan national team, the latter as captain and alongside him on several occasions. His eldest brother Niaz Ali's son Zahid Niaz also played for the national team.[3]
Honours
[edit]Pakistan
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Pakistan-India football series to go ahead". DAWN.COM. 31 March 2005. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "فٹ بال ہیروز کی دنیا: پاکستان اور پی آئی اے کے گولڈ میڈلسٹ مڈفیلڈر اعجاز علی" [World of Football Heroes: Pakistan and PIA Gold Medalist Midfielder Ejaz Ali]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 8 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "1986 Fajr International Tournament". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "International Matches 1990 - Asia". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Ejaz Ali at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1963 births
- Living people
- Pakistani men's footballers
- Pakistan men's international footballers
- Footballers from Lahore
- WAPDA F.C. players
- Pakistan Railways F.C. players
- PIA F.C. players
- Men's association football midfielders
- South Asian Games medalists in football
- South Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan
- Footballers at the 1986 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 1990 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Pakistan
- 20th-century Pakistani sportsmen