Muhammad Rasool (born May 23, 1985)
is a Pakistani former
footballer
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who played as a
forward.
Rasool won the league with K-Electric in
2014–15 season.
Rasool finished season twice as the top scorer, first with
Khan Research Laboratories
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in
2008–09 and with K-Electric
2014–15, scoring 22 goals in 26 games and 22 goals in 22 games respectively.
At international level, he won the
2006 South Asian Games
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with the
Pakistan under 23 national team.
Early career
Rasool started playing football at an early age and later played for the College football team, he captained the college team and helped them win
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
(formerly
NWFP
NWFP may refer to:
*North-West Frontier Province, a province of British India, and later, Pakistan
*Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP o ...
) inter-colleges and inter-board tournaments. Later he also played for All Pakistan Universities team and participated in the National Championship in 2004.
Club career
Khan Research Laboratories
;2006–07
Rasool joined
Khan Research Laboratories
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in the
2006–07 season. Rasool scored his first league goal on 14 December 2006 against
Wohaib, scoring the opening goal on the 34th minutes in a 3–0 victory.
On 19 January 2007, Rasool scored the winner for Khan Research Laboratories against
National Bank
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* a bank owned by the state
* an ordinary private bank which operates nationally (as opposed to regionally or locally or even internationally)
* in the United States, an ordinary p ...
, scoring in 66th minutes as Khan Research Laboratories won the game 2–1. Rasool ended the season with 2 goals in 16 appearances.
;2007–08
Rasool scored his team's fourth goal in the opening match of
2007–08 season in a 4–0 win over
Wohaib.
On 3 November 2007, Rasool scored the only goal of the match on 18th minutes as Khan Research Laboratories defeated
PMC Athletico 1–0. Rasool scored against
Pakistan Television
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Background
Historical co ...
on 11 November 2007, scoring the opening goal in 2nd minute of the game. On 26 December 2007, Rasool scored his first hat-trick against
National Bank
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* a bank owned by the state
* an ordinary private bank which operates nationally (as opposed to regionally or locally or even internationally)
* in the United States, an ordinary p ...
, scoring in 4th, 42nd and 49th minutes.
In the first game of 2008 on 1 January 2008, Rasool scored a brace in a 2–0 win over
Karachi Port Trust
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, Rasool scored in 31st and 80th minutes, taking his tally to 8 goals, as Rasool ended season with 8 goals in 26 appearances.
;2008–09
The
2008–09 season was the breakthrough season for Rasool, as he won the
golden boot after scoring 22 goals in 26 appearances for the club.
Rasool started his campaign with a hat-trick against
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation
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scoring in 37th, 42nd and 56th minutes, as Khan Research Laboratories won the game by 5–1. On 17 August 2008, Rasool scored a brace against
Pakistan Airlines in a 2–0, finding the net in 11th and 61st minutes.
Rasool scored another brace against
WAPDA
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on 27 August 2008. After scoring 7 goals in 8 matches in the month of August, Rasool was unable to find the net until 14 October, as he scored the third goal for Khan Research Laboratories on 77th minute in a 3–0 win over
Pakistan Television
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Background
Historical co ...
. On 23 October, Rasool scored his second hat-trick of the season against
Pakistan Television
Pakistan Television Corporation ( ur, ; reporting name: PTV) is the Pakistani state-owned broadcaster. Pakistan entered the television broadcasting age in 1964, with a pilot television station established at Lahore.
Background
Historical co ...
, completing his hat-trick in 25 minutes, scoring his first in 60th minutes, second in 70th minutes and third in 85th minutes.
Rasool scored a brace against
Pakistan Army in a 2–0 victory. On 29 October, Rasool scored the only goal of the match in 60th minutes as Khan Research Laboratories defeated
Pakistan Navy 1–0. Rasool ended the season as the top-scorer of the league although Khan Research Laboratories finished third in the league.
Rasool scored 3 goals in 6 matches in the
2009 National Challenge Cup, as he won his first silverware after Khan Research Laboratories defeated
Pakistan Airlines 1–0 in the finals.
International career
Rasool was called by the
Pakistan under 23 national team for the
2006 South Asian Games
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held in
Colombo
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, where he helped Pakistan win the gold medal.
He got his first senior cap against
Jordan
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in
2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifications in 3–0 loss. Rasool was part of the national team that defeated
Guam
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9–2 in
2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification. Rasool's last appearance was against
Bangladesh
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in
2014 FIFA World Cup qualifications.
Career statistics
Club career
International
Goals for senior national team
Honours
Khan Research Laboratories
*
National Football Challenge Cup
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...
:
2009
K-Electric
*
Pakistan Premier League
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:
2014–15
Individual
*
Pakistan Premier League Golden Boot:
2008–09,
2014–15
*
Geo Football Super League Golden Boot: 2010
Pakistan U-23
*
South Asian Games:
2006
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Khan Research Laboratories F.C. players
K-Electric F.C. players
Pakistani men's footballers
Pakistan men's international footballers
People from Chitral District
Sportspeople from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Men's association football forwards
Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Pakistan
South Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan
South Asian Games medalists in football