Reis Ashraf (born 18 September 1989) is a former
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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. Born in England, he played for the
Pakistan national team.
Club career
Ashraf was a junior at
Newport Pagnell Town before joining
Coventry City
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in 2002. He later played for
Leamington and
Olney Town.
International career
Ashraf played for
Pakistan
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in all three of his country's group matches against
Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...
,
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
and
Bhutan
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in the
SAFF Championship 2009
The 2009 South Asian Football Federation Championship was hosted by Bangladesh from 4 to 13 December 2009. Bangladesh was awarded to host the tournament after the withdrawal of original hosts India.
After India's reluctance to host the tourname ...
in
Bangladesh
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, scoring in the team's 7–0 victory over Bhutan.
Personal life
Born in England, Reis is cousin of former
Wales
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international footballer
Daniel Nardiello
Daniel Antony Nardiello (born 22 October 1982) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in England, he is the son of former Wales international Donato Nardiello, and made three appearances for the Wales national team b ...
.
Career statistics
International
International goals
References
External links
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1989 births
Living people
English people of Pakistani descent
British Asian footballers
Welsh men's footballers
English men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Pakistani men's footballers
Pakistan men's international footballers
People from Newport Pagnell
British sportspeople of Pakistani descent
Newport Pagnell Town F.C. players
Leamington F.C. players
Buckingham Town F.C. players
Bedford Town F.C. players
Olney Town F.C. players
Coventry City F.C. players
Footballers from Buckinghamshire