Usman Iqbal Gondal ( ur, عثمان اقبال گوندل; born 1987) is a retired

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. He retired from football in February 2007.

Career

Club career

Gondal was born in

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, England, and played youth football for both

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and

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. Gondal signed for non-league side Arnold Town in September 2006.

International career

Gondal made his debut international appearance for

in 2006. In doing so, he became one of a number of British-born footballers to represent Pakistan at international level.

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* 1987 births Living people English people of Pakistani descent English footballers Pakistani footballers Pakistan international footballers Nottingham Forest F.C. players Leicester City F.C. players Arnold Town F.C. players British sportspeople of Pakistani descent British Asian footballers Footballers from Derby Association football midfielders {{Pakistan-footy-bio-stub