Reis Ashraf (born 18 September 1989) is a former

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who played as a

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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

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in 2002. He later played for Leamington and Olney Town.

International career

Ashraf played for

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

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 Bhutan (; dz, འབྲུག་ཡུལ་, Druk Yul ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan,), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is situated in the Eastern Himalayas, between China in the north and India in the south. A mountainous ...

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 ...

, scoring in the team's 7–0 victory over Bhutan.

Personal life

Born in England, Reis is cousin of former

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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

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ashraf, Reis 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