Abdul Samad Arshad
Personal information
Full name Abdul Samad Shahzad Arshad
Date of birth (2003-02-26) 26 February 2003
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Right-winger
Team information
Current team
 HIK
Number 7
Youth career
2020–2022 B.93
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 B.93 1 (0)
2022–2023 HB Køge 14 (1)
2023– HIK 13 (2)
International career‡
2023– Pakistan 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Abdul Samad Shahzad Arshad (Urdu: عبدالصمد شہزاد ارشد; born 26 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Danish 2nd Division club Hellerup IK. Born in Denmark he represents the Pakistan national team.[1]

Club career

In 2022, Abdul won the 2nd Division U19 League with BB.93 and was the team's top scorer with 20 goals. On 13 November 2021, he made his senior team debut in the Danish 2nd Division against FA 2000.[2]

On 11 February 2022, Abdul joined HB Køge in the Danish 1st Division.[2] Initially he played for the team in the 1st Division U19 League before becoming a regular in the senior team midway through the season.[3][4][5] Abdul left HB Køge at the end of the 2022-23 season, as his contract expired.[6]

On 14 July 2023, he reached an agreement to sign for Hellerup IK in the Danish 2nd Division.[7]

International career

In March 2023, Abdul was called up to the Pakistan national team for a friendly against the Maldives.[8] On 21 March 2023, he made his international debut in an eventual 0–1 defeat to the Maldives.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 April 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
BB.93 2021–22 2nd Division 1000—10
HB Køge 2022–23 1st Division 14131—162
Career total 1513100172

    International

    As of 21 November 2023[1]
    National team Year Apps Goals
    Pakistan 2023 6 0
    Total 6 0

    References

    1. 1 2 Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Abdul Arshad (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
    2. 1 2 Ebbesen, Anders (February 11, 2022). "HB Køge skriver med offensivtalent".
    3. ↑ Ebbesen, Anders (March 16, 2023). "Arshad udtaget til Pakistans landshold".
    4. ↑ Ebbesen, Anders (November 10, 2022). "Abdul Arshad: "Har lært meget"".
    5. ↑ Nybo, Jesper (July 22, 2022). "Sebastian Larsen og Abdul Arshad rykkes op".
    6. ↑ HB Køge siger farvel til ti spillere, bold.dk, 2 June 2023
    7. ↑ Klub, Hellerup Idræts (2023-07-14). "Hellerup Idræts Klub - Glæde, Udvikling, Fælleskab og Vilje". www.hik.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-07-16.
    8. ↑ Editorial Staff (March 21, 2023). "Pakistan face Maldives today [The News]".
    9. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (March 22, 2023). "Coach sees Maldives defeat as another stepping stone for Pakistan". DAWN.COM.
    10. ↑ Abdul Arshad at Soccerway
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