Ghayas Zahid
Ghayas Zahid (born 8 September 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Ankaragücü and the Norway national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ghayas Zahid | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ankaragücü | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Klemetsrud IF | ||
| 2009–2012 | Vålerenga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Vålerenga | 111 | (29) |
| 2013 | → Ullensaker/Kisa (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | APOEL | 94 | (16) |
| 2019–2020 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2021– | Ankaragücü | 38 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Norway U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Norway U21 | 19 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Norway | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:50, 28 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 November 2020 | |||
Club career
Zahid was born in Oslo to Pakistani parents.[1] He played for Klemetsrud IF before he joined Vålerenga as a youth.[2]
Zahid made his debut for Vålerenga on 10 August 2012, in a 3–1 win against Odd.
He was loaned out to Adeccoligaen club Ullensaker/Kisa for the second half of the 2013 season. He made 10 appearances during his loan spell.
On 31 August 2017, it was announced that APOEL had secured his signature on a four-year contract until the end of May 2021, for an undisclosed transfer fee from Vålerenga.
On 23 July 2019, Panathinaikos announced the arrival of Zahid on loan from APOEL, with a purchase option of €1.6 million for the summer of 2020.[3] The option was not triggered, and at the end of the season, he also left APOEL as his contract expired.[4]
On 8 September 2021, Zahid signed a one-year contract with TFF First League club Ankaragücü, with an option for an additional year if the club wins promotion to the Süper Lig.[5] He made his debut four days later, on 12 September, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute for Abdullah Durak in a 2–0 win over Gençlerbirliği.[6]
International career
On 6 June 2018, Zahid made his first appearance for Norway against Panama in an international friendly. He was substituted in the 89th minute. He had previously been called up by the Pakistan national football team to join their football camp.[7]
Career statistics
- As of 4 December 2022
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vålerenga | 2012 | Eliteserien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2014 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 9 | ||||
| 2015 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||||
| 2016 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 9 | ||||
| 2017 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 20 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 111 | 29 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 125 | 34 | ||||
| Ullensaker/Kisa (loan) | 2013 | 1. divisjon | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| APOEL | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 33 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 41 | 10 | |
| 2018–19 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | ||
| Total | 94 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 18 | ||
| Panathinaikos (loan) | 2019–20 | Superleague | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| Total | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 4 | ||||
| Ankaragücü | 2021–22 | TFF First League | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 41 | 7 | ||||
| Career Total | 276 | 54 | 33 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 | 63 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list the Norway's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Zahid goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2020 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Vienna | 2 |  Austria | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
References
- "Ghayas Zahid". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- "Who is Norwegian Man City Target: Ghayas Zahid". www.footballwhispers.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- "Αυτοί είναι οι όροι της συμφωνίας Παναθηναϊκού-ΑΠΟΕΛ για τον Ζαχίντ" (in Greek). 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- "Zahid til tyrkisk fotball". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). 8 September 2021.
- Wahl, Stian André de (8 September 2021). "Zahid til tyrkisk fotball". Nettavisen (in Norwegian).
- "Ankaragücü vs. Gençlerbirliği - 12 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- "Pakistan approaches APOEL midfielder Ghayas Zahid". www.footballpakistan.com. 21 March 2018.