Affan Siddiqui
Personal information
Full name Affan Siddiqui
Date of birth (1997-07-23) 23 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Karachi, Pakistan
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Karachi United
Number 25
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Karachi United 20 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:00, 16 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

Affan Siddiqui (Urdu: عفان صدیقی; born 23 July 1997) is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pakistan Premier League club Karachi United, which he is the vice captain.

Early life

edit

Born and raised in Karachi, he started his footballing careers with various local clubs before being signed by Karachi United in 2020.

Club career

edit

Karachi United

edit

Pakistan Premier League

edit

Affan began his youth career with a number of local clubs such as Karachi Flames before signing for Karachi United in 2020. He was part of the squad that played in the 2021–22 season of the Pakistan Premier League, until the league was cancelled shortly after starting.[1]

In the 13th edition, the 2021-22 Pakistan Premier League, Affan scored in a 4–2 win against Pakistan Navy.[2]

Aldershot Town FC

edit

While at Karachi United, he secured a trial with Aldershot Town F.C., which competes in the fifth division club of the English football league system.[3][4][5]

International career

edit

He represented the Pakistan national team in the Socca World Cup held in Greece and Hungary; the 2019 Socca World Cup and the 2022 Socca World Cup respectively.

References

edit
  1. ^ "Affan Siddiqui - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-01-16.
  2. ^ "Pakistan Navy FC - Karachi United". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
  3. ^ "Karachi United's Affan Siddiqui secures trial for English football club". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  4. ^ "Karachi United's Affan Siddiqui Set to Trial for Prestigious Club in England". www.propakistani.pk. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  5. ^ "Pakistani footballer Aman Shah's journey from Lahore to Liverpool". www.geosuper.tv. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
edit