Syeda Mahpara

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Mahpara Shahid
Personal information
Full name Syeda Mahpara Shahid
Date of birth (1993-07-08) 8 July 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Peshawar, Pakistan
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
WAPDA WFC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007-2013 Young Rising Stars
2013-2016 Balochistan United 6 (0)
2016-2017 Highlander's FC
2017 Rossoneri Women's FC
2017- WAPDA
International career
2010- Pakistan 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Syeda Mahpara Shahid Bukhari, known as Syeda Mahpara or Mahpara Shahid (born 8 July 1993),[1] is a Pakistani footballer. She is the goalkeeper of the Pakistan women's national football team, and represents WAPDA at club level.

Club career[edit]

She started her career with Young Rising Stars F.F.C. as a defender in 2007. She switched to goalkeeping in 2008.[2]

She joined Balochistan United WFC in 2013, and was part of the winning team at the 2014 National Women Football Championship. She was also awarded the Best Goalkeeper trophy and a prize of Rs. 1 lakh.[3]

In January 2017, she, along with teammate Zulfia Nazeer, signed up with Dubai-based Rossoneri Football Club for IFA women's football league in the UAE.[4] They made their debuts against Arsenal Women Football Club in Dubai.[5][6]

She joined WAPDA after her return to the country.[7]

International career[edit]

Mahpara was the first-ever goalkeeper of Pakistan women's national football team, making her debut in 2010 against India at the South Asian Games in Dhaka. She was a member of the national team which participated in the third SAFF Women's Championship held Islamabad, Pakistan.[8] She played in all three games (vs. Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan) at that tournament.

Career statistics[edit]

International statistics[edit]

Year Team Appearance Goals
2010–present Pakistan National Team 13 0

Honours[edit]

Young Rising Stars[edit]

Balochistan United[edit]

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Syeda Mahpara PFF Official website. Retrieved 20 May 2016
  2. ^ Syeda Mahpara Shahid footballworldzone blog. Retrieved 20 May 2016
  3. ^ a b Editorial Staff (30 August 2014). "Balochistan United WFC thrash WAPDA 7-0 to win National Women's Championship in style". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Two Pakistani women footballers sign with Dubai club". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Pakistani female footballers stun audience in IFA women football league in UAE". Times of Islamabad. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Pakistani women impress in match against Arsenal". Daily Times. 3 February 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  7. ^ Editorial Staff (11 April 2017). "Mahpara eyes more foreign leagues following Dubai stint [Express Tribune]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  8. ^ Ali, Mir Shabbar (12 February 2017). "Keeping faith". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Young Rising Stars beat WAPDA to win NWFC". DAWN.COM. 6 August 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  10. ^ Editorial Staff (9 October 2012). "Young Rising Star fight hard to retain Women Championship". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Army annex National Women Football trophy". The Nation. 26 October 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  12. ^ "Pakistan Army trounces Karachi United 7-1 to lift NWFC trophy". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 8 January 2022.