Yaqoob Butt

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Yaqoob Butt
Personal information
Full name Yaqoob Ijaz Butt
Date of birth (1988-09-09) 9 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Herlev, Denmark
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
2003–2007 Stenløse BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Jægersborg BK [da]
2011–2013 Skovshoved IF
2013–2014 BSF
2014–2015 Vanløse IF
2015–2016 Stenløse BK
2016–2017 Avedøre IF
2017–2018 KFUM Roskilde
2018–2020 Tårnby FF
2021 Køge Nord
2021–2022 Avarta
2022– Herstedøster IC [da]
International career‡
2013–2019 Pakistan 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019

Yaqoob Ijaz Butt (born 9 September 1988) is a footballer who plays as a defender.[2] Born in Denmark, he represented Pakistan at the international level.[3]

Club career[edit]

Butt started his career at Stenløse, and subsequently played at the lower divisions of Denmark. In 2014, Butt was approached by Thai League 1 club Roi Et PB United in a 5 million Thai baht deal, though the move seemingly failed to materialise.[4]

International career[edit]

Butt hunted for national team call up, first approaching the Pakistan Football Federation in 2007 at the age of 18. While he was eventually not called up due to being too young and incomplete documentation being another reason, he came into radar again in 2010, when Pakistan International XI, a team made up of European based players of Pakistani origin played against Woking FC.[5] Butt was subsequently called by the Pakistan national team coach Graham Roberts for the 2010 Asian games, but incomplete documents prevented his participation.[5]

He received his first international cap in a friendly against Nepal ending in a 1–0 victory for Pakistan in 2013, as a replacement for the injured international defender Atif Bashir under the coach Zaviša Milosavljević.[3][5] He then played in a two-match tour against Maldives in the same month,[6] making an impact as a substitute in the last 15 minutes in the game, where his corner led to Pakistan scoring a last minute equalizer.[5]

In March 2013, he participated in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, playing against Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Macau.[7][3][8] He was subsequently called for the 2013 SAFF Championship.[9][10][11]

After being left out for both the 2014 Asian Games and 2018 FIFA World Cup's Asian qualifiers 1st round of March 2015,[12][13][14] Butt returned after almost 5 years away in a friendly against Palestine in 2018.[15][16] He last played in 2019 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Cambodia, as Pakistan failed to advance to the next round.[17][18]

Personal life[edit]

His brother, Yousuf Butt, is also a footballer and has played alongside him for Pakistan.[19][20] Butt also went to school with Hassan Bashir in Denmark, who eventually played alongside him in the national team.[21]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of 28 June 2020 [3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan 2013 7 0
2018 1 0
2019 2 0
Total 10 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Can Yaqoob replace Atif?". FootballPakistan.com. FootballPakistan.Com. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  2. ^ Yaqoob Butt at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Yaqoob Butt". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  4. ^ Staff, Editorial (6 January 2014). "FPDC Exclusive: Thailand's Roi Et United eye Pakistan defender Yaqoob Butt in 5 Million THB deal". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d Editorial Staff (21 February 2013). "Can Yaqoob replace Atif?". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  6. ^ Staff, Editorial (11 February 2013). "Pakistan eager to open account with Maldives". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  7. ^ Staff, Editorial (9 March 2013). "Zavisa should learn from India's failure". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  8. ^ Staff, Editorial (1 March 2013). "Milosavljevic hopes foreign-based players bring `club form` to Pakistan". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  9. ^ Staff, Editorial (1 September 2013). "FPDC Assesses performance of Team Pakistan". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  10. ^ Staff, Editorial (31 August 2013). "SAFF Championship Preview: Pakistan vs. India". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  11. ^ Staff, Editorial (23 August 2013). "Pakistan football team fly for SAFF Cup today [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 8 March 2024.
  12. ^ Wasim, Umaid (4 January 2015). "Shamlan's demand may see foreign-based players miss out on 2018 qualifiers". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  13. ^ Staff, Editorial (12 June 2014). "Mujahid backs home-grown option of Shamlan [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  14. ^ Staff, Editorial (8 January 2015). "FPDC Exclusive: Pakistan's Danish quartet eager to play against Afghanistan". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  15. ^ Staff, Editorial (16 November 2018). "Pakistan face strong Palestine test in international friendly [PREVIEW]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  16. ^ Staff, Editorial (17 November 2018). "Spirited Pakistan edged out by Palestine [The News]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  17. ^ Staff, Editorial (10 June 2019). "Road to Qatar 2022: Pakistan need big win vs Cambodia in 2nd leg of Asian Preliminaries [FPDC Preview]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  18. ^ Staff, Editorial (3 February 2020). "The Other Final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  19. ^ "Mujahid backs home-grown option of Shamlan". FootballPakistan.com. FootballPakistan.Com. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2020. Both Yousuf and his brother Yaqoob have already played for Pakistan.
  20. ^ Editorial Staff (8 January 2015). "FPDC Exclusive: Pakistan's Danish quartet eager to play against Afghanistan". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  21. ^ Editorial Staff (16 February 2011). "FPDC interviews Danish-Pakistani striker Hassan Bashir". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 3 February 2024.

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