# Muhammad Rasool > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Muhammad_Rasool > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Muhammad_Rasool.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Rasool > Source revision: 1351796812 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Pakistani footballer|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{distinguish|Mohammed Rasool|Muhammad Rasul}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Muhammad Rasool | image = | fullname = Muhammad Rasool | height = 1.72 m | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|05|23}} | birth_place = [Charun](/source/Charun%2C_Chitral), [Chitral District](/source/Chitral_District), Pakistan | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = [Forward](/source/Striker_(association_football)) | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2006–2009 | clubs1 = [Khan Research Laboratories](/source/KRL_F.C.) | caps1 = 68 | goals1 = 32 | years2 = 2009–2019 | clubs2 = [K-Electric](/source/K-Electric_F.C.) | caps2 = 171 | goals2 = 116 | years3 = 2010 | clubs3 = Karachi Energy | caps3 = 10 | goals3 = 6 | nationalyears1 = 2006 | nationalteam1 = [Pakistan U23](/source/Pakistan_national_under-23_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | nationalyears2 = 2006–2011 | nationalteam2 = [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) | nationalcaps2 = 14 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|PAK}}}} {{Medal|W|[South Asian Games](/source/South_Asian_Games)|[2006](/source/2006_South_Asian_Games)}} | club-update = | nationalteam-update = }} '''Muhammad Rasool''' (born 23 May 1985){{cite web |url=https://www.khilari.com.pk/players/football/muhammad-rasool/30 |title=Muhammad Rasool |publisher=Khilari |website=khilari.com |access-date=September 25, 2018}} is a Pakistani former [footballer](/source/Football_player) who played as a [forward](/source/Striker_(association_football)) for the [Pakistan national football team](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team).{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Muhammad Rasool (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/26041/Muhammad_Rasool.html |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}} Rasool won the [Pakistan Premier League](/source/Pakistan_Premier_League) (PPL) with K-Electric in the [2014–15](/source/2014-15_Pakistan_Premier_League) season. Rasool twice finished the season as PPL's top scorer, first with [Khan Research Laboratories](/source/KRL_F.C.) in [2008–09](/source/2008-09_Pakistan_Premier_League) and with K-Electric in [2014–15](/source/2014-15_Pakistan_Premier_League), scoring 22 goals in 26 games and 22 goals in 22 games, respectively. At the international level, he won the [2006 South Asian Games](/source/Football_at_the_2006_South_Asian_Games) with the [Pakistan under-23 national team](/source/Pakistan_national_under-23_football_team). ==Club career== === Early career === Rasool started playing football at an early age and later played for the college football team. He captained the college team and helped them win [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa](/source/Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa) (formerly [NWFP](/source/North-West_Frontier_Province_(1901%E2%80%932010))) inter-college and inter-board tournaments. Later, he played for the All Pakistan Universities team and participated in the National Championship in 2004. ===Khan Research Laboratories=== ;2006–07 Rasool joined [Khan Research Laboratories](/source/KRL_F.C.) in the [2006–07 season](/source/2006-07_Pakistan_Premier_League). Rasool scored his first league goal on 14 December 2006 against [Wohaib](/source/Wohaib_F.C.), scoring the opening goal in the 34th minute in a 3–0 victory. On 19 January 2007, Rasool scored the winner for Khan Research Laboratories against [National Bank](/source/NBP_F.C.), scoring in the 66th minute as Khan Research Laboratories won the game 2–1. Rasool ended the season with 2 goals in 16 appearances.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki06.html |title=Pakistan 2006/07 (National Tournaments) |last=Ali Wahidi |first=Syed Akber |date=August 2, 2007 |website=[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF) |access-date=January 7, 2019}} ;2007–08 Rasool scored his team's fourth goal in the opening match of the [2007–08 season](/source/2007-08_Pakistan_Premier_League) in a 4–0 win over [Wohaib](/source/Wohaib_F.C.). On 3 November 2007, Rasool scored the match's only goal in the 18th minute as Khan Research Laboratories defeated [PMC Athletico](/source/PMC_Club_Athletico_Faisalabad) 1–0. Rasool scored against [Pakistan Television](/source/PTV_F.C.) on 11 November 2007, scoring the opening goal in the 2nd minute of the game. On 26 December 2007, Rasool scored his first hat-trick against [National Bank](/source/NBP_F.C.), scoring in the 4th, 42nd, and 49th minutes. In the first game of 2008 on 1 January 2008, Rasool scored a brace in a 2–0 win over [Karachi Port Trust](/source/KPT_F.C.), and scored in the 31st and 80th minutes, ending the season with 8 goals in 26 appearances.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki07.html |title=Pakistan 2007/08 (National Tournaments) |last=Ali Wahidi |first=Syed Akber |date=July 31, 2008 |website=[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF) |access-date=January 7, 2019}} ;2008–09 The [2008–09 season](/source/2008-09_Pakistan_Premier_League) was the breakthrough season for Rasool, as he won the [golden boot](/source/Pakistan_Premier_League_Golden_Boot) after scoring 22 goals in 26 appearances for the club. Rasool started his campaign with a hat-trick against [Karachi Electric Supply Corporation](/source/KESC_F.C.), scoring in the 37th, 42nd, and 56th minutes, as Khan Research Laboratories won the game by 5–1. On 17 August 2008, Rasool scored a brace against [Pakistan Airlines](/source/PIA_F.C.) in a 2–0 win, finding the net in the 11th and 61st minutes. Rasool scored another brace against [WAPDA](/source/WAPDA_F.C.) on 27 August 2008. After scoring 7 goals in 8 matches in August, Rasool was unable to find the net until 14 October, as he scored the third goal for Khan Research Laboratories in the 77th minute in a 3–0 win over [Pakistan Television](/source/PTV_F.C.). On 23 October, Rasool scored his second hat-trick of the season against [Pakistan Television](/source/PTV_F.C.), completing his hat-trick in 25 minutes, scoring his first goal in the 60th minute, second in the 70th minute, and third in the 85th minute. Rasool scored a brace against [Pakistan Army](/source/Pakistan_Army_F.C.) in a 2–0 victory. On 29 October, Rasool scored the match's only goal in the 60th minute as Khan Research Laboratories defeated [Pakistan Navy](/source/Pakistan_Navy_F.C.) 1–0. Rasool ended the season as the league's top-scorer, although Khan Research Laboratories finished third. Rasool scored 3 goals in 6 matches in the [2009 National Challenge Cup](/source/2009_National_Football_Challenge_Cup), winning his first silverware after Khan Research Laboratories defeated [Pakistan Airlines](/source/PIA_F.C.) 1–0 in the finals.{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/paki08.html |title=Pakistan 2008/09 (National Tournaments) |last=Ali Wahidi |first=Syed Akber |date=July 16, 2009 |website=[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF) |access-date=January 7, 2019}} === K-Electric === Rasool moved to [KESC](/source/K-Electric_FC) in 2009. In the [2011 National Football Challenge Cup](/source/2011_National_Football_Challenge_Cup), he finished as top-scorer as KESC finished runner-up after Rasool's former club, KRL. He again finished as top scorer in the [2012 KPT Challenge Cup](/source/2012_KPT_Challenge_Cup), and KESC finished as runner-up again, falling against KRL in the final on penalties. In the [2012–13 Pakistan Premier League](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Pakistan_Premier_League), his goals helped KESC achieve second place in the season, and he finished as the second top-scorer after [Kaleemullah](/source/Kaleemullah_Khan_(footballer)). He was seriously injured in a match against Habib Bank when, during a clash with the opponent goalkeeper, Rasool suffered serious injuries to his face and legs and remained unconscious for 25 minutes. In the [2014–15 Pakistan Premier League](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Pakistan_Premier_League), K-Electric finally clinched their league title after four years, with Rasool finishing as the league's top-scorer with 22 goals.{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2015-01-21 |title=After four long years, K-Electric lift PPFL trophy |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/825351/after-four-long-years-k-electric-lift-ppfl-trophy |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}} His performances in the season led Rasool to get offers from clubs in [Ghana](/source/Ghana) and [Zimbabwe](/source/Zimbabwe).{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2015-01-10 |title=PPFL's top scorer eyes short-term contract in Africa |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/819769/ppfls-top-scorer-eyes-short-term-contract-in-africa |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}} In the [2016 AFC Cup](/source/2016_AFC_Cup), Rasool scored in the Qualifying Playoff round in a 3–3 draw against [Druk United](/source/Druk_United_FC).{{Cite web |last=Agencies |date=2015-08-12 |title=Habib salvages late draw for K-Electric |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1199851 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} He also participated and scored in the [2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup](/source/2015_Sheikh_Kamal_International_Club_Cup) in [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh).{{Cite web |last=our.correspondent |date=2015-10-20 |title=KE lose 3-2 to Dhaka Abahani in opener |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/976323/ke-lose-3-2-to-dhaka-abahani-in-opener |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2015-10-23 |title=K-Electric still hoping despite 1-3 loss to East Bengal |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1214880 |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} Rasool missed international exposure for the next 3 years, as FIFA suspended Pakistan from all football activities on 10 October 2017.{{cite web |last= |date=11 October 2017 |title=FIFA suspends the Pakistan Football Federation |url=https://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2017/m=10/news=fifa-suspends-the-pakistan-football-federation-2913299.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011181900/http://www.fifa.com/governance/news/y=2017/m=10/news=fifa-suspends-the-pakistan-football-federation-2913299.html |archive-date=11 October 2017 |website=[FIFA](/source/FIFA)}}{{Cite news |last=Din |first=Tusdiq |title=Three years without any football - can Pakistan recover? |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45390976 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628222820/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45390976 |archive-date=28 June 2023 |access-date=2023-06-28 |work=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}} Since March 2015, Pakistan has remained suspended from international competition for three years because of the crisis created inside the Pakistan Football Federation.{{Cite web |title=Denmark-born Pak footballer dismayed by PFF crisis |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/142535-Denmark-born-Pak-footballer-dismayed-by-PFF-crisis |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}} Meanwhile, Rasool and other national team players participated with Pakistan during local [Leisure Leagues](/source/Leisure_Leagues) exhibition matches involving Brazilian star [Ronaldinho](/source/Ronaldinho) and [Ryan Giggs](/source/Ryan_Giggs) in 2017.{{Cite web |title=Pak players want payment for Leisure Leagues matches |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/214911-Pak-players-want-payment-for-Leisure-Leagues-matches |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=natasha.raheel |date=2017-07-04 |title=National footballers as ecstatic as fans |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1450208/national-footballers-ecstatic-fans |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=The Express Tribune |language=en}} He lastly participated in the [2018–19 Pakistan Premier League](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Pakistan_Premier_League) before K-Electric eventually dissolved their football team in 2020. === Later career === At the end of 2019, Rasool participated in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup organised by [Ufone](/source/Ufone), along with his younger cousin [Alamgir Ghazi](/source/Alamgir_Ghazi), with the district football team DFA Chitral, falling in the final on penalties against Peshawar Combined FC.{{Cite web |title=Peshawar Combined FC lift Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/584820-peshawar-combined-fc-lift-khyber-pakhtunkhwa-football-cup |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}} In December 2021, Rasool captained DFA Chitral, winning the 2021 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup after winning the final against [Muslim FC](/source/Muslim_FC).{{Cite web |title=Chitral edge Mardan to win KP Football Cup |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/916083-chitral-edge-mardan-to-win-kp-football-cup |access-date=2024-05-30 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}} ==International career== Rasool was called by the [Pakistan under-23 national team](/source/Pakistan_national_under-23_football_team) for the [2006 South Asian Games](/source/Football_at_the_2006_South_Asian_Games) held in [Colombo](/source/Colombo), where he helped Pakistan win the gold medal.{{Cite web |date=2006-11-25 |title=Football team to be honoured |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/220464/football-team-to-be-honoured |access-date=2023-08-16 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} He got his first senior cap against [Jordan](/source/Jordan_national_football_team) in the [2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifications](/source/2007_AFC_Asian_Cup_qualification) in a 3–0 loss.{{cite web |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2006/10/11/asia/asian-cup-qualification/pakistan/jordan/346933/ |title=PAKISTAN VS. JORDAN 0 - 3 |publisher=Soccerway |date=October 11, 2006 |website=soccerway.com |access-date=January 9, 2019}} Rasool was part of the national team that defeated [Guam](/source/Guam_national_football_team) 9–2 in the [2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification](/source/2008_AFC_Challenge_Cup_qualification).{{cite web |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2008/04/06/asia/afc-challenge-cup/pakistan/guam/635219/ |title=PAKISTAN VS. GUAM 9 - 2 |publisher=Soccerway |date=April 6, 2008 |website=soccerway.com |access-date=January 9, 2019}} Rasool's last appearance was against [Bangladesh](/source/Bangladesh_national_football_team) in the [2014 FIFA World Cup qualifications](/source/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_%E2%80%93_AFC_first_round).{{cite web |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2011/07/03/asia/wc-qualifying-asia/pakistan/bangladesh/1100657/ |title=PAKISTAN VS. BANGLADESH 0 - 0 |publisher=Soccerway |date=April 6, 2008 |website=soccerway.com |access-date=July 3, 2011}} == Personal life == Rasool's younger cousin, [Alamgir Ghazi](/source/Alamgir_Ghazi), is a footballer and has represented the Pakistan national team.{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-11-20 |title=Chitrali footballer makes it to national under 19 team |url=https://chitralnews.com/chitrali-footballer-makes-it-to-national-under-19-team/ |access-date= |website=Chitral News |language=en-US}} In October 2023, Rasool donated 16.5 [kanals](/source/Kanal_(unit)) of land to build a [sports complex](/source/sports_complex) in his hometown, [Charun](/source/Charun%2C_Chitral), [Upper Chitral](/source/Upper_Chitral_District).{{Cite web |last=khan |first=Ibrar |date=2023-10-11 |title=Footballer donates 16 kanals for sports complex in Upper Chitral |url=https://chitraltoday.net/2023/10/11/footballer-donates-16-kanals-for-sports-complex-in-upper-chitral/ |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=Chitral Today |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-10-12 |title=Footballer donates land for sports complex in Upper Chitral |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1780558 |access-date=2024-02-27 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} == Career statistics == === Club === {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup{{efn|Appearances in [National Football Challenge Cup](/source/National_Football_Challenge_Cup)}} !colspan=2|Asia{{efn|Appearances in [AFC Cup](/source/AFC_Cup)}} !colspan=2|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan=4|[Khan Research Laboratories](/source/KRL_F.C.) |[2006–07](/source/2006%E2%80%9307_Pakistan_Premier_League) |[Pakistan Premier League](/source/Pakistan_Premier_League)||18||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||8||1 |- |[2007–08](/source/2007%E2%80%9308_Pakistan_Premier_League) |Pakistan Premier League||24||9||5||2||colspan=2|—||21||10 |- |[2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Pakistan_Premier_League) |Pakistan Premier League||26||22||6||3||colspan=2|—||32||25 |- !colspan=2|Total !68||32||11||5||colspan=2|—||79||37 |- |rowspan=2|[K-Electric](/source/K-Electric_F.C.) |[2009–10](/source/2009%E2%80%9310_Pakistan_Premier_League) |Pakistan Premier League||10||5||4||1||colspan=2|—||14||6 |- !colspan=2|Total !10||5||4||1||colspan=2|—||14||6 |- |rowspan=2|Karachi Energy |[2010](/source/Super_Football_League) |[Super Football League](/source/Super_Football_League)||10||6||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||10||6 |- !colspan=2|Total !10||6||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||10||6 |- |rowspan=7|[K-Electric](/source/K-Electric_F.C.) |[2010–11](/source/2010%E2%80%9311_Pakistan_Premier_League) |Pakistan Premier League||25||9||6||5||colspan=2|—||31||14 |- |[2011–12](/source/2011%E2%80%9312_Pakistan_Premier_League) |Pakistan Premier League||30||19||6||10||colspan=2|—||36||29 |- |[2012–13](/source/2012%E2%80%9313_Pakistan_Premier_League) |Pakistan Premier League||30||25||6||3||colspan=2|—||36||28 |- |[2013–14](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Pakistan_Premier_League) |Pakistan Premier League||30||24||6||2||colspan=2|—||36||26 |- |[2014–15](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_Pakistan_Premier_League) |Pakistan Premier League||22||22||4||3||2{{efn|Two appearances and two goals in [2016 AFC Cup qualifying round](/source/2016_AFC_Cup_qualifying_round)}}||2||28||27 |- |[2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Pakistan_Premier_League) |Pakistan Premier League||24||12||2||0||colspan=2|—||26||12 |- !colspan=2|Total !161||111||30||23||2||2||193||136 |- !colspan=3|Career total !249||154||45||29||2||2||296||185 |} {{notelist}} === International === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- ! National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="4" |[Pakistan](/source/Pakistan_national_football_team) |2006||3||0 |- |2008||5||1 |- |2009||4||0 |- |2011||2||0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total!!14!!1 |} :''Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rasool goal.'' {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |+List of international goals scored by Muhammad Rasool ! scope="col" |No. ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Venue ! scope="col" |Opponent ! scope="col" |Score ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" |Competition |- | align="center" |1 |27 March 2008 |[Pokhara Rangasala](/source/Pokhara_Rangasala), [Pokhara](/source/Pokhara), [Nepal](/source/Nepal) |{{fb|NEP}} | align="center" |'''2'''–0 | align="center" |2–0 |Friendly |} == Honours == '''Khan Research Laboratories''' * [National Football Challenge Cup](/source/National_Football_Challenge_Cup): [2009](/source/2009_National_Football_Challenge_Cup) '''K-Electric''' * [Pakistan Premier League](/source/Pakistan_Premier_League): [2014–15](/source/2014-15_Pakistan_Premier_League) '''Individual''' * [Pakistan Premier League Golden Boot](/source/Pakistan_Premier_League_Golden_Boot): [2008–09](/source/2008-09_Pakistan_Premier_League), [2014–15](/source/2014-15_Pakistan_Premier_League) * [Super Football League Golden Boot](/source/Super_Football_League): 2010 === Pakistan U-23 === * ['''South Asian Games'''](/source/Football_at_the_South_Asian_Games): [2006](/source/Football_at_the_2006_South_Asian_Games) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{NFT player|pid=26041}} *{{GSA player|muhammad-rasool/49641}} {{Pakistan Premier League top scorers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rasool, Muhammad}} Category:1985 births Category:Living people Category:Khan Research Laboratories FC players Category:K-Electric FC players Category:Pakistani men's footballers Category:Pakistan men's international footballers Category:Chitrali people Category:Footballers from Chitral Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Category:Asian Games footballers for Pakistan Category:South Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan Category:South Asian Games medalists in football Category:21st-century Pakistani sportsmen --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Muhammad Rasool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Rasool) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Rasool?action=history)). 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