Ghayas Zahid

Ghayas Zahid (born 8 September 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Partizan in the Serbian SuperLiga.

Ghayas Zahid
Personal information
Full name Ghayas Zahid
Date of birth (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Partizan
Number 29
Youth career
0000–2009 Klemetsrud IF
2009–2012 Vålerenga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2017 Vålerenga 111 (29)
2013 → Ull/Kisa (loan) 10 (0)
2017–2021 APOEL 94 (16)
2019–2020 → Panathinaikos (loan) 25 (4)
2021–2023 Ankaragücü 57 (7)
2023– Partizan 8 (4)
International career
2013 Norway U19 4 (0)
2014–2016 Norway U21 19 (3)
2018–2020 Norway 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2023

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. Zahid made his debut in the third round of the Cypriot First Division against Nea Salamis.[3] Ghayas Zahid debuted in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League for APOEL at Santiago Bernabéu where they lost 3–0 against last campaign's champions, Real Madrid.[4] Zahid was in the starting line-up and played full 90 minutes for the remaining five games in Group H against Tottenham Hotspur, Borussia Dortmund as well as the second leg against Real Madrid. On 17 November Zahid scored twice in the Nicosia derby in a 3–1 win against arch rivals Omonia.[5]

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.[6] The option was not triggered, and at the end of the season, he also left APOEL as his contract expired.[7]

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.[8] 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.[9] After 9 goals and 7 assists in 64 official matches, Zahir left the Turkish club at the end of the 2022-23 season.[10]

On 23 August 2023, Zahid signed a three-year deal with a Serbian club Partizan.[11] He made his debut against Javor Ivanjica on 27 August, then scored his first goal in a 3–2 win over Radnik Surdulica.[12][13]

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.[14]

Career statistics
As of 23 August 2023
Club Season Division League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vålerenga 2012 Eliteserien 4000——40
2013 3021——51
2014 29940——339
2015 29720——317
2016 28841——329
2017 18543——228
Total 11129165——12734
Ull/Kisa (loan) 2013 1. divisjon 100———100
Total 100———100
APOEL 2017–18 Cypriot First Division 33102060—4110
2018–19 273515000374
2020–21 343614000444
Total 94161321500012218
Panathinaikos (loan) 2019–20 Superleague 25440——294
Total 25440——294
Ankaragücü 2021–22 TFF First League 29520——315
2022–23 Süper Lig 28252——334
Total 57772——649
Partizan 2023–24 Serbian SuperLiga 840010—94
Career Total 305604091600036169

International goals
Scores and results list the Norway's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Zahid goal.
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1 18 November 2020Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Vienna2 Austria1–01–12020–21 UEFA Nations League B

References
  1. "Ghayas Zahid". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 January 2014.
  2. "Who is Norwegian Man City Target: Ghayas Zahid". www.footballwhispers.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
  3. "NEA SALAMIS VS. APOEL 1 - 4". Soccerway.com. 9 September 2017.
  4. "REAL MADRID VS. APOEL 3 - 0". Soccerway.com. 13 September 2017.
  5. "OMONIA NICOSIA VS. APOEL 1 - 3". Soccerway.com. 17 November 2017.
  6. "Αυτοί είναι οι όροι της συμφωνίας Παναθηναϊκού-ΑΠΟΕΛ για τον Ζαχίντ" (in Greek). 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  7. "Zahid til tyrkisk fotball". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). 8 September 2021.
  8. Wahl, Stian André de (8 September 2021). "Zahid til tyrkisk fotball". Nettavisen (in Norwegian).
  9. "Ankaragücü vs. Gençlerbirliği - 12 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  10. İşte Ankaragücü’nün Ghayas Zahid Kararı, viralspor.com, 13 June 2023
  11. "Zahid zvanično u Humskoj, ugovor na tri godine | MozzartSport". www.mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  12. "PARTIZAN VS. JAVOR 3 - 1". Soccerway.com. 27 August 2023.
  13. "PARTIZAN VS. RADNIK SURDULICA 3 - 2". Soccerway.com. 17 September 2023.
  14. "Pakistan approaches APOEL midfielder Ghayas Zahid". www.footballpakistan.com. 21 March 2018.
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