Hassan Bashir

Hassan Bashir (Urdu: حسن نوید بشیر; born 7 January 1987)[1] is a professional footballer who plays for Tårnby FF. Born in Denmark, he captains the Pakistan national team.[3] Bashir has played much of his career as a forward, but has been deployed in a variety of attacking roles – as an offensive midfielder, second striker and centre forward.[1]

Hassan Bashir
Personal information
Full name Hassan Naweed Bashir
Date of birth (1987-01-07) 7 January 1987
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Tårnby FF
Number 23[2]
Youth career
B.93
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 B.93 1 (0)
2007–2009 Køge 25 (5)
2009 Brønshøj 8 (1)
2009–2010 Svendborg 12 (8)
2010 Fyn 12 (3)
2010–2011 HIK 25 (12)
2011–2012 Svebølle B&I 13 (5)
2012 BBCU 4 (1)
2012–13 HIK 2 (1)
2013 Nordvest 12 (5)
2013–2015 Fremad Amager ? (?)
2015 Svebølle B&I ? (?)
2015–2016 Dordoi Bishkek 15 (6)
2016 BSV ? (?)
2018 Greve 3 (0)
2018–2021 AB Tårnby ? (?)
2021–2023 Ishøj
2023– Tårnby FF
International career‡
2012– Pakistan 29 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11:00, 28 June 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Bashir made his senior football debut for B.93 Copenhaguen in the Danish 2nd Division in the 2006-07 season,[1] having previously played for the team's youth academy.[4][5]

He spent one season in B.93, before moving to Køge BK in the 2007 summer transfer window. Ever since then, he played for several clubs including Svendborg, Fyn and Hellerup IK in the lower divisions of Denmark, until joining Svebølle B&I where he joined fellow national team players, Yousuf Butt and Nabil Aslam. Bashir also had a short stint at Thai Premier League with BBCU for the 2012 season, until returning to Denmark clubs Nordvest and Fremad Amager next year.[6]

In 2015, he moved to Dordoi Bishkek in the Kyrgyz Premier League, joining with fellow national team players Kaleemullah and Muhammad Adil. In July 2018, Hassan Bashir joined AB Tårnby.[7] In August 2018, he made his debut against Karlslunde where he scored a goal. Later on he was joined by Pakistan national team fellow Yousuf Butt. In June 2020, when AB Tårnby defeated Karlslunde in the second promotion match, AB Tårnby promoted to Danish 2nd Division.

Bashir moved to the Denmark Series club Ishøj IF on 18 March 2021.[8][9] He moved to Tårnby FF in 2023.[10]

International career

Bashir made his international debut for Pakistan in a friendly match against Singapore in 2012.[11] He scored his first goal in a 1–0 victory over Nepal in 2013,[12] and later provided the assist for Muhammad Mujahid's winning goal in the second friendly game against Nepal.[13] At the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification he scored his first penalty goal against Macau as Pakistan won the match 2–0.[14] He scored again against Nepal in the 2013 SAFF Championship in the eventual 1-1 draw.[15]

In 2015, Bashir was appointed captain of the national team for the one-off friendly against Afghanistan.[16] On February 6, 2015 Bashir provided two assists against Afghanistan as Pakistan won the match 2–1.[17] On March 12, 2015 Bashir scored his first goal in the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifiers against Yemen in the first leg from the penalty spot as Pakistan lost the match by 3-1.[18]

2018 SAFF CUP

On September 4, 2018, Bashir scored Pakistan's first international goal from the penalty spot when his national side returned to international circuit after 3 years against Nepal in a 2-1 win.[19] He also had scored country's last goal 3 years back against Yemen which was also from the penalty spot. On September 8, 2018, Bashir scored the opener against Bhutan in a 3-0 win which was Pakistan's last game of the group stage and Pakistan sealed its place in the semi-finals.[20]

On November 16, 2018, Bashir scored another goal for Pakistan against Palestine in a 2-1 loss. On June 2019, he scored the opener against Cambodia in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, in the eventual loss by 1-2.[21]

Career statistics

International appearances
As of 28 June 2023 [1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Pakistan 201210
2013113
201531
201854
201921
202210
202360
Total299

International goals
Scores and results table list Pakistan's goal tally first.[1]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.6 February 2013Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal   Nepal
1–0
1–0
Friendly
2.21 March 2013Spartak Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan Macau
1–0
2–0
2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
3.3 September 2013Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal   Nepal
1–0
1–1
2013 SAFF Championship
4.12 March 2015Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Yemen
1–2
1–3
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.4 September 2018Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh   Nepal
1–0
2–1
2018 SAFF Championship
6.8 September 2018Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Bhutan
2–0
3–0
7.12 September 2018Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh India
1–3
1–3
8.16 November 2018Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine Palestine
1–0
1–2
Friendly
9.11 June 2019Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Cambodia
1–0
1–2
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. Hassan Bashir at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. FF, Tårnby. "Tårnby FF". www.taarnbyff.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2023-05-30.
  3. "Hassan Bashir". Soccerway. Perform Group. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2014.
  4. "Abdullah Iqbal om sin landsholdsoplevelse". B.93 i 2. division (herrer) og Kvalifikationsligaen (kvinder) (in Danish). 2022-11-23. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27.
  5. sn.dk (2016-02-18). "BSV henter landsholdsspiller". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2023-05-27.
  6. Nøhr, Mikkel (2 August 2013). "Fremad-Bashir: Divisionens bedste fan". bold.dk (in Danish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  7. Lodberg, Jeppe (2022-07-13). "Ishøj i gang med mange nye". Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2023-05-27.
  8. "Ishøj IF sikrer sig rutineret divisionsangriber". Ligabold (in Danish). 18 March 2021. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  9. Pakistansk landsholdsbomber forlader Ishøj Archived 2022-01-19 at the Wayback Machine, bold.dk, 19 January 2022
  10. FF, Tårnby. "Tårnby FF". www.taarnbyff.dk (in Danish).
  11. Wasim, Umaid (2012-11-08). "Probables named for camp ahead of Singapore tour". DAWN.COM.
  12. Wasim, Umaid (2013-02-07). "Last-gasp Hassan gives Pakistan long-awaited victory". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2013-05-26.
  13. Raheel, Natasha (2013-02-09). "Football: Mujahid hands Pakistan second successive win". The Express Tribune.
  14. "Pakistan grab 2-0 consolation win". DAWN.COM. 2013-03-22. Archived from the original on 2013-05-27.
  15. Raheel, Natasha (2013-09-03). "SAFF Championship: Nepal stun Pakistan with late equaliser". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 2021-09-17.
  16. Safi, Alam Zeb. "Hitman Hassan to captain Pakistan against Afghans". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27.
  17. Wasim, Umaid (2015-02-07). "Absence of big names benefitted us, says Shamlan". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27.
  18. Sohail, Shahrukh (2015-03-22). "Missing in action". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27.
  19. "Winning starts for Pakistan, Bangladesh in SAFF Cup". Gulf Times. 2018-09-04. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27.
  20. Bilal, Abu Bakar (2018-09-08). "Pakistan beat Bhutan 3-0 to reach semifinals of SAFF Cup". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27.
  21. "Cambodia strike late to floor Pakistan". DAWN.COM. 2019-06-08. Archived from the original on 2023-05-27.
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