Shayak Dost

Shayak Dost (born 1 May 2002) is a Pakistani footballer who currently plays for WAPDA in the Pakistan Premier League, and the Pakistan national team.[1]

Shayak Dost
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002
Place of birth Nushki District, Pakistan
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 WAPDA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Lyallpur
2021 → Balochistan Zorawar (loan) 3 (2)
2022– WAPDA
International career‡
2019 Pakistan U20 4 (0)
2023– Pakistan U23 3 (0)
2022– Pakistan 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:46, 24 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:46, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

In 2020 Dost was a member of Lyallpur FC. He made one appearance for the club in the 2020 PFF National Challenge Cup, taking part in its 0–1 defeat to Baloch Quetta.[2] In 2021 he played for local club Balochistan Zorawars in the National Under-23 Football Championship.[3] By the next year he had joined WAPDA of the Pakistan Premier League.[1]

International career

Dost represented Pakistan at the youth level in 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[4] He went on to make four appearances in the campaign.[5]

In August 2022 Dost was called up for a trials with the senior national team.[1] In November the same year, he was included in Pakistan's squad for a friendly against Nepal, Pakistan's first fixture in nearly three-and-a-half years because of the Pakistan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA.[6][7] He made his senior international debut as a second-half substitute in the eventual 0–1 away defeat.[8]

Career statistics

International
As of 17 October 2023[9]
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan 2022 1 0
2023 9 0
Total 10 0

References
  1. Farrukh, Muneeb. "Talented striker Waheed upbeat ahead of PFF Trials". SAMAA. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. "PFIC profile". Pakistan Football Information Center. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  3. "U23 SEMI-FINALISTS DECIDED". Football Pakistan. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  4. Lakhani, Faizan. "Pakistan Football Federation announce 23-member squad for AFC U-19 championship qualifiers". geo.tv. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  5. "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  6. "Pakistan Announces Team for Football Friendly Against Nepal". Pro Pakistani. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  7. "PFF announces squad for Nepal friendly". Geo Super. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  8. Sohail, Shahrukh. "5 TALKING POINTS FROM NEPAL VS. PAKISTAN". Football Pakistan. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  9. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
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