Rizwan Asif

Muhammad Rizwan Asif (born 8 January 1990) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a winger for the Pakistan under-23 team and the senior national team.

He was praised for his dribbling, tracking and passing skills. Asif won five league titles and five National Challenge Cup with KRL.

Club career

Early career Asif started his career with Wohaib at the 2007–08 Pakistan Premier League, and later played for Pak Elektron.

Khan Research Laboratories Asif later joined Khan Research Laboratories in 2009,

He also participated in the AFC President's Cup from 2012 to 2014. He was a member of the team which reached the 2013 AFC President's Cup final, after falling to Turkmen club Balkan FT by 0–1 in the final. He received an injury ahead of the 2013 President's Cup while playing a practice game, after developing a hair-line fracture in his leg, the same injury which had previously kept him out of action for almost a year. He impressed in both competitions, creating chances down the right wing.

After subsequently featuring at the 2012 AFC Challenge Cup qualification with the senior team, he was controversially excluded for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification in 2011.

Career statistics Club

International

International goals U23 Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 2 February 2010 M. A. Aziz Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1–0 1–5 2010 South Asian Games

Honours Khan Research Laboratories Pakistan Premier League: 2009–10, 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2018–19 National Football Challenge Cup: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016