Haroon Yousaf ( ur, ہارون یوسف) was born on 10 November 1973 in

Mandi Bahauddin Mandi Bahauddin (Urdu and pa, ) is a city in northern Punjab, Pakistan. It is also the capital of Mandi Bahauddin District. It is the 41st largest city of Pakistan by population according to the 2017 census. It has exellent agricultural land ...

. He was the former

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captain and was capped 53 times and scored 3 goals in his international career. The versatile footballer played as a defender or midfielder.

Career

Yousaf started his career at

Pakistan Railways FC Pakistan Railways FC are a Pakistani football club from Lahore who play in the Pakistan Premier League and play at the Railway Stadium. Nicknamed the Railwaymen, they are one of the oldest football clubs in Pakistan and were created by the railw ...

in 1990. He transferred to WAPDA FC the following season and stayed there for five years. In 1995, he moved to ABL FC where he became captain. He retired in 2003. He has been a winner of the national football championship 4 times and runner up on 4 occasions. He also won the PFF Cup 4 times and was runner up once. Yousaf also played a short while for

Afghan FC Afghan Football Club Chaman or simply Afghan F.C. is a Pakistani professional football club based in Chaman, Balochistan, a border city near Afghanistan. The club last competed in the Pakistan Premier League. In 2000, Afghan FC Chaman played in ...

where he is still highly praised as a solid player and leader. Yousaf was the captain of

PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad PMC Club Athletico Faisalabad was a professional football club based in Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan. Originally known as Punjab Medical College Football Club for its association with Punjab Medical College, the name was changed after club had a ...

. On 19 March 2021 it was announced that Haroon Yousuf has been named as member of the selection committee for national football team.

Honours

With WAPDA FC *

Pakistan Premier League The Pakistan Premier League (PPL; ur, پاکستان پریمیئر لیگ) is a Pakistani professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Pakistan football league system, it is the country's primary football compe ...

1991 With ABL FC *

1997(1), 1999, 2000 With ABL FC *

Pakistan National Football Challenge Cup The PFF National Challenge Cup is an annual semi-professional knockout football competition in men's domestic Pakistani football within the Pakistan football league system. It is organized by and named after the Pakistan Football Federation. ...

1996, 1998, 1999, 2002

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1973 births Living people Pakistani footballers Pakistan international footballers WAPDA F.C. players Afghan FC Chaman players Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games Association football defenders Asian Games competitors for Afghanistan {{Pakistan-footy-bio-stub