Khurram Shazad (born 21 October 1990) is a

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who plays as a

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, winger, or

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for

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. Born in England, he was a youth international for Pakistan. Besides England, he has played in the United States and Austria.

Club career

In 2011, Shazad joined the

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in the United States. In 2013, he signed for American fourth division side Rocket City United. Before the second half of 2014–15, Shazad signed for

WSG Tirol Wattener Sportgemeinschaft Tirol (), commonly known as WSG Tirol, is a professional association football club based in the town of Wattens, Tyrol, Austria, that competes in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, the top tier of the Austrian footb ...

in the Austrian second division, where he made 48 appearances and scored 7 goals. On 21 March 2015, he debuted for

during a 1-0 win over FC Bizau. On 28 March 2015, Shazad scored his first goal for

during a 4-1 win over

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. In 2018, he signed for English ninth division club Eccleshill.

International career

Shazad is eligible to represent

Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...

internationally.

References

External links

Khurram Shazad
at playmakerstats.com English people of Pakistani descent English men's footballers Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in the United States Pakistani expatriates in Austria English expatriate sportspeople in Austria Eccleshill United F.C. players Young Harris Mountain Lions men's soccer players Living people 1990 births Rocket City United players National Premier Soccer League players WSG Tirol players 2. Liga (Austria) players Albion Sports A.F.C. players Northern Counties East Football League players English expatriate sportspeople in the United States English expatriate men's footballers Pakistani expatriate men's footballers Men's association football wingers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Pakistani men's footballers Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's footballers in Austria Men's association football midfielders Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century English sportsmen 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen {{England-footy-bio-stub