Shabir Khan (born 10 November 1985) is a

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who plays for

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, as a defender. He has spent his entire career at Worcester, having progressed through their youth system. He joined Gloucester City on a one-month loan deal in December 2006 and

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on loan in September 2011. Born in England, he made his international debut for

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in 2010.

Club career

Born in

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, Khan came up through the youth system at

, and broke into the first team in 2004, making his debut against Cambridge City in February that year. On 7 December 2006 he joined Gloucester City on loan. He made his debut for ''the Tigers'' on 9 December 2006 in a 2–0 defeat to

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. In 2015, he was red carded while playing for

during a game against

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when he performed a belly-to-belly suplex on Charlie Russell. He was however not fined or suspended for this incident.

International career

Because his father is of Pakistani descent who was born in Pakistan, Shabir Khan is eligible to play for the

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. Khan was called to represent the

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for the SAFF Cup 2009 in

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in December 2009, where he scored against Bhutan. And after a three-year hiatus, Khan returned to international action, taking part in friendlies against

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in November 2012 and later in February 2013 against

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

and

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Honours

;Worcester City *PASE Youth League Northern Division (1): 2003–04 * Worcestershire FA Youth Player of Season (1): 2003–04

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Shabir 1985 births Living people English people of Pakistani descent Pashtun people Southern Football League players Gloucester City A.F.C. players English footballers Pakistani footballers Pakistani expatriate footballers Association football fullbacks Sportspeople from Worcester, England Pakistan international footballers Worcester City F.C. players Stourport Swifts F.C. players British Asian footballers British sportspeople of Pakistani descent