| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ghayas Zahid | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Partizan | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Klemetsrud IF | ||
| 2009–2012 | Vålerenga | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2017 | Vålerenga | 111 | (29) |
| 2013 | → Ull/Kisa (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | APOEL | 94 | (16) |
| 2019–2020 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 25 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Ankaragücü | 57 | (7) |
| 2023– | Partizan | 13 | (6) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Norway U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Norway U21 | 19 | (3) |
| 2018–2020 | Norway | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023 | |||
Ghayas Zahid (born 8 September 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Partizan in the Serbian SuperLiga.
Club career
Zahid was born in Oslo to Pakistani parents.[1] He played for Klemetsrud IF before he joined Vålerenga as a youth.[2]
Zahid made his debut for Vålerenga on 10 August 2012, in a 3–1 win against Odd.
He was loaned out to Adeccoligaen club Ullensaker/Kisa for the second half of the 2013 season. He made 10 appearances during his loan spell.
On 31 August 2017, it was announced that APOEL had secured his signature on a four-year contract until the end of May 2021, for an undisclosed transfer fee from Vålerenga. Zahid made his debut in the third round of the Cypriot First Division against Nea Salamis.[3] Ghayas Zahid debuted in the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League for APOEL at Santiago Bernabéu where they lost 3–0 against last campaign's champions, Real Madrid.[4] Zahid was in the starting line-up and played full 90 minutes for the remaining five games in Group H against Tottenham Hotspur, Borussia Dortmund as well as the second leg against Real Madrid. On 17 November Zahid scored twice in the Nicosia derby in a 3–1 win against arch rivals Omonia.[5]
On 23 July 2019, Panathinaikos announced the arrival of Zahid on loan from APOEL, with a purchase option of €1.6 million for the summer of 2020.[6] The option was not triggered, and at the end of the season, he also left APOEL as his contract expired.[7]
On 8 September 2021, Zahid signed a one-year contract with TFF First League club Ankaragücü, with an option for an additional year if the club wins promotion to the Süper Lig.[8] He made his debut four days later, on 12 September, coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute for Abdullah Durak in a 2–0 win over Gençlerbirliği.[9] After 9 goals and 7 assists in 64 official matches, Zahir left the Turkish club at the end of the 2022-23 season.[10]
On 23 August 2023, Zahid signed a three-year deal with a Serbian club Partizan.[11] He made his debut against Javor Ivanjica on 27 August, then scored his first goal in a 3–2 win over Radnik Surdulica.[12][13] Zahid scored the winning goal in the 82nd minute for a 2–1 victory against Železničar Pančevo.[14] Ghayas Zahid was declared the most valuable player of the Serbian SuperLiga in October, scoring three goals against Mladost Lučani, Spartak Subotica and Voždovac.[15][16][17] Zahid recorded two assists in the 2–1 win over Čukarički in the 21st minute for Saldanha's 10th goal of the season and the 96th minute for Mihajlo Ilić's winning goal.[18]
International career
On 6 June 2018, Zahid made his first appearance for Norway against Panama in an international friendly. He was substituted in the 89th minute. He had previously been called up by the Pakistan national football team to join their football camp.[19]
Career statistics
- As of 29 October 2023
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vålerenga | 2012 | Eliteserien | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2014 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 9 | ||||
| 2015 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 7 | ||||
| 2016 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 9 | ||||
| 2017 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 22 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 111 | 29 | 16 | 5 | — | — | 127 | 34 | ||||
| Ull/Kisa (loan) | 2013 | 1. divisjon | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| APOEL | 2017–18 | Cypriot First Division | 33 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 41 | 10 | |
| 2018–19 | 27 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | ||
| 2020–21 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 4 | ||
| Total | 94 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 18 | ||
| Panathinaikos (loan) | 2019–20 | Superleague | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 4 | ||||
| Ankaragücü | 2021–22 | TFF First League | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 28 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 4 | |||
| Total | 57 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 64 | 9 | ||||
| Partizan | 2023–24 | Serbian SuperLiga | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 6 | |
| Career Total | 310 | 62 | 41 | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 367 | 71 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list the Norway's goal tally first. Score column indicates score after each Zahid goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 November 2020 | Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Vienna, Vienna | 2 |  Austria | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
Honours
APOEL
Ankaragücü
References
- ↑ "Ghayas Zahid". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 January 2014.
- ↑ "Who is Norwegian Man City Target: Ghayas Zahid". www.footballwhispers.com. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
- ↑ "NEA SALAMIS VS. APOEL 1 - 4". Soccerway.com. 9 September 2017.
- ↑ "REAL MADRID VS. APOEL 3 - 0". Soccerway.com. 13 September 2017.
- ↑ "OMONIA NICOSIA VS. APOEL 1 - 3". Soccerway.com. 17 November 2017.
- ↑ "Αυτοί είναι οι όροι της συμφωνίας Παναθηναϊκού-ΑΠΟΕΛ για τον Ζαχίντ" (in Greek). 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ↑ "Zahid til tyrkisk fotball". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). 8 September 2021.
- ↑ Wahl, Stian André de (8 September 2021). "Zahid til tyrkisk fotball". Nettavisen (in Norwegian).
- ↑ "Ankaragücü vs. Gençlerbirliği - 12 September 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ↑ İşte Ankaragücü’nün Ghayas Zahid Kararı, viralspor.com, 13 June 2023
- ↑ "Zahid zvanično u Humskoj, ugovor na tri godine | MozzartSport". www.mozzartsport.com (in Serbian). Retrieved 23 August 2023.
- ↑ "PARTIZAN VS. JAVOR 3 - 1". Soccerway.com. 27 August 2023.
- ↑ "PARTIZAN VS. RADNIK SURDULICA 3 - 2". Soccerway.com. 17 September 2023.
- ↑ "ŽELEZNIČAR PANČEVO VS. PARTIZAN 1 - 2". Soccerway.com. 22 September 2023.
- ↑ "PARTIZAN VS. MLADOST LUČANI 2 - 0". Soccerway.com. 7 October 2023.
- ↑ "SPARTAK SUBOTICA VS. PARTIZAN 0 - 3". Soccerway.com. 20 October 2023.
- ↑ "PARTIZAN VS. VOŽDOVAC 3 - 0". Soccerway.com. 29 October 2023.
- ↑ "PARTIZAN VS. CUKARICKI 2 - 1". Soccerway.com. 12 November 2023.
- ↑ "Pakistan approaches APOEL midfielder Ghayas Zahid". www.footballpakistan.com. 21 March 2018.
External links
- Ghayas Zahid at Soccerway