Niaz Ali

Niaz Ali Khan
Personal information
Full name Niaz Ali Khan
Date of birth 1924
Place of birth Peshawar, British India
Date of death (aged 78–79)
Place of death Lahore, Pakistan
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940s–1950s Bata Sports Club
1953 East Bengal
International career
1952–1954 Pakistan 10 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Niaz Ali Khan (Urdu: نیاز علی خان; 1924 – 4 January 2003) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a midfielder for the Pakistan football team during the 1950s.

Early and personal life

Khan was born in 1924 in Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India. Khan later moved to Bata Pur, Lahore where he worked for Bata Shoe Company for 50 years.

Khan married in 1959.

Club career

Khan (far right) with East Bengal during the tour to USSR in 1953

Khan started playing football in 1944.[1] He played for Bata Sports Club of Lahore throughout the 1940s till the late 1950s, even getting selected to represent the North-West India Football Association football team in 1946 for the Santosh Trophy.[2]

Khan (extreme left), with the Punjab football team in 1952.

He also played for Peshawar Muhammadan SC. Niaz represented the Punjab football team in the National Football Championship, captaining the team in 1952.[1]

In 1953, Niaz Ali Khan joined East Bengal FC for a lone season.[3][4][5][6][7] He played at the 4th World Festival of Youth and Students in Bucharest, and later toured USSR with East Bengal.[8]

International career

Niaz represented the Pakistan football team between 1952 and 1954, making 10 appearances. In 1952, Niaz Ali Khan was called up to the Pakistan football team for the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament,[9] where he featured in all three games as starter, winning the title along with India.[10][11][12] The same year, he played in a friendly match against Iran at Karachi.[13]

On 25 April 1954, he played in a friendly against Singapore at the Jalan Besar Stadium.[14] During the 1954 Asian Games, Niaz played against Singapore and Burma.[15][1] Ali also played at the 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, featuring in all three games.[16][17][18]

Death

Khan died on 4 January 2003 from prostate cancer in Lahore, Pakistan.

Honours

Pakistan Pakistan

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Saturday, 17 April 1954, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  2. ↑ "Tuesday, 17 December 1946, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  3. ↑ "The Pakistani footballer who wowed Calcutta with winning turns against Mohun Bagan and handsome looks". Archived from the original on 8 August 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  4. ↑ "Team Archives of Quess East Bengal FC | Official Website". www.eastbengalfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "I.C.L. and East Bengal Draw for the Third Time - Pak Players Included in Calcuta Side - Bombay Team Lodge Protest After Match". The Indian Express. 4 October 1953. Archived from the original on 5 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  6. ↑ Nandi, Dhritiman (13 June 2013). "Foreign recruits in Indian football – A short recap". Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "India 1953". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  8. ↑ "IV. World Youth and Students Festival 1953 (Bucuresti)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.14 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  10. ↑ "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.19 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.21 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.24 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  13. ↑ Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications.
  14. ↑ "NewspaperSG". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 2 February 2026. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Asian Games 1954". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  16. ↑ "Jugantar. Vol:18 ; Issue: 92 (20 December 1954)". eap.bl.uk. 20 December 1954. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  17. ↑ "Jugantar. Vol:18 ; Issue: 94 (22 December 1954)". eap.bl.uk. 22 December 1954. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Jugantar. Vol:18 ; Issue: 99 (27 December 1954)". eap.bl.uk. 27 December 1954. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
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