Malika-e-Noor

Malika-e-Noor (born 11 July 1994) is a Pakistani footballer who is the vice-captain of the Pakistan women's national football team. She captains and plays as a defender for Pakistan Army, and as a midfielder for the national team.[1] As of 2023, she has played in over 200 professional matches, with 98 goals to her name.[2]

Malika-e-Noor
Personal information
Full name Malika-e-Noor
Date of birth (1994-07-11) 11 July 1994
Place of birth Hunza, Pakistan
Position(s) Midfielder / Defender
Team information
Current team
 Pakistan Army
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Young Rising Stars 90 (40)
Eagle W.F.C. 36 (12)
Pakistan Army 54 (32)
International career‡
2010– Pakistan 22 (10)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:03, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:03, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Club career

Young Rising Stars

Malika scored the opening goal for Young Rising Stars in the final of the 2010 National Women Football Championship, as her side went on to win 2-0 against WAPDA. She won the Top Scorer award at the tournament.[3]

In September 2011, Noor scored 14 goals and got 11 assists in Young Rising Stars' 25-0 win over Margala in the 7th National Women Football Championship.[4] She also scored the equalizer in the final against Diya as YRS successfully defended their title. This helped her win the Top Scorer award at the tournament for the second consecutive time.[5]

Pakistan Army

At the 2014 edition, she played for Pakistan Army and scored 16 goals in 6 matches as her side came third. For her performances, she was awarded the Misha Dawood Trophy for being the best player of the tournament.[6]

International career

Noor scored the 89th-minute winning goal from the penalty spot in Pakistan's first competitive victory, at the 2010 SAFF Women's Championship. The team beat the Maldives 2–1 and she also served an assist for the national team's first-ever goal in the same match.[7]

International goals
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.14 December 2010Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh Maldives2–12–12010 SAFF Women's Championship
2.12 September 2012CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka Maldives2–03–02012 SAFF Women's Championship
3.16 November 2014Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan Bhutan4–14–12014 SAFF Women's Championship

References
  1. "This Pakistani Women's Football Team Is Simply Drop Dead Gorgeous!". Pakistan Defence. Archived from the original on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  2. "Footballer Malika-e-Noor says Gilgit-Baltistan women 'born to be in sports'". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  3. "Young Rising Stars beat WAPDA to win NWFC". DAWN.COM. 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  4. "Women Football Championship: Deluge of goals in national event". The Express Tribune. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. Agencies (2011-09-30). "Young Rising Star beat Diya FC to clinch National Women Championship". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  6. Editorial Staff (2014-08-30). "Balochistan United WFC thrash WAPDA 7-0 to win National Women's Championship in style". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2022-01-29.
  7. "SAFF Women Football Championship 2010: Malaika stars as Pakistan record comeback win over Maldives 2-1". Lahore: Football Pakistan. 14 December 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2016.


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