Ali Khan Niazi

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|12|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Karachi, Pakistan

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Right-back

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| years1 = 2014–2017

| clubs1 = Huma

| caps1 = 4

| goals1 = 2

| years2 = 2018

| clubs2 = Civil Aviation Authority

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018–2020

| clubs3 = K-Electric

| caps3 = 20

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2020–2021

| clubs4 = Khan Research Laboratories

| caps4 = 15

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2021–2022

| clubs5 = Sui Southern Gas

| caps5 = 9

| goals5 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2018

| nationalteam1 = Pakistan U23

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| nationalyears2 = 2023–

| nationalteam2 = Pakistan

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

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| club-update = 13 January 2019

| nationalteam-update = 27 June 2023

| years6 = 2022–

| clubs6 = Khan Research Laboratories

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Ali Khan Niazi (born 14 December 2000) is a Pakistani footballer who plays as a right-back for Khan Research Laboratories and the Pakistan national team.

Club career

=Huma=

Niazi made his debut for Huma in the 2014–15 Pakistan Football Federation League, scoring a brace in his debut match against Mardan Blue Star. Niazi scored his first goal in the 44th minute and the second in the 91st minute of the game; he was also booked in the 89th minute.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2014-12-04/humma-fc-vs-mardan-blue-star-fc/463496/ |title=Humma FC 3:1 Mardan Blue Star FC |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=December 4, 2014 |website=globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}} Niazi's second match of the season was a 1–0 loss to Lyallpur.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2014-12-06/lyallpur-fc-vs-humma-fc/463497/ |title=Lyallpur FC 1:0 Humma FC |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=December 6, 2014 |website=globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}} His brace on debut remained his only goals in the season for Niazi, who ended his 2014–15 season with two goals in four appearances for Huma.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/ali-khan-niazi/51582/ |title=Ali Khan Niazi |publisher=Global Sports Archive |website=globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}}

=Civil Aviation Authority=

Niazi joined departmental side Civil Aviation Authority in 2018. He made his debut for the club on 28 April, coming on as a 30th minute substitute Waseem Asghar in 2018 National Challenge Cup against Sindh Government Press.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2018-04-28/sindh-government-press-vs-pakistan-civil-aviation-fc/1318530/ |title=Sindh Government Press 1:3 Pakistan Civil Aviation FC |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=April 28, 2018 |website=globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}} Niazi got his first full match against defending champions Khan Research Laboratories in a 1–0 victory.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2018-05-02/krl-fc-vs-pakistan-civil-aviation-fc/1318531/ |title=KRL FC 0:1 Pakistan Civil Aviation FC |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=May 2, 2018 |website=globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}} Niazi played in the semi-finals against eventual winners Pakistan Airforce, Civial Aviation lost the semi-finals on 4–3 on penalties.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2018-05-08/pakistan-air-force-fc-vs-pakistan-civil-aviation-fc/1327121/ |title=Pakistan Air Force FC 1:1, 4:3 PPakistan Civil Aviation FC |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=May 8, 2018 |website=globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}} His last match for the club was third position match in Challenge Cup, where his team lost 5–1 Pakistan Petroleum.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2018-05-09/pakistan-petroleum-fc-vs-pakistan-civil-aviation-fc/1328202/ |title=PPakistan Petroleum FC 5:1 Pakistan Civil Aviation FC |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=May 9, 2018 |website=globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}}

=K-Electric=

Niazi joined K-Electric before the start of 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League. He made 20 appearances, and was booked 4 times during the season as K-Electric finished in the sixth position.

= Khan Research Laboratories =

Niazi joined Khan Research Laboratories in 2020 and spent one year in the club.

= Sui Southern Gas =

In 2021, he joined Sui Southern Gas of the Pakistan Premier League. He made 9 appearances in the 2021–22 season and scored a goal until the league was cancelled shortly after starting. Shortly after, the club was closed after the shutdown of departmental sports in Pakistan in 2021.

= Return to Khan Research Laboratories =

In July 2022, Niazi returned to Khan Research Laboratories after his short stint at SSGC.{{Cite Instagram |postid=Cf3owMPsNpL |user=footballclubpk |title=TRANSFER UPDATE! 🚨 Congratulations to Ali Khan who has rejoined KRL after a short spell at SSGC. Ali is one of the finest fullback/winger in Pakistan at the moment and we wish him all the best on his new move! 🇵🇰⚽️ |author=FCPK |author-link= |date=2022-07-11 |access-date=2024-04-01 |language=en |location= |archive-url= |archive-date= |url-status= |script-title= |trans-title= |link= |ref=}}

International career

Niazi was included in the Pakistan under 23 squad for the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta. He made his debut with the senior team at the 2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup, in a 0–1 loss against Kenya.

Career statistics

=Club=

rowspan=2\|Club !rowspan=2\|Season !colspan=3\|League !colspan=2\|National Challenge Cup !colspan=2\|Total
class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Huma \|2014–15 \|Football Federation League \|4	2	colspan=2\|—	4	2
Civil Aviation Authority \|2018–19 \|Pakistan Premier League \|0	0	5	0	5	0
K-Electric \|2018–19 \|Pakistan Premier League \|20	0	0	0	20	0
colspan=3\|Career total !24	2	5	0	29	2

= International =

{{Updated|14 October 2023}}{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Ali Khan Niazi (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/91230/Ali_Khan_Niazi.html |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals
Pakistan \|2023 \|4 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !4 !0

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

Pakistan

|2023

colspan="2" |Total