Malika-e-Noor
{{Short description|Pakistani footballer (born 1994)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Malika-e-Noor
| fullname = Malika-e-Noor
| image =
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|07|11}}
| birth_place = Hunza, Pakistan
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| position = Midfielder / Defender
| currentclub = Pakistan Army
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| youthyears1 =
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| years1 =
| clubs1 = Young Rising Stars
| caps1 = 90
| goals1 = 40
| years2 =
| clubs2 = Eagle W.F.C.
| caps2 = 36
| goals2 = 12
| years3 =
| clubs3 = Pakistan Army
| caps3 = 54
| goals3 = 32
| nationalyears1 = 2010–2024
| nationalteam1 = Pakistan
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| pcupdate = 23:03, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 23:03, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
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Malika-e-Noor (born 11 July 1994) is a Pakistani footballer who plays as a defender or attacking midfielder for Pakistan Army.{{Cite web|title = This Pakistani Women's Football Team Is Simply Drop Dead Gorgeous!|url = http://defence.pk/threads/this-pakistani-women%25E2%2580%2599s-football-team-is-simply-drop-dead-gorgeous.376723/|website = Pakistan Defence|access-date = 2016-02-02|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160310065137/http://defence.pk/threads/this-pakistani-women%E2%80%99s-football-team-is-simply-drop-dead-gorgeous.376723/|archive-date = 2016-03-10|url-status = dead}} She also served as vice-captain for the Pakistan women's national football team. As of 2023, she has played in over 200 domestic matches, with 98 goals to her name.{{Cite web|title=Footballer Malika-e-Noor says Gilgit-Baltistan women 'born to be in sports'|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/267056-footballer-malika-e-noor-says-gilgit-baltistan-women-born-to-be-in-sports|access-date=2022-01-29|website=www.geo.tv|language=en}}
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.{{Cite web|date=2010-08-06|title=Young Rising Stars beat WAPDA to win NWFC|url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/08/06/young-rising-stars-beat-wapda-to-win-nwfc/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=DAWN.com|language=en}}
In September 2011, Noor scored 14 goals and provided 11 assists in Young Rising Stars' 25-0 win over Margala in the 7th National Women Football Championship.{{cite news|title=Women Football Championship: Deluge of goals in national event|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/255761/deluge-of-goals-in-national-event/|access-date=6 February 2016|publisher=The Express Tribune|date=17 September 2011}} 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.{{Cite web|last=Agencies|date=2011-09-30|title=Young Rising Star beat Diya FC to clinch National Women Championship|url=https://www.dawn.com/2011/09/30/young-rising-star-beat-diya-fc-to-clinch-national-women-championship/|access-date=2022-01-29|website=DAWN.com|language=en}}
= Pakistan Army =
At the 2014 edition, she played for Pakistan Army and scored 16 goals in 6 matches as her side came third. She was awarded the Misha Dawood Trophy for being the best player of the tournament.
International career
Noor scored the 89th-minute winning goal from the penalty spot in Pakistan women's team'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.
In 19 July 2024, she announced her retirement from international football.{{Cite web |last=by |title=Pakistan’s Malika-e-Noor retires from int’l football |url=https://thefrontierpost.com/pakistans-malika-e-noor-retires-from-intl-football/ |access-date=2024-09-14 |language=en-US}}
International goals
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| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 December 2010 | Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | {{fbw|MDV}} | align=center|2–1 | align=center| 2–1 | 2010 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 2.
|16 December 2010 |Cox's Bazar Stadium, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh |{{fbw|AFG|variant=2010}} |1–0 |3–0 |2010 SAFF Women's Championship | ||||||
| 3. | 12 September 2012 | CR & FC Grounds, Colombo, Sri Lanka | {{fbw|MDV}} | align=center|2–0 | align=center| 3–0 | 2012 SAFF Women's Championship |
| 4. | 16 November 2014 | Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad, Pakistan | {{fbw|BHU}} | align=center|4–1 | align=center| 4–1 | 2014 SAFF Women's Championship |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150404140958/http://www.pff.com.pk/people.php?p=49565 Profile] at Pakistan Football Federation (PFF)
Category:Pakistani women's footballers
Category:21st-century Pakistani sportswomen
Category:Pakistan women's international footballers
Category:Women's association football midfielders
Category:Women's association football forwards
Category:Young Rising Stars F.F.C. players
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