Yaqoob Butt

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| name = Yaqoob Butt

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| fullname = Yaqoob Ijaz Butt

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|09|09|df=y}}

| birth_place = Herlev, Denmark

| height = 1.94 m

| position = Centre-back

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| youthyears1 = 2003–2007

| youthclubs1 = Stenløse

| years1 = 2009–2011

| clubs1 = {{ill|Jægersborg BK|da}}

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| years2 = 2011–2013

| clubs2 = Skovshoved

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| years3 = 2013–2014

| clubs3 = BSF

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| years4 = 2014–2015

| clubs4 = Vanløse

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| years5 = 2015–2016

| clubs5 = Stenløse

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| years6 = 2016–2017

| clubs6 = Avedøre

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| years7 = 2017–2018

| clubs7 = KFUM Roskilde

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| years8 = 2018–2020

| clubs8 = Tårnby FF

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| years9 = 2021

| clubs9 = Køge Nord

| caps9 = 3

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2021–2022

| clubs10 = Avarta

| caps10 = 3

| goals10 = 0

| years11 = 2022

| clubs11 = {{ill|Herstedøster IC|da}}

| caps11 = 11

| goals11 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2013–2019

| nationalteam1 = Pakistan

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 0

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Yaqoob Ijaz Butt (born 9 September 1988) is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.{{Soccerway|yaqoob-ejaz-butt/288965|accessdate=21 June 2020}} Born in Denmark, he represented Pakistan at the international level.{{NFT player|id=51200|access-date=21 June 2020}}

Club career

Butt started his career at Stenløse, and subsequently played at the lower divisions of Denmark. In 2014, Butt was approached by Thai League 1 club Roi Et PB United in a 5 million Thai baht deal, though the move seemingly failed to materialise.

International career

Butt hunted for national team call up, first approaching the Pakistan Football Federation in 2007 at the age of 18. While he was eventually not called up due to being too young and incomplete documentation being another reason, he came into radar again in 2010, when Pakistan International XI, a team made up of European based players of Pakistani origin played against Woking FC.{{Cite web |title=Pakistan International XI Squad |url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/2204/pakistan-international-xi-squad/ |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=Woking Football Club}}{{Cite web |title=Historic game on Sunday evening |url=https://www.wokingfc.co.uk/news/article/2213/historic-game-on-sunday-evening/ |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=Woking Football Club}} Butt was subsequently called by the Pakistan national team coach Graham Roberts for the 2010 Asian Games, but incomplete documents prevented his participation.{{Cite web |date=2010-10-02 |title=Five expats in Pakistan`s football squad for Asiad |url=http://beta.dawn.com/news/1001112/five-expats-in-pakistan-s-football-squad-for-asiad |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Our Staff |date=2010-10-02 |title=PFF reduces Asian Games probables to 24 |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/02-Oct-2010/pff-reduces-asian-games-probables-to-24 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=www.nation.com.pk}}

In 2013, he received his first international cap in a friendly against Nepal, ending in a 1–0 victory for Pakistan, as a replacement for the injured international defender Atif Bashir under the coach Zaviša Milosavljević. He then played in a two-match tour against Maldives in the same month, making an impact as a substitute in the last 15 minutes in the game, where his corner led to Pakistan scoring a last-minute equalizer.

In March 2013, he participated in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, playing against Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Macau. He was subsequently called for the 2013 SAFF Championship.

After being left out for both the 2014 Asian Games and 2018 FIFA World Cup's Asian qualifiers 1st round of March 2015,{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2015-01-04 |title=Shamlan's demand may see foreign-based players miss out on 2018 qualifiers |url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1154919 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022070646/https://www.dawn.com/news/1154919 |archive-date=2023-10-22 |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} Butt returned after almost 5 years away in a friendly against Palestine in 2018. He last played in 2019 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification against Cambodia, as Pakistan failed to advance to the next round.{{Cite web |last=Wasim |first=Umaid |date=2019-04-18 |title=Pakistan players hope to play World Cup qualifier against Cambodia |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1476746 |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}

Personal life

His brother, Yousuf Butt, is also a footballer and has played alongside him for Pakistan.{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2010-10-02 |title=Asian Games camp PFF includes brothers from Denmark By Our Sports Reporter |url=https://www.dawn.com/2010/10/02/asian-games-camp-pff-includes-brothers-from-denmark-by-our-sports-reporter/ |access-date=2024-06-23 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} Butt also went to school with Hassan Bashir in Denmark, who eventually played alongside him in the national team.

Career statistics

= International =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals
rowspan="3" \|Pakistan \|2013 \|7 \|0
2018 \|1 \|0
2019 \|2 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !10 !0

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

|+Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="3" |Pakistan

|2013

2018

2019

colspan="2" |Total

!10