Muhammad Essa

Muhammad Essa
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Essa Khan
Date of birth (1983-11-20) 20 November 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Chaman, Pakistan[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre Forward
Team information
Current team
Khan Research Laboratories (manager)
Youth career
1999–2000 Afghan Chaman
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2005 Pakistan Telecommunication 34 (7)
2005–2006 Afghan Chaman 22 (12)
2006–2007 WAPDA
2007–2009 Khan Research Laboratories
2009–2017 K-Electric
International career
1999–2006 Pakistan U23 11 (6)
2001–2009 Pakistan 39 (11)
Managerial career
2017–2018 K-Electric (assistant)
2018–2019 Pakistan (assistant)
2019–2020 K-Electric
2023– Khan Research Laboratories
Medal record
Representing  Pakistan
Winner South Asian Games 2004
Winner South Asian Games 2006
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Muhammad Essa Khan (Urdu, Pashto: محمد عیسیٰ خان; born 20 November 1983) is a Pakistani football manager and former footballer who played as a forward. He is the current head coach of Khan Research Laboratories.

A former captain of the Pakistan national team, he is regarded as one of the most talented football players Pakistan had seen. He was used as a playmaker particularly in support of a striker, or a genuine centre forward because of his ball holding and passing skills.[2][3] He was a left-footed free-kick specialist. Essa is one of the most well known faces in Pakistani football, due to his regular goal scoring at international level.

  1. ^ Muhammad Essa at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Ex-captain Essa not happy over Pak football affairs". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
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