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.