 Rehman with Bradford City in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zeshan Rehman[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 October 1983[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Portsmouth (development coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–2003 | Fulham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Fulham | 30 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 13 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Norwich City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Queens Park Rangers | 50 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Blackpool (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Bradford City (loan) | 17 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Bradford City | 54 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Muangthong United | 30 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Kitchee | 30 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Pahang | 53 | (7) |
| 2017 | Gillingham | 10 | (1) |
| 2017–2022 | Southern | 63 | (1) |
| Total | 367 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| England U18 | |||
| England U19 | |||
| England U20 | |||
| 2005–2019 | Pakistan | 22 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2020–2022 | Southern (player-manager) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Portsmouth U18 | ||
| 2023– | Portsmouth FC (development coach) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Zeshan Rehman (Urdu: ذيشان رحمان; born 14 October 1983)[3] is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is currently first team development coach at Portsmouth FC.[4] Born in England, he represented the Pakistan national team.
He was the first British Asian to start a Premier League match and is the first to have played in all four divisions of professional football in England. He also played for the Pakistan national football team and was the first Pakistani international footballer to play professional football in England, Thailand, Hong Kong and Malaysia.[5]
Rehman started his career at Fulham and made a total of 30 appearances, having loan spells at Brighton & Hove Albion and Norwich City. A transfer to Queens Park Rangers followed and he went on to make 50 appearances for the club. During his three years there he went on loan to Brighton & Hove Albion, Blackpool and Bradford City, moving permanently to the latter on a free transfer in June 2009. Having previously represented England at under-18, under-19 and under-20 levels, in 2005 he made his debut for Pakistan senior team.
- ^ a b "Zesh Rehman". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Sky Sports Profile Zesh Rehman". Sky Sports. Archived from the original on 4 January 2009. Retrieved 26 May 2009.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
SWwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "New Role For Zesh". www.portsmouthfc.co.uk.
- ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (7 January 2014). "10 footballers of Pakistani descent who have made us proud". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 16 June 2024.