Yaqoob Butt

Yaqoob Butt
Personal information
Full name	Yaqoob Ijaz Butt
Date of birth	9 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Herlev, Denmark
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2003–2007	Stenløse BK
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2011	Jægersborg BK [da]
2011–2013	Skovshoved IF
2013–2014	BSF
2014–2015	Vanløse IF
2015–2016	Stenløse BK
2016–2017	Avedøre IF
2017–2018	KFUM Roskilde
2018–2020	Tårnby FF
2021	Køge Nord
2021–2022	Avarta
2022–	Herstedøster IC [da]
International career‡
2013–2019	Pakistan
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2019

Yaqoob Ijaz Butt (born 9 September 1988) is a footballer who plays as a defender.^[1] Born in Denmark, he represented Pakistan at the international level.^[2]

Club career[edit]

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[edit]

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. Butt was subsequently called by the Pakistan national team coach Graham Roberts for the 2010 Asian games, but incomplete documents prevented his participation.

He received his first international cap in a friendly against Nepal ending in a 1–0 victory for Pakistan in 2013, as a replacement for the injured international defender Atif Bashir under the coach Zaviša Milosavljević.^[2] 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.^[2] 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,^[3] 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.

Personal life[edit]

His brother, Yousuf Butt, is also a footballer and has played alongside him for Pakistan. Butt also went to school with Hassan Bashir in Denmark, who eventually played alongside him in the national team.

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of 28 June 2020 ^[2]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Pakistan	2013	7
	2018	1
	2019	2
Total		10

References[edit]

^ Yaqoob Butt at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Yaqoob Butt". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
^ Wasim, Umaid (4 January 2015). "Shamlan's demand may see foreign-based players miss out on 2018 qualifiers". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

External links[edit]

Yaqoob Butt – AFC competition record
Yaqoob Butt at National-Football-Teams.com
Yaqoob Butt at Soccerway

[1] Yaqoob Butt at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[:0-2] "Yaqoob Butt". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 21 June 2020.

[3] Wasim, Umaid (4 January 2015). "Shamlan's demand may see foreign-based players miss out on 2018 qualifiers". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

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