Club career← Previous revisionRevision as of 22:46, 7 October 2026 Line 34: Line 34: == Club career == == Club career == [[File:USSR Tour match.jpg|thumb|Khan (far right) with East Bengal during the tour to [[Soviet Union|USSR]] in 1953|left]] [[File:USSR Tour match.jpg|thumb|Niaz (far right) with East Bengal during the tour to [[Soviet Union|USSR]] in 1953|left]] Niaz started playing football for Bata Sports in 1944, and represented them till the 1950s.{{Cite web |date=8 June 1944 |title=N.-W.I.F. CHAMPIONSHIP |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003221%2F19440608&page=0007&article=107&stringtohighlight=bata |website=britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk}} Even getting selected to represent the [[North-West India Football Association]] football team in 1946 for the [[Santosh Trophy]].{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19461217/215/0014|title=Tuesday, 17 December 1946, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)}} Niaz started playing football for Bata Sports in 1944, and represented them till the 1950s.{{Cite web |date=8 June 1944 |title=N.-W.I.F. CHAMPIONSHIP |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL%2F0003221%2F19440608&page=0007&article=107&stringtohighlight=bata |website=britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk}} Even getting selected to represent the [[North-West India Football Association]] football team in 1946 for the [[Santosh Trophy]].{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19461217/215/0014|title=Tuesday, 17 December 1946, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)}} [[File:Punjab football team at the 1952 National Football Championship.jpg|thumb|Khan (extreme left), with the [[Punjab football team (Pakistan)|Punjab football team]] in 1952.]] [[File:Punjab football team at the 1952 National Football Championship.jpg|thumb|Niaz (extreme left), with the [[Punjab football team (Pakistan)|Punjab football team]] in 1952.]] He also played for Peshawar Muhammadan SC. Niaz represented the [[Punjab football team (Pakistan)|Punjab football team]] in the [[National Football Championship (Pakistan)|National Football Championship]], captaining the team in 1952.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19540417/079/0006|title=Saturday, 17 April 1954, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)}} He also played for Peshawar Muhammadan. Niaz represented the [[Punjab football team (Pakistan)|Punjab football team]] in the [[National Football Championship (Pakistan)|National Football Championship]], captaining the team in 1952.{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19540417/079/0006|title=Saturday, 17 April 1954, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)}} In 1953, Niaz Ali Khan joined [[East Bengal FC]] for a lone season.{{Cite news|title=The Pakistani footballer who wowed Calcutta with winning turns against Mohun Bagan and handsome looks|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/masood-fakhri-the-pakistani-footballer-who-wowed-calcutta-with-winning-turns-against-mohun-bagan-and-handsome-looks/cid/2026410|access-date=2025-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250808135839/https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/masood-fakhri-the-pakistani-footballer-who-wowed-calcutta-with-winning-turns-against-mohun-bagan-and-handsome-looks/cid/2026410|archive-date=2025-08-08|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Team Archives of Quess East Bengal FC {{!}} Official Website|url=https://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/team-archives.php|website=www.eastbengalfootballclub.com|access-date=2025-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609144422/https://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/team-archives.php|archive-date=2019-06-09|language=en}}{{cite news |date=4 October 1953|title=I.C.L. and East Bengal Draw for the Third Time - Pak Players Included in Calcuta Side - Bombay Team Lodge Protest After Match|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nMw-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=W0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6586%2C427740|work=The Indian Express|access-date=5 July 2021|archive-date=5 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705094824/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nMw-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=W0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6586%2C427740|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2013/06/12/foreign-recruits-in-indian-football-a-short-recap/|title=Foreign recruits in Indian football – A short recap|first=Dhritiman|last=Nandi|date=13 June 2013|work=Indian Football Network|accessdate=25 June 2021|archive-date=21 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321092935/http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2013/06/12/foreign-recruits-in-indian-football-a-short-recap/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=India 1953|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india53.html|website=www.rsssf.org|access-date=2025-11-30}} He played at the [[4th World Festival of Youth and Students]] in [[Bucharest]], and later toured [[Soviet Union|USSR]] with East Bengal.{{Cite web |title=IV. World Youth and Students Festival 1953 (Bucuresti) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wfys53.html |access-date=2026-07-12 |website=www.rsssf.org}} In 1953, Niaz Ali Khan joined [[East Bengal FC]] for a lone season.{{Cite news|title=The Pakistani footballer who wowed Calcutta with winning turns against Mohun Bagan and handsome looks|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/masood-fakhri-the-pakistani-footballer-who-wowed-calcutta-with-winning-turns-against-mohun-bagan-and-handsome-looks/cid/2026410|access-date=2025-11-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250808135839/https://www.telegraphindia.com/my-kolkata/people/masood-fakhri-the-pakistani-footballer-who-wowed-calcutta-with-winning-turns-against-mohun-bagan-and-handsome-looks/cid/2026410|archive-date=2025-08-08|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Team Archives of Quess East Bengal FC {{!}} Official Website|url=https://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/team-archives.php|website=www.eastbengalfootballclub.com|access-date=2025-11-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190609144422/https://www.eastbengalfootballclub.com/team-archives.php|archive-date=2019-06-09|language=en}}{{cite news |date=4 October 1953|title=I.C.L. and East Bengal Draw for the Third Time - Pak Players Included in Calcuta Side - Bombay Team Lodge Protest After Match|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nMw-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=W0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6586%2C427740|work=The Indian Express|access-date=5 July 2021|archive-date=5 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210705094824/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nMw-AAAAIBAJ&sjid=W0wMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6586%2C427740|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2013/06/12/foreign-recruits-in-indian-football-a-short-recap/|title=Foreign recruits in Indian football – A short recap|first=Dhritiman|last=Nandi|date=13 June 2013|work=Indian Football Network|accessdate=25 June 2021|archive-date=21 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210321092935/http://www.indianfootballnetwork.com/blog/2013/06/12/foreign-recruits-in-indian-football-a-short-recap/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=India 1953|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesi/india53.html|website=www.rsssf.org|access-date=2025-11-30}} He played at the [[4th World Festival of Youth and Students]] in [[Bucharest]], and later toured [[Soviet Union|USSR]] with East Bengal.{{Cite web |title=IV. World Youth and Students Festival 1953 (Bucuresti) |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wfys53.html |access-date=2026-07-12 |website=www.rsssf.org}}