Shahlyla Baloch

Shahlyla Ahmadzai Baloch (March 12, 1996 – October 12, 2016) was a Pakistani professional footballer who played as a forward for Balochistan United and the Pakistan national women's team.

Shahlyla Baloch
Personal information
Full name Shahlyla Ahmadzai Baloch
Date of birth (1996-03-12)12 March 1996
Place of birth Quetta, Pakistan
Date of death 12 October 2016(2016-10-12) (aged 20)
Place of death Karachi, Pakistan
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Balochistan United 6 (16)
2015 → Sun Hotels and Resorts (loan) 10 (2)
National team‡
2010–2016 Pakistan 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:03, 4 February 2016 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:03, 4 February 2016 (UTC)

Biography

Baloch was the first Pakistani woman to score a hat-trick abroad during her stint in the Maldives. She represented Pakistan at the 2014 SAFF Women's Championship in Islamabad, which was the last international event that the Pakistan women's team competed in. She made the score sheet in Pakistan's 4–1 victory over Bhutan at the 2014 SAFF Women's Championship.[1]

She was the daughter of Pakistani women's football President and Senator Rubina Irfan and the sister of Balochistan United and National team manager Raheela Zarmeen.[2] Shahlyla Baloch died in a car accident on October 12, 2016 in Karachi.[3]

Honours

References
  1. "This Pakistani Women's Football Team Is Simply Drop Dead Gorgeous!". Pakistan Defence. Retrieved 2016-02-02.
  2. Wasim, Umaid (22 November 2014). "Pakistan's slammed sisters throw down the gauntlet at critics". DAWN. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  3. Ali, Umaid Wasim; Shah, Syed Ali (13 October 2016). "Pakistan football team striker Shahlyla Baloch dies in Karachi car crash". DAWN. Retrieved 13 October 2016.


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