ALHAMDULILLAH PAKISTAN ZINDABAD from Norway🥹🇵🇰💚
Unfortunalty I could only watch the kast 5.minutes of the game because of work, but WOW what a feeling!
Pakistan football made history today alhamdulillah, Harun Hamid🔥😮💨
#Pakistanfootball
Pakistan's all three goals against Maldives today were scored by players developed outside Pakistan.
Abdul Samad Arshad came through the system in Denmark. Harun Hamid was born and raised in England. Umar Nawaz moved to the UK as a child and began his football journey there.
For years, some in Pakistan have questioned the Pakistani identity of overseas players and objected to their selection in Pakistan team.
Today’s result is a reminder that Pakistan's talent pool does is not defined by its borders. These players, who are called “imported players” by many, have added value to Pakistan Football.
When they wear the green shirt, score goals, and celebrate with the flag, they are representing Pakistan. Respect them.
3 poeng før ferien deilig, Kiil-Olsen BB!
Thorvaldsen presterer også mye bedre i dag🔥
Hvilke spillere imponerte dere mest i dag?
Både Dønnum og Osame på kamp i dag for å støtte gutta også👀🔵🔴
Essa Jobe (tror han er 15 år) har signert proffkontrakt med @ValerengaOslo🔵🔴
Fremtidig spiss på A-laget, veldig spennende type som har scoret mål på bestilling for våre yngre lag🤯🔥
EUROPA LEAGUE was never the dream.
Not because I didn’t want it.
Because if I’m being honest, I never thought it was possible.
What kid would?
Especially when 12 years ago I was playing non league football in the Ryman Premier and Conference South, just trying to stay alive in the game.
What kid dreams about Europe when, two weeks into the off season, his dad has to tell him he’s been released by Watford F.C. over the phone?
I was heartbroken.
My dad looked at me and said:
“What are we doing tomorrow?”
To which I replied with the words he’d drilled into me my whole life:
“We’re training, Dad.”
So we trained.
Every single day.
My dad emailed every EFL club asking for an opportunity.
One club replied.
One.
That was all I needed.
An opportunity.
@WealdstoneFC and @wwfcofficial , I’ll always be indebted to you.
Then came the move to @SunderlandAFC .
A massive club.
A massive opportunity.
And I couldn’t wait to prove myself.
But 45 minutes into my debut… hooked.
“Rabbit caught in headlights. Waste of money. Get rid.”
Then came the Championship.
“He’s not good enough for this level.”
Then the Premier League.
“Let’s give him a debut and then get rid of him.”
I understood the doubt.
I’ve faced it my whole career.
And truthfully, you doubt yourself too at times.
But I’ve always tried to live by one mindset:
Outwork your doubt.
You don’t always need to see the full journey.
You just need to take the next step.
Then the next one.
And then another.
Even when social media tells you you’re not good enough.
Even when the voice inside your own head whispers the same thing.
Keep working.
Keep learning.
Keep showing up.
Because sometimes the places you end up are bigger than anything your younger self could’ve ever imagined.
To any young player reading this, don’t put a ceiling on yourself too early.
You genuinely have no idea where this game and life can take you.
And to the boys… thank you.
You removed the glass ceiling I’d placed on myself.
What a team.
What a club.
What a fanbase.
Sunderland… rocking all over Europe ❤️🤍
And in the words of Granit Xhaka:
“This is just the beginning.”