Ansar Abbas

Ansar Abbas
Born	(1989-03-15) March 15, 1989 Pakistan
Occupation	Professional footballer
Years active	2011–
Known for	Leading goal scorer in the 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League

Ansar Abbas (born 15 March 1989) is a professional footballer from Pakistan who operates primarily as an attacking midfielder for Pakistan Army F.C. He earned the distinction of being the leading goal scorer in the 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League, netting 15 goals across 26 matches.

2014–15

Ansar initiated his professional journey during the 2014–15 Pakistan Premier League season, making his debut in Pakistan Army's first fixture against Pakistan Railways, where he scored the third goal in a commanding 6–0 triumph. He followed this by scoring in the subsequent match, delivering the decisive goal in a 1–0 win over Pakistan Air Force. Ansar maintained his scoring momentum with three consecutive goals, notably securing the solitary goal against Muslim on 15 October 2014. On 15 November, he found the net twice against Muslim and also received a yellow card. His final goal of that campaign was recorded against the relegation-threatened Pakistan Railways.

During the 2015 NBP National Challenge Cup, Ansar contributed goals in encounters versus Pakistan Navy and Karachi Port Trust. He successfully converted a penalty during the shootout that clinched third place against WAPDA. By season's end, he had accumulated eight goals over 22 appearances.

2018–19

Serving as captain for Pakistan Army in the 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League, Ansar opened the season by netting an equalizing goal against WAPDA. On 16 November 2018, he achieved his inaugural career hat-trick by scoring four times in a dominant 5–0 victory over Baloch Nushki, with goals at minutes 15, 50, 85, and 91. He further added two goals against Karachi Port Trust on 17 December 2018 during another comprehensive 5–0 win. His last goal of the season was scored in the 91st minute against K-Electric. Ansar concluded the 2018–19 season with a tally of 15 goals from 29 outings.

International career

Abbas made his international debut representing Pakistan in a friendly match against Palestine in 2011. He was also selected for Pakistan's squad at the 2011 SAFF Championship, participating in the fixture against Maldives.

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Pakistan Army	2012–13	Pakistan Premier League	28	16	4	0	32	16
	2013–14		23	13	4	3	27	16
	2014–15		16	6	6	2	22	8
	2018–19		26	15	3	0	29	15
Career total			93	50	17	5	110	55

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Pakistan	2011	2	0
Total		2	0

Club

Pakistan Army

• National Football Challenge Cup: 2019 champion

Individual

• Pakistan Premier League Golden Boot: Awarded in the 2018–19 season