First Pakistani-born player signs a contract with a professional US based soccer club. Kaleemullah, a versatile player, who has featured as a striker, midfielder and winger in his career won Kyrgyzstan's premier football league title with FC Dordoi Bishek in 2014. As per local media reports, He was also named Kyrgyzstan’s Player of the Year in the 2015 season.
According to local media reports, Kaleemullah said, “It is a big honour to become the first Pakistani to sign a contract like this, and I think it’s the right decision for me”.
The Chaman-based striker has now become the most expensive player and the first Pakistan footballer to sign such a deal internationally. He scored 17 goals in 16 matches to become the highest scorer in the ‘Kyrgyzstan National League’.
The youngster is also the only foreign player out of four in the Kyrgyzstan League to score a hat-trick. Kaleem spent a month-and-a-half in San Francisco, where he impressed the club’s coaches during the trials and also earned support from the Pakistani community in the process.
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