Yashir Islame

Yashir Islame Pinto[1] (born Yashir Armando Pinto Islame, 6 February 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Khon Kaen United and the Palestine national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pinto and the second or maternal family name is Islame.
Yashir Islame
Islame playing for Chile U18 in 2009
Personal information
Full name Yashir Islame Pinto
Date of birth (1991-02-06) 6 February 1991
Place of birth Santiago, Chile
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Club information
Current team
 Khon Kaen United
Number 11
Youth career
Colo-Colo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Colo-Colo 14 (0)
2010–2011 → Ñublense (loan) 14 (3)
2012 → FC Edmonton (loan) 21 (3)
2013 Lota Schwager 9 (4)
2014 A.C. Barnechea 15 (5)
2014 Újpest FC 0 (0)
2015–2018 Curicó Unido 26 (11)
2016 → Melaka United (loan) 9 (4)
2017 → Perak TBG (loan) 19 (6)
2018 Coquimbo Unido 12 (6)
2019–2020 PKNP 21 (3)
2020 Barito Putera 3 (0)
2021 Rangers 0 (0)
2021– Khon Kaen United 23 (4)
National team‡
2009 Chile U18 5 (8)
2010 Chile U19 2 (1)
2010–2011 Chile U20 24 (8)
2016– Palestine 19 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

Born in Chile, Islame represented his native country at youth level between 2009 and 2011. He switched allegiance to Palestine in 2016, when he made his senior debut.

Club career

He was born Santiago, Chile. Islame made his professional debut in Primera División de Chile on 28 June 2008 in an away match against Deportes Melipilla where Colo-Colo won 2–0. His first goal was against Fernandez Vial in the Colo-Colo victory of 4–2 in a match corresponding to the 2008 Copa Chile.

On 24 February 2012, Islame was loaned to FC Edmonton of the North American Soccer League on a season-long loan.[2]

On 14 July 2021, he signed for newly promoted Khon Kaen United.

International career

Islame was included in the Chile squad that played against Mexico in the Estadio Azteca on 16 May 2010, replacing the injured Esteban Paredes.[3]

In 2016, while playing in Curicó Unido, Islame made his debut for the Palestinian national team. He was selected in Palestine's squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Timor-Leste on 29 March 2016. Islame scored two goals in his debut.[4]

Personal life

He is of Palestinian descent through his maternal grandfather.[5] In 2018 he officially reordered the sequence of his last names (Pinto Islame to Islame Pinto), while suppressing his second forename (Armando).

Career statistics

International
Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.[6]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 March 2016Dora International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine Timor-Leste3–07–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.4–0
3.22 March 2017Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar Yemen1–01–0Friendly
4.13 June 2017Faisal Al-Husseini International Stadium, Al-Ram, Palestine Oman2–02–12019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5.5 September 2017Changlimithang Stadium, Thimphu, Bhutan Bhutan1–02–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.20 November 2018Wuyuan River Stadium, Haikou, China China PR1–11–1Friendly
7.31 December 2018Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Kyrgyzstan1–21–2Friendly

Honours
Colo-Colo

Melaka United

Coquimbo Unido

References
  1. "- Palestino orgulloso: Yashir Pinto reordenó sus apellidos y desde hoy se llama Yashir Islame". RedGol.cl.
  2. "- NASL".
  3. "Selección chilena viajó a México con Yashir Pinto como principal novedad".
  4. AS, Diario (29 March 2016). "Palestina goleó con dobletes de Yashir Pinto y Cantillana - Fútbol - AS Chile".
  5. Niño, Enrique (14 September 2010). "Yashir, el mini Pinilla de la Roja Sub 20". Las Últimas Noticias. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  6. "Pinto, Yashir". National Football Teams. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
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