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Kashif Mumtaz Siddiqi ((ウルドゥー語:کاشف صدیق); born 25 January 1986) is an English-born Pakistani footballer, who has played at both professional and international levels as a defender. Siddiqi plays club football in England for Northampton Town. After playing youth football with various teams in England, Siddiqi moved to the United States on a scholarship to play college soccer, before spending two seasons in the USL PDL, before moving to the Middle East to play. Siddiqi, a British Asian of Pakistani descent, was eligible to represent Pakistan at international level due to his father, and he has played for Pakistan at senior international level. In 2011, Siddiqi founded the Kashif Siddiqi Foundation, which aims to encourage young British Asians into the game. He is also an ambassador for Kick It Out, an anti-racism organisation. ==Early and personal life== Kashif Mumtaz Siddiqi was born in Hammersmith. In January 2012, Siddiqi was invited to the inaugural Asian Football Awards at Wembley Stadium, where he handed out the award for Young Asian Player of the Year to Danny Batth.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Chopra wins top Asian Football Award )〕 In April 2012, Siddiqi was made an official ambassador for Chelsea's "Search for an Asian Star" campaign 2012, along with player Florent Malouda and Bhangra musicians Jaz Dhami and H Dhami.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MALOUDA LAUNCHES FOURTH ASIAN STAR APPEAL )〕 The 2012 edition of the tournament attracted 400 children.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=ASIAN STAR A BIG HIT )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kashif Siddiqi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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