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Ayub Dar (; born 5 December 1947) is a former Pakistani footballer, who played as a right winger. Ayub represented the Pakistan national team from 1966 to 1975, and was the country's 25th international captain.
He completed his matriculation from Government Special High School Quetta, where he represented the school football team from 1962 to 1965. Ayub began his domestic football journey with Young Afghan Club Quetta in 1962–63. In 1964, he was selected for the youth team of Balochistan, and the following year he was selected to the national youth team during a tour of Russia. In the five matches played there, Ayub scored a goal in every match.
Ayub returned to Pakistan Railways following the Independence of Bangladesh, and went onto represent the team until his retirement.
In 1967, Ayub featured for Pakistan in four friendly matches in home against Saudi Arabia. He also participated in two friendly matches against Dallas Tornado in Lahore and Karachi. The same year, Dar was praised by German coach Dettmar Cramer when he came to Pakistan to train the players at the invitation of the Pakistan Football Federation.
Dar also found the net against Iran in a record 1–9 defeat during the 1969 Friendship Cup in Tehran. Six months later, Dar again scored against Iran in a 2–4 defeat in the 1969 RCD Cup. In 1974, Ayub became the 22nd captain of the national team taking over from Maula Bakhsh, and despite being fit a year later, the national coaches made room for younger players.
| +List of international goals scored by Ayub Dar ! scope="col" | No. ! scope="col" | Date ! scope="col" | Venue ! scope="col" | Opponent ! scope="col" | Score ! scope="col" | Result ! scope="col" | Competition ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | |
| 1 | 12 March 1969 | Amjadieh Stadium, Tehran, Iran | 1–8 | 1–9 | 1969 Friendship Cup | |||
| 2 | 13 September 1969 | Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara, Turkey | 1–4 | 2–4 | 1969 RCD Cup |
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