The shining star of Xinjiang's soccer scene, Pahlha, with his exceptional talent, has added a touch of color to the stage of Xinjiang's soccer.
"I am not some extraordinary professional player, just an ordinary person." Pahlha humbled himself, "Embarking on the road to professionalism, I realized that I have many shortcomings. In the past, we often focus on the highlights of a player's performance, but professional soccer tests a player's ability in all aspects. If there are obvious shortcomings, their soccer career will be hindered. Ideology, culture, physical fitness, technique and tactics, each point should not be sloppy, distinctive characteristics are not easy to be replaced."
In 2002, at the age of 28, Pahlha made the transition to coaching and joined the Xinjiang youth team. Three years later, as head coach, he took Xinjiang's All-Ireland men's soccer team into the final round for the first time.In 2010, Xinjiang saw the emergence of two new professional players, Ba Li and Muzhehebuaitijiang.In 2013, at the age of 39, Parhati led his team into the semifinals of the All-Ireland men's soccer team.In 2017, Xinjiang's U20 All-Ireland men's soccer team won its first ever medals.
In 2021, the Xinjiang U20 All-China Men's Football Team broke into the championship and runner-up finals for the first time, and although they were defeated by Zhejiang, the runner-up finish was already a great affirmation of Xinjiang's soccer. Fans were touched by Pahlha's words of motivation, and the media praised, "Chinese soccer is in dire need of those who shed tears for the runners-up."
The runner-up in the 2021 National Games was a historic breakthrough for Xinjiang soccer.
This breakthrough has inspired many Chinese professional soccer clubs to give Xinjiang players more opportunities. In each of the last three years, more than ten Xinjiang players have been selected for the national men's and women's soccer teams at all levels.2024 Early in the year, 21-year old rising star Baihulam Abdiweli was honored with China's Soccer Golden Boy Award and contributed two key goals in World Cup qualifying matches. Xinjiang soccer hopefuls such as Yimuran Baiti, Efirdin Eskal, Mutalifu Yiminkazhi, and Buyurang Mijiti have shown the future potential of soccer in the country.
Parhati worked quietly in the Xinjiang Football Association after the National Games, devoting himself to talent development and grassroots football association construction.
In 2015, Parhati led the Xinjiang men's soccer team to win the first National Youth Games. In July this year, the 50-year-old returned to his position as head coach of the Xinjiang U18 boys' soccer team, shouldering the responsibility of leading the team to participate in the first National Youth Three-Sport Games. "After the selection of school soccer and youth training ladders, we finalized 44 players. However, not many of them will be able to make a name for themselves in national competitions, and we still need to add fresh blood in a number of positions."
"Only when more players, coaches, administrators, and inheritors of the soccer culture influenced by professional soccer culture are willing to dedicate themselves to Xinjiang soccer, we will be able to deliver more high-level talents for the revitalization of Chinese soccer. It will be logical for Xinjiang soccer to win the championship." Parhati always carries the dream of a Xinjiang soccer championship in his heart.
