Muhammad Waheed

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Muhammad Waheed
Waheed in 2019
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Waheed Abdul Ghani[1]
Date of birth (2002-10-15) 15 October 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Karachi, Pakistan
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Khan Research Laboratories
Youth career
2013–2018 Karachi United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021
Civil Aviation Authority
 24 (8)
2021–2022
Sui Southern Gas
 11 (8)
2022–
Khan Research Laboratories
International career‡
2019 Pakistan U20 4 (2)
2023– Pakistan U23 2 (0)
2022– Pakistan 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:40, 23 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:21, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Muhammad Waheed (born 15 October 2002) is a Pakistani professional

Khan Research Laboratories and the Pakistan national team.[2]

Club career

Karachi United

Waheed began his youth career with Karachi United, having been selected at the age of 11.[3]

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority

Waheed began his senior career with departmental side

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority, becoming a consistent top goal-scorer in domestic competitions.[2] He scored 8 goals in 24 appearances in the 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League.[4] He also scored 7 goals in 4 appearances in the 2019 PFF National Challenge Cup, finishing as the top scorer.[4]

Sui Southern Gas

Waheed joined Sui Southern Gas in 2021. He acored 8 goals in 11 appearances in the 2021–22 season until the league was cancelled shortly after starting.[4]

Khan Research Laboratories

In late 2022 Waheed moved to

2023 PFF National Challenge Cup.[5]

International career

Waheed represented Pakistan at the youth level in 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. He went on to score two goals in four appearances.[2] His goals came in a 1–2 defeat to Kuwait and a 1–5 defeat to Palestine.[6][7]

In late 2019 Waheed was included in Pakistan's 13-man squad for the Socca World Cup in

friendly victory over Colombia.[9] In the team's Group Stage match against Germany, he scored both of his team's goals in the 2–3 defeat.[10] In January 2020, Waheed was named in Pakistan's squad for a two-match friendly tour in Malaysia against UKM and Felda United on 22 and 23 January respectively.[11][12] In the second and last match against Felda United, he scored the opening goal in the 16th minute in the eventual 2–0 victory.[13]

In August 2022 Waheed was called up for trials with the senior national team.

friendly against Nepal, Pakistan's first fixture in nearly three-and-a-half years because of the Pakistan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA.[14][15] He made his senior international debut as a second-half substitute in the eventual 0–1 away defeat.[16]

Waheed was called up to the senior squad again in February 2023 in preparation for upcoming friendlies, the 2023 SAFF Championship, and 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 November 2021[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Civil Aviation Authority
 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League 24 8 — 24 8
2019–20 Pakistan Premier League —[b] 4 7 4 7
2020–21 Pakistan Premier League —[c] 0 0 0 0
Total 24 8 4 7 28 15
Sui Southern Gas
 2021–22 Pakistan Premier League 11 8 — 11 8
Career total 35 16 4 7 39 23
  1. ^ Includes PFF National Challenge Cup
  2. ^ No league was held during 2019–20 season.
  3. ^ No league was held during 2020–21 season.

International

As of 17 October 2023[19]
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan
 2022 1 0
2023 7 0
Total 8 0

International goals

Youth
Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 22 November 2019
Seeb, Oman
 Kuwait Kuwait U20 1–0 1–2 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2. 24 November 2019 State of Palestine Palestine U20 1–2 1–5
Last updated 23 November 2022

Personal life

Waheed is from the Malir District of Karachi.[2] He comes from a family of footballers, including his paternal grandfather, maternal uncles and his brother playing at professional level.[3]

References

  1. ^ "PFIC profile". Pakistan Football Information Center. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Farrukh, Muneeb. "Talented striker Waheed upbeat ahead of PFF Trials". SAMAA. Archived from the original on 24 August 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  3. ^ a b Editorial Staff (2017-04-09). "FOOTBALL: Scoring at the Grassroots [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  4. ^ a b c https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/muhammad-waheed/280642/
  5. ^ "Waheed shines as KRL blank Army 2-0". The News. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Palestine Surge as Iraq, Kuwait Settle for Draw". Oman Observer. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Kuwait edge Pakistan in AFC U-19 Championship qualifier". Football Pakistan. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Pakistan hope to shine at Socca World Cup 2019". SAMAA. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  9. ^ Bilal Tahir, Mohammad. "Pakistan overpower Colombia in Socca Cup warm-up". Business Recorder. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  10. ^ "Pakistan 2-3 Germany: Muhammad Waheed stars for Pakistan at 2nd Socca World Cup". Khilari. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  11. ^ Editorial Staff (2020-01-17). "Pakistan squad named for Malaysia tour". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  12. ^ Editorial Staff (2020-01-23). "Pakistan hold on for 2-2 draw against Malaysian club [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  13. ^ Editorial Staff (2020-01-24). "Pakistan end Malaysia tour on a winning high [Dawn]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  14. ^ "Pakistan Announces Team for Football Friendly Against Nepal". Pro Pakistani. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  15. ^ "PFF announces squad for Nepal friendly". Geo Super. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  16. ^ Sohail, Shahrukh. "5 TALKING POINTS FROM NEPAL VS. PAKISTAN". Football Pakistan. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  17. ^ "PFF announces 36-men squad for national camp". The Nation. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Muhammad Waheed - Player Info". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
  19. ^ "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 November 2022.

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