Rizwana Yasmeen

Rizwana Yasmeen (born: 4 September 1990)[1] is a field hockey player from Pakistan. She is the captain of the national side[1][2] (as of November 2020).

Personal information
Born (1990-09-04) 4 September 1990
Pakistan
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–present Pakistan 20

Career

Yasmeen began her career in 2006.[1] Her playing position is goalkeeper.

National

At national competitions, Yasmeen represents WAPDA.[3] At the National Women's Championships held in Islamabad in 2016, she was declared the tournament's best goalkeeper.[3]

International

In 2006, Yasmeen was one of the standbys for the 2006 Asian Games Qualifiers held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[4] In 2010, she was part of the team selected to compete at the 2010 Asian Games Qualifiers held in Bangkok, Thailand.[5]

She participated in the 2nd Asian Hockey Challenge held in Bangkok, Thailand in September 2013 during which she earned 6 caps.[6]

In 2016, she was part of the team which reached the semi-finals of the 4th Women’s Asian Hockey Federation Cup which was held in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time that the national team had reached the semi-finals of the tournament.[7]

In 2017, Yasmeen was appointed the captain for the Asian Hockey Challenge held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei.[8] It was originally a six nation tournament[8] but three teams pulled out before it started. Pakistan came runners up to Hong Kong, with Brunei placing third.

Yasmeen led the national team at the 2018 Asian Games Qualifying Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand.[9][10] There the team lost five of their matches, winning one against seventh placed Indonesia by a score of 3-0, their only goals in the tournament. The team placed sixth and did not qualify for the Games. Yasmeen played in 4 matches during the tournament sitting out against Kazakhstan and Singapore.[11]

Between 2013 and 2018 Yasmeen has been capped 18 times, winning 4 games and drawing 2.[6] As of 12 January 2018, she has earned 20 international caps.[12]

Events participated in
  1. Asian Games hockey qualifiers: 2018
  2. Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup: 2012, 2016
  3. Asian Hockey Challenge: 2013, 2017
  4. 30th Surjeet Sing Hockey Tournament 2014 Jalander, India[1]

References
  1. "Rizwana Yasmeen (Captain)". PHF. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  2. "National Women Hockey Team". PHF. 2017-10-16. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  3. Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2016-08-13). "Wapda retain women's hockey title". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  4. "Razia appointed Captain of Pakistan Women Hockey Team". Paktribune. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  5. "Pakistan selects women's team | FIH". fih.ch. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  6. "Rizwana Yasmeen, FIH". www.worldcup2018.hockey. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  7. "Pakistan women's hockey team creates history in AHF Women Cup". PKKH.tv. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  8. Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2017-10-08). "Rizwana to lead Pakistan in Brunei event". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  9. "Women hockey team named for Asian Games qualifiers". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  10. Reporter, The Newspaper's Sports (2018-01-07). "Women's hockey squad named". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
  11. "Rizwana Yasmeen, International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  12. "Pakistan Team players - International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 2020-11-20.


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