Waseem Ahmed (field hockey)

Waseem Ahmad (Punjabi, Urdu: وسیم احمد) (born 10 April 1977, in Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani field hockey player and ex-captain of Pakistan Hockey Team.[1]

Waseem Ahmad
Personal information
Full name Waseem Ahmad
Born (1977-04-10) 10 April 1977
Playing position Left Half, Center Half
Club information
Current club Waseem Hockey Club, WAPDA
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2002 Habib Bank Limited 400+ (40)
2002-present WAPDA
2004-2010 HC Rotterdam, Netherlands
2005 season Hyderabad Sultans,
Premier Hockey League
2011-12 season Bhopal Badshahs,
World Series Hockey
2013-14 season KL Hockey Club,
Malaysia Hockey League
2013-14 season Punjab Sports Club
Hong Kong Premier Hockey League
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996– Pakistan 410 (37)

Career

He is regarded as one of the best left-halves in the world, and became the most capped midfielder and most capped player for Pakistan.[2] After announcing his retirement from International hockey during a press conference held after Pakistan-India third-place match of 26th Champions Trophy in Lahore, former Pakistan captain Waseem Ahmad later staged a comeback to international hockey in 2006 for World Cup and retired immediately after Pakistan team campaign in London Olympics 2012.[3]

See also

References

  1. Waseem Ahmad (field hockey player) on International Hockey Federation website, Published 19 January 2010, Retrieved 21 August 2017
  2. Waseem Ahmad (field hockey player) on Dawn (newspaper), Published 17 October 2009, Retrieved 21 August 2017
  3. Pakistan record draw against Spain in opener (this newspaper article shows many Waseem Ahmad pictures in game action, Dawn (newspaper), Published 31 July 2012, Retrieved 21 August 2017

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