Waseem Ahmed (field hockey)

Pakistani hockey player

Waseem Ahmad
Personal information
Full name Waseem Ahmad
Born (1977-04-10) 10 April 1977 (age 47)
Playing position Left Half, Center Half
Club information
Current club

Waseem Hockey Club, WAPDA

Southern United Hockey Club, Melbourne
Senior career
Years Team
1996–2002 Habib Bank Limited
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)
Coaching career
2022 Acme Chattrogram

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] He belongs to a Jat family (Randawah).

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. 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.

Physical Status
Height 5.7
Weight 65
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color dark brown
Hair Color black
Family
Parents mother ( alive)
Wife Gull Tariq
Siblings 6
Children 4

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]

Tamgha-e-Imtiaz:

He played most number of matches for Pakistan and was awarded Tamgha-e-Imtiaz (Award of excellence).

See as well

References

  1. ^ Waseem Ahmad (field hockey player) International Hockey Federation, 19 January 2010
  2. ^ Waseem Ahmad (field hockey player) Dawn, 17 October 2009
  3. ^ Pakistan record draw against Spain in opener (this newspaper article shows many Waseem Ahmad pictures in game action, Dawn, 31 July 2012
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Pakistan squad – 2002 World Cup – 5th place
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Pakistan squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 5th place
  • 1 Alam
  • 2 Jawad
  • 3 Nadeem
  • 4 Ali
  • 5 Maqsood
  • 6 Ahmed
  • 7 Dilawar Hussain
  • 8 Butt
  • 9 Abbas
  • 10 Raza
  • 11 Muhammad Shabbir
  • 12 Akbar
  • 13 Ashraf
  • 14 Mudassar Ali Khan
  • 15 Abbasi
  • 16 Tariq Aziz
  • Coach: Roelant Oltmans
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Pakistan squad – 2006 World Cup – 6th place
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Pakistan squad – 2010 World Cup – 12th place
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Pakistan squad – 2011 Champions Trophy
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Pakistan squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 7th place
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Pakistan squad – 2012 Champions Trophy – 3rd place
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