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Born | Gojra, Pakistan | 12 May 2002||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022– | Pakistan | 22 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2024– | Pakistan U–21 | 17 | (14) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Arbaz Ahmad (born 12 May 2002) [1] is a field hockey player from Pakistan. [2]
Arbaz Ahmad was born and raised in Gojra, a small town in Pakistan's Punjab province that is known for being a "big nursery of the game" of hockey and providing numerous players to the national team. [3] [4]
Arbaz Ahmad made his senior international debut in 2022 at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh. [5] At the tournament, he won a bronze medal and scored his first international goals. He later represented the national team at the inaugural edition of the FIH Nations Cup in Potchefstroom. [5]
During 2023, Ahmad only represented the national team at one tournament, representing the team at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. [6] [7]
He was a member of the squad at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Muscat. [2]
Following a successful senior debut, Ahmad represented the Pakistan U–21 throughout 2023. His first appearance came during the Junior Asia Cup in Salalah, where he won a silver medal. [8] Following this, he represented the team again at the Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru and the FIH Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. [9] [10] [3] [5]