Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammad Umar Hayat | ||
Date of birth | 22 September 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Okara, Pakistan [1] | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | WAPDA | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Lyallpur | 4 | (0) |
2014– | WAPDA | 18 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Pakistan U23 | 3 | (0) |
2018– | Pakistan | 19 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:49, 3 July 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:24, 11 June 2024 (UTC) |
Mohammad Umar Hayat (born 22 September 1996) also known as Omer Rao, [2] [3] is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays as a right-back for WAPDA which he captains, and the Pakistan national team.
Hayat started his career with Lyallpur. He made 4 appearances in the 2014 PFF League. [4]
By the end of 2014, Hayat joined Pakistan Premier League departmental side WAPDA. [4] He captained the team winning the 2023–24 PFF National Challenge Cup, where he was declared most valuable player of the competition. [5] [6]
Hayat represented Pakistan at the youth level. [7] Hayat was included in the Pakistan under 23 squad for the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta. He went on to make three appearances in the campaign. [4]
He was subsequently named to the nation's 20-man squad for the 2018 SAFF Championship. [8] He made his senior international debut on 4 September 2018 in the team's opening match of the tournament, a 2–1 victory over Nepal. [2] The following year he was then named to Pakistan's squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Cambodia, earning praise from local media for his performance at right-back.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Pakistan | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | |
2022 | 1 | 0 | |
2023 | 9 | 1 | |
2024 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 19 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 17 June 2023 | Stade de Cote d'Or, Saint Pierre, Mauritius | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup |