| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 19 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 June 2023 | Stade de Cote d'Or, Saint Pierre, Mauritius |  Djibouti | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup |
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