Muhammad Sharif (footballer)

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Muhammad Sharif
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Personal information
Full name Muhammad Sharif
Date of birth Unknown
Place of birth British India
Date of death Unknown
Position Forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1950–19?? Punjab
International career
1950–1954 Pakistan (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Muhammad Sharif was a Pakistani footballer who played as a forward. He played for the Punjab football team throughout the 1950s, he was the third captain of the Pakistan national football team after Osman Jan and Abdul Wahid Durrani. [1]

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Club career

Sharif represented the Punjab football team from 1950 till the 1950s. [2] [3] He was also member of Lahore based club Rangers FC. [2]

International career

Sharif was selected for the Pakistan national team's tour to Iran and Iraq in 1950. [4] Two years later, he was again selected for the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament held in Ceylon. [3] He would go on to score against Burma in the 60th minute. [5] [6]

In 1953, Sharif captained the team for the 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament. [7] [1] The following year, he was included in the Pakistan squad for the 1954 Asian Games. [2]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sharif goal.
List of international goals scored by Muhammad Sharif
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
120 March 1952 Colombo Oval, Colombo, CeylonFlag of Burma (1948-1974).svg  Burma 1–01–0 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament [5] [6]

Honours

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part I". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Saturday, 17 April 1954, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  3. 1 2 "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.14 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  4. ↑ "Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.21 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
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