Muhammad Sharif (footballer)

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

Muhammad Sharif, alternatively spelt as Muhammad Shareef, was a former Pakistani footballer who played as a Inside-Right. He played for the Punjab football team throughout the 1950s, and captained the Pakistan national team in 1953. [1]

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Club career

Sharif represented the Punjab football team from 1950 till the 1950s. [2] [3] [4]

International career

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

In 1953, Sharif captained the team for the 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament. [7] The following year, he was included in the Pakistan squad for the 1954 Asian Games. [2] [3]

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References

  1. InpaperMagazine, From (13 January 2013). "In-depth: Pakistan football". Dawn. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Saturday, 17 April 1954, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  3. 1 2 "Tuesday, 06 April 1954, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  4. 1 2 "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.14 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Pakistan Tour of Iran and Iraq 1950". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  6. "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.21 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  7. "The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 1 December 2025.