Muhammad Umar Hayat

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Muhammad Umar Hayat
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Umar Hayat
Date of birth (1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 (age 29)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Lyallpur 4 (0)
2014– WAPDA 18 (0)
International career‡
2018 Pakistan U23 3 (0)
2018– Pakistan 22 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 July 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2025 (UTC)

Muhammad Umar Hayat (born 22 September 1996), also known as Umar Rao, [2] is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays as a right-back for WAPDA which he captains, and the Pakistan national team.

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Club career

Lyallpur

Hayat started his career with Lyallpur. He made 4 appearances in the 2014 PFF League. [3]

WAPDA

By the end of 2014, Hayat joined Pakistan Premier League departmental side WAPDA. [3] He captained the team, winning the 2023–24 PFF National Challenge Cup, where he was declared the most valuable player of the competition. [4] [5]

International career

Hayat represented Pakistan at the youth level. [6] 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. [3]

He was subsequently named to the nation's 20-man squad for the 2018 SAFF Championship. [7] 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. [8] 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.

Career statistics

International

As of 9 October 2025 [8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Pakistan 201830
201920
202210
202391
202440
202530
Total221
Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hayat goal.
List of international goals scored by Muhammad Umar Hayat
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
117 June 2023Stade de Cote d'Or, Saint Pierre, Mauritius Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
1–2
1–3
 2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup

Honours

WAPDA

References

  1. ↑ "Global Sports Archive profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  2. ↑ "Umar Rao - Soccer Stats, Profile & Career Info | Global Sports Archive". GSA Website. Retrieved 2025-09-27.
  3. 1 2 3 "Umar Hayat – Soccer player profile & career statistics – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  4. ↑ Raza, Abdul (2024-05-12). "WAPDA wins National Challenge Cup 2023-24 Title". The Sports Side. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  5. ↑ "WAPDA retain Challenge Cup". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  6. ↑ "PFF reduces number of probables". nation.com.pk. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  7. ↑ "Pak football team named for SA event". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. 1 2 "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
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