Pakistan men's national under-21 field hockey team

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Pakistan
Flag of Pakistan.svg
Association Pakistan Hockey Federation
Confederation AHF (Asia)
Head Coach Muhammad Qamar Ibrahim
Assistant coach(es) Kamran Ashraf
ManagerAjmal Khan Lodhi
Captain Hannan Shahid
Junior World Cup
Appearances11 (first in 1979 )
Best resultGold medal world centered-2.svg 1st (1979)
Junior Asia Cup
Appearances10 (first in 1988 )
Best resultGold medal asia.svg 1st (1988, 1992, 1996)

The Pakistan men's national under-21 field hockey team is the representative team of Pakistan in international under-21 field hockey competitions. The team is governed by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), the governing body for field hockey in Pakistan.

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The team has participated in various tournaments and has achieved notable success in the past. [1] It won the inaugural edition of the Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in 1979, [2] and came second in the 1993 edition. [3] It also won the first three editions of the Men's Hockey Junior Asia Cup, and came second on four other occasions.

The team is currently ranked 9th in the world, and 2nd in Asia. [4]

Tournament history

The men's national under-21 hockey team from Pakistan has a long history of success in international games. Over the years, they have consistently been title challengers in major tournaments, and have won a number of them. Talented players from the team have gone on to play for the senior national team. [5]

Junior World Cup

Junior World Cup [6]
YearHost cityPosition
1979 Flag of France.svg Versailles, France 1st
1982 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3rd
1985 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver, Canada 3rd
1989 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ipoh, Malaysia 3rd
1993 Flag of Spain.svg Terrassa, Spain 2nd
1997 Flag of England.svg Milton Keynes, England 5th
2001 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hobart, Australia -
2005 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam, Netherlands 7th
2009 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore

5th
2013 Flag of India.svg New Delhi, India 9th
2016 Flag of India.svg Lucknow, India -
2021 Flag of India.svg Bhubaneswar, India 11th
2023 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8th

Junior Asia Cup

Junior Asia Cup record
YearHostPosition
1988 Flag of Pakistan.svg Karachi, Pakistan1st
1992 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1st
1996 Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 1st
2000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia5th
2004 Flag of Pakistan.svg Karachi, Pakistan2nd
2008 Flag of India.svg Hyderabad, India3rd
2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg Malacca, Malaysia2nd
2015 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuantan, Malaysia2nd
2021 Flag of Bangladesh.svg Dhaka, Bangladeshcancelled
2023 Flag of Oman.svg Salalah, Oman2nd
2024 Flag of Oman.svg Muscat, Oman2nd
Best result1st

Other tournaments

Sultan of Johor Cup
YearHost cityPosition
2011 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Bahru, Malaysia 5th
2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Bahru, Malaysia 4th
2013 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Bahru, Malaysia 4th
2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Bahru, Malaysia 6th
2015 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Bahru, Malaysia 6th
2016 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Bahru, Malaysia 2nd
2017 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Bahru, Malaysia -
2018 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Bahru, Malaysia -
2019 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Bahru, Malaysia -
2022 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Bahru, Malaysia -
2023 Flag of Malaysia.svg Johor Bahru, Malaysia 4th

Current squad

The following players were part of the Pakistan men's national under-21 field hockey team for the U-21 Men's Junior Hockey Asia Cup in 2023:

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
11 GK Muhammad Faizan Janjua1850
121 GK Ali Raza (Captain)1820

22 DF Muhammad Abdullah2012 Flag of Pakistan.svg Mari Petroleum
22 DF Arbaz Ahmad2065
42 DF Ihtesham Aslam2060 Flag of Pakistan.svg Mari Petroleum
52 DF Muhammad Khan1864
62 DF Aqeel Ahmad1812 Flag of Pakistan.svg WAPDA

73 MF Zakriya Hayat1861 Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan Navy
83 MF Arshad Liaquat2061 Flag of Pakistan.svg Mari Petroleum
93 MF Abdul Hanan Shahid1712 Flag of Pakistan.svg WAPDA
113 MF Ali Murtaza1860
11Abdul Qayyum1861
13Basharat Ali1663

14Bilal Akram1841
15Abdul Wahab1963
16Arbaz Ayaz1940
17Muhammad Murtaza1962
184 FW Abdul Rehman18129

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