Waleed Khan

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Waleed Khan
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Waleed Khan
Date of birth (2004-12-08) 8 December 2004 (age 19)
Place of birth Kohat, Pakistan
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 POPO FC
Number 10
Youth career
2016–2020 POPO FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– POPO FC
2021 → Pakistan Air Force (loan) 10 (3)
2022 → SKA Brasil U20 (loan)
International career‡
2023– Pakistan U23 3 (0)
2022– Pakistan 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:00, 11 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Muhammad Waleed Khan (born 4 December 2004) is a Pakistani professional footballer who currently plays for POPO FC and the Pakistan national team. [1]

Contents

Early life

Khan was born in Kohat, and shifted with his family to Islamabad in 2010.

Club career

POPO FC

Khan started his youth career POPO FC in 2016. He became a regular call up for the senior squad in 2020. [2]

Loan to Pakistan Air Force

In August 2021, he was loaned to Pakistan Air Force for the 2021–22 Pakistan Premier League. [2] He scored in the opening match of the second leg of the season at the age of 16, on a 2–2 draw against KRL in the 39th minute of the match. [3] He also scored on a 3–0 victory against Karachi United, and a 5–0 victory against Huma throughout the season, until the league was cancelled shortly after starting. [4] [5] [6]

Loan to SKA Brasil U20

In 2022, Khan along with POPO FC club compatriot Mohammad Rizwan joined the under 20 side of Brazilian club Futebol Clube SKA Brasil on a temporary basis along with the coach Shahzad Anwar. [7] [8] [9] [10]

International career

In August 2022, Khan was called up for a trials with the senior national team. In November the same year, he was included in Pakistan's squad for a friendly against Nepal, Pakistan's first fixture in nearly three-and-a-half years because of the Pakistan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA. [11] He made his senior international debut playing the full match in the eventual 0–1 away defeat. He was subsequently called for the 2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup and the 2023 SAFF Championship in India. [12] [13] [14] In October 2023 he represented Pakistan U23 in AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers. [15]

Career statistics

International

As of 26 March 2024 [16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Pakistan 202210
202380
202420
Total110

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  6. ↑ "PAF thrash Huma Club in PPFL". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  7. ↑ "Former Pak football coach to join Brazilian club". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  8. ↑ Sohail, Shahrukh (2022-02-06). "FOOTBALL: THE DREAMS OF POPO FC". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  9. ↑ "Shehzad to coach Brazilian football club". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  10. ↑ "Goalie Basit inks deal with football club in Maldives". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  11. ↑ "PFF announces squad for Nepal friendly". Geo Super. Retrieved 23 November 2022.
  12. ↑ Dey, Aneesh (2023-06-24). "2023 SAFF Championships: Kuwait takes giant leap towards semifinal after thumping win over Pakistan". sportstar.thehindu.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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  14. ↑ "Pakistan face tough India in SAFF Cup opener today". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  15. ↑ "PFF unveils squad for AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers in Bahrain". The Nation. 2023-09-04. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
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