Zahid Hameed

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Zahid Hameed
Personal information
Full name Zahid Hameed
Date of birth (1985-08-01) August 1, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Quetta, Pakistan
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2004 PTCL Islamabad
2005–2014 WAPDA
2007 Quetta Zorawar
2014 Aqua Pure Water
International career
2004–2007 Pakistan U23
2003–2008 Pakistan 20 (1)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Men's Football
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Islamabad Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Colombo Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Zahid Hameed (born 1 August 1985) [1] is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a midfielder who captained the Pakistan national football team.

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Club career

Hameed played for PTCL Islamabad until joining WAPDA, winning four Pakistan Premier League titles with them in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2011. [1] He also played for departmental side Aqua Pure Water in 2014. [2]

International career

He earned his first senior international cap during the 2006 World Cup qualifiers held in 2003 against Kyrgyzstan, and scored his first goal in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers against Guam. [1]

Hameed won the 2004 and 2006 South Asian Games with the Pakistan under 23 national team. [3] [4]

In 2007, Hameed led the Pakistan under-23 team as captain at the Football at the 2008 Summer Olympics Qualifiers where his side beat Singapore in a home and away series to qualify for the second round. [5] [6] [7]

Due to Muhammad Essa's injury, Hameed was named Pakistan national team captain for 2008 SAFF Championship. [8] [5]

Coaching career

After retirement, Hameed acted as assistant coach of departmental side Pakistan Petroleum at the 2018 National Challenge Cup. [9] [10] [11] [12] The club finished at the third position after defeating Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. [13]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Pakistan 200320
200580
200640
200961
Total201
Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first.


List of international goals scored by Zahid Hameed
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 April 2008 Taipei, Taiwan Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 6–09–2 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers

Honours

WAPDA

Pakistan U23

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References

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  2. ↑ "Hameed Zahid - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  3. ↑ "9th South Asian Federation Games 2004 (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  4. ↑ "Football team to be honoured". DAWN.COM. 2006-11-25. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
  5. 1 2 "Pakistan to include four overseas players for SAFF championship". DAWN.COM. 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  6. ↑ "Pakistan clash with Kuwait today". DAWN.COM. 2007-03-28. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  7. ↑ "Win against Singapore a memorable one, says captain". DAWN.COM. 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2024-03-16.
  8. ↑ "Pakistan thrash Guam in final: AFC Challenge qualifier". DAWN.COM. 2008-04-07. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  9. ↑ "Football stakeholders expedite efforts against PFF NC". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  10. ↑ "Nazeer puts debutants PPL in Challenge Cup quarters". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  11. ↑ "WAPDA reach National Challenge Cup final". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  12. ↑ "Abdullah hits brace to push PPL into Challenge Cup semis". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  13. ↑ "PPL crush PCAA to win third position". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
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