Zahid Hameed

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Zahid Hameed
Personal information
Full name Zahid Hameed
Date of birth (1985-08-01) August 1, 1985 (age 38)
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 18 (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. [2]

Contents

Club career

Hameed previously played for PTCL Islamabad until joining WAPDA, winning four Pakistan Premier League with them in 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2011. [1] He also played for departmental side Aqua Pure Water in 2014. [3]

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. [4] [5] [6]

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. [7] [8] [9]

Due to Muhammad Essa's injury, Hameed was named Pakistan national team captain for 2008 SAFF Championship. [10] [7]

Coaching career

After retirement, Hameed acted as assistant coach of departmental side Pakistan Petroleum at the 2018 National Challenge Cup. [11] [12] [13] The club finished at the third position after defeating Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority. [14]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by year and competition [1]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Pakistan 200320
200560
200640
200961
Total181

Goals for Senior National Team

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
April 6, 2008 Taipei, Taiwan Flag of Guam.svg  Guam 6–09–2 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers


Honours

Club

WAPDA

International

See also

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