Muzammil Hussain
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muzammil Hussain | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | WAPDA | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009– | WAPDA | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014–2015 | Pakistan U23 | ||
| 2013–2015 | Pakistan | 5 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 August 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 27 June 2016 (UTC) | |||
Muzammil Hussain (born 6 September 1993)[1] is a Pakistani footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for WAPDA.[2]
Club career
[edit]Hussain made his debut with WAPDA in the 2009–10 season of the Pakistan Premier League.[1] The next season, he won the 2010–11 Pakistan Premier League title. He was declared goalkeeper of the year consecutively in the 2013–14, and 2014–15 Pakistan Premier League seasons.[3]
International career
[edit]Muzammil was first called in 2011 by the Pakistan national under-23 team for the 2012 Olympics qualifiers against Malaysia, but missed the event due to an injury. He played for the under 23 in a friendly series in August 2014 against India, the first match ending in a 0–1 loss and the second ending in a 2–0 win for Pakistan.[4][5][6] He also played in a friendly against Malaysia in 2015 ending in a 1–2 loss.[7]
He made his senior debut for the Pakistan national football team in 2013, in a friendly against Afghanistan which ended in a 3–0 loss.[1] He played as a starter in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Yemen. The first match ended in a 1–3 loss, after he saved the first shot in a penalty in the starting minutes of the game, until Abdulwasea Al Matari finally headed the ball in the net.[8] He received an injury in the second leg which ended in a 0–0 draw, where he was replaced by Saqib Hanif in the second half of the game.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]International
[edit]- As of 28 June 2016 [1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]- National Bank
Individual
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Muzammil Hussain National-football-teams.com
- ^ Pakistan - Muzammil Hussain - Profile with news, career statistics and history Soccerway
- ^ natasha.raheel (2015-01-21). "After four long years, K-Electric lift PPFL trophy". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Meek surrender by India". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ "Pakistan stun arch-rivals India 2-0 to level series". The Times of India. 2014-08-21. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (2014-08-31). "Five lessons from the India-Pakistan football series". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
- ^ "Malaysia U23 overpower Pakistan 2-1 in friendly". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (2015-03-22). "Missing in action". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
- ^ "Pakistan hold Yemen but exit qualifiers". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
External links
[edit]
- Muzammil Hussain at National-Football-Teams.com
- Muzammil Hussain at Soccerway
- Muzammil Hussain at Global Sports Archive