Muzammil Hussain

Not to be confused with Muzammil Hussain (Lt Gen (R)).
Muzammil Hussain
Personal information
Full name Muzammil Hussain
Date of birth (1993-09-06) 6 September 1993 (age 31)
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

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

Muzammil was first called up in 2011 for the Pakistan national under-23 team's 2012 Olympics qualifiers against Malaysia, but missed the event due to injury. He played for the under-team 23 in a friendly series in August 2014 against India, the first match ending in a 0–1 loss and the second in a 2–0 win for Pakistan.[4][5][6] He also played in 1–2 loss in a friendly against Malaysia in 2015.[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 started the game against Yemen in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. 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

International

As of 28 June 2016 [1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan 2013 1 0
2014 1 0
2015 3 0
Total 5 0

Honours

Club

National Bank

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d Muzammil Hussain National-football-teams.com
  2. ^ Pakistan - Muzammil Hussain - Profile with news, career statistics and history Soccerway
  3. ^ natasha.raheel (2015-01-21). "After four long years, K-Electric lift PPFL trophy". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  4. ^ "Meek surrender by India". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  5. ^ "Pakistan stun arch-rivals India 2-0 to level series". The Times of India. 2014-08-21. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  6. ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (2014-08-31). "Five lessons from the India-Pakistan football series". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  7. ^ "Malaysia U23 overpower Pakistan 2-1 in friendly". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  8. ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (2015-03-22). "Missing in action". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  9. ^ "Pakistan hold Yemen but exit qualifiers". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-08-28.