Muhammad Saqlain is an international

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player from

Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...

. He plays

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. He made his international debut in 1998.

Career

2006

He was part of the team which won the silver medal at the

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2008

Saqlain was part of the squad which placed 8th at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.Pakistan's Olympic Campaign
All Things Pakistan. 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2010.

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* Living people 1978 births Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan Pakistani male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Pakistan Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Pakistan Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Asian Games competitors for Pakistan Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games {{Pakistan-fieldhockey-bio-stub

Career

2006

2008

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