Muhammad Waheed (born 15 October 2002) is a Pakistani professional

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who plays as a

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for

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and the Pakistan national team.

Club career

Karachi United

Waheed began his youth career with

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, having been selected at the age of 11.

Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority

Waheed began his senior career with departmental side

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, becoming a consistent top goal-scorer in domestic competitions. He scored 8 goals in 24 appearances in the

2018–19 Pakistan Premier League The 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League was the 61st season of Pakistan domestic football and the 12th season of the Pakistan Premier League. It was the first edition of the league to be played since the 2014–15 season. The league was reportedly ...

. He also scored 7 goals in 4 appearances in the 2019 PFF National Challenge Cup, finishing as the top scorer.

Sui Southern Gas

Waheed joined

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in 2021. He scored 8 goals in 11 appearances in the 2021–22 season until the league was cancelled shortly after starting.

Khan Research Laboratories

In late 2022 Waheed moved to

. He soon made an impact, scoring two goals in a victory over Pakistan Army F.C. in the 2023 PFF National Challenge Cup.

International career

Waheed represented Pakistan at the youth level in the

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. He went on to score two goals in four appearances. His goals came in a 1–2 defeat to

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and a 1–5 defeat to

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. In late 2019 Waheed was included in Pakistan's 13-man squad for the Socca World Cup in

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. He was the youngest player on any squad in the

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tournament. In preparation for the tournament, he scored in a 2–1 friendly victory over

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. In the team's Group Stage match against

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, he scored both of his team's goals in the 2–3 defeat. In January 2020, Waheed was named in Pakistan's squad for a two-match friendly tour in

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against UKM and

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on 22 and 23 January, respectively. In the second and last match against Felda United, he scored the opening goal in the 16th minute in the eventual 2–0 victory. In August 2022 Waheed was called up for trials with the senior national team. In November the same year, he was included in Pakistan's squad for a friendly against

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, Pakistan's first fixture in nearly three-and-a-half years because of the

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's suspension by

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. He made his senior international debut as a second-half substitute in the eventual 0–1 away defeat. Waheed was called up to the senior squad again in February 2023 in preparation for upcoming friendlies, the

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, and

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Personal life

Waheed hails from the

Malir District Malir District () is an administrative district of Karachi Division in Sindh, Pakistan created in 1996 by bifurcation of Gulshan District, District Karachi East. According to the 2023 Pakistani census, District Malir had a population of 2,419, ...

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. He comes from a family of footballers; his paternal grandfather, maternal uncles and his brother have played at the domestic level.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

= Youth

= :''Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first.''

References

External links

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