Muzammil Hussain
Personal information
Full name Muzammil Hussain
Date of birth (1993-09-06) 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– 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 F.C. in the Pakistan Premier League.[2]

Club career

Hussain made his debut with WAPDA in the 2009-10 season of the Pakistan Premier League.[1]

International career

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.[3] 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][8]

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.[9] 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.[10]

Career statistics

International

As of 28 June 2016 [1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan 2013 1 0
2014 1 0
2015 3 0
Total 5 0

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Muzammil Hussain National-football-teams.com
  2. ↑ Pakistan - Muzammil Hussain - Profile with news, career statistics and history Soccerway
  3. ↑ Editorial Staff (2011-04-15). "Muzammil finds slot as Pakistan WAPDA announce 27 player squad". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  4. ↑ Editorial Staff (2014-09-01). "Five lessons from the India-Pakistan football series [DAWN]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  5. ↑ "Meek surrender by India". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  6. ↑ "Pakistan stun arch-rivals India 2-0 to level series". The Times of India. 2014-08-21. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  7. ↑ Editorial Staff (2015-02-26). "Match Report: Pakistan unable to claw past superior Malaysia despite late consolation". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  8. ↑ "Malaysia U23 overpower Pakistan 2-1 in friendly". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  9. ↑ Sohail, Shahrukh (2015-03-22). "Missing in action". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
  10. ↑ "Pakistan hold Yemen but exit qualifiers". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2023-08-28.
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