Abdul Wahid (footballer)

Abdul Wahid
Wahid with Pakistan at the 1986 Fajr International Tournament
Personal information
Full name Abdul Wahid
Date of birth (1965-10-09)9 October 1965
Place of birth Karachi, Pakistan
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1989 Pakistan Airlines
International career
1984–1989 Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Abdul Wahid (Urdu: عبدالواحد; born 9 October 1965), also known as Abdul Wahid Jr.,[a] is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a midfielder. Wahid has been considered one of the prominent midfielders to play for Pakistan in the 1980s,[1] and was part of the national team as vice captain which won the 1989 South Asian Games.

Early life

Wahid was born on 9 October 1965, in Karachi, Pakistan.[2]

Club career

Wahid played for Pakistan Airlines throughout his career. In 1985, He played in the National Youth Football Championship.[3][4][5]

International career

Wahid was first selected for Pakistan at the 1984 Merdeka Tournament, and was also part of the squad for the 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification held in Calcutta, India.[6] The next year, he featured in the 1985 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament, and also played in the latter editions in 1986 and 1987. He also represented Pakistan in the 1986 Asian Games, as well as the 1986 Fajr International Tournament.[7] He continued to play for Pakistan in the 1987 South Asian Games, and the 1988 AFC qualifiers.[8] He was a starting player at the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification in the country's first participation in the tournament in 1989.[9] The same year, he helped the national side achieve the gold medal in the 1989 South Asian Games, where he acted as vice captain under Mateen Akhtar.[10] Wahid was also part of the squad as an unused substitute which again won the 1991 South Asian Games.[10]

Honours

Pakistan

Notes

  1. ^ Nomenclature differentiating from Abdul Wahid Sr., another player by similar name who represented Pakistan and PIA in the early 1980s.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Ahsan, Ali (23 December 2010). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part III". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  2. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Abdul Wahid (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  3. ^ "U-18 Football Championship starts". Business Recorder. 28 August 2007. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Faisalabad win U-18 soccer final". Business Recorder. 8 September 2007. Archived from the original on 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  5. ^ "PFF approves Lahore as championship host". DAWN.COM. 1 October 2009. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  6. ^ "Singapore Monitor, 12 October 1984, Page 39, Afternoon Edition". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
  7. ^ "1986 Fajr International Tournament". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 5 July 2025.
  8. ^ New Straits Times. New Straits Times. About tonight's match, you could see that only two or three Pakistan players really played football. Of course the goalkeeper was excellent and my best midfielder, Abdul Wahid, only played well in the second half.
  9. ^ Courtney, Barrie (2 February 2005). "International Matches 1989 - Asia". www.rsssf.org. The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 4 June 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  10. ^ a b Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications. pp. 237–250.
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