Ahmed Faheem

Ahmed Faheem (born 4 December 1994)[1] is Pakistani footballer who plays for WAPDA as a winger. Faheem made his club debut in 2014 for Sui Northern Gas. He made his international debut in 2018 in 2018 SAFF Championship against Bangladesh.[2]

Ahmed Faheem
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994
Place of birth Khanewal, Punjab, Pakistan
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 WAPDA
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Sui Northern Gas 2 (2)
2018– WAPDA 20 (11)
National team‡
2018– Pakistan 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 13, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 11, 2019

Club career

Sui Northern Gas

Faheem started his career with Lahore based Sui Northern Gas, making his debut for the club on 26 November 2014 against Hazara Coal Company in 2014–15 Pakistan Football Federation League. Faheem scored a brace in his debut, scoring the opening goal of the match in 28th minute and his second in 86th minute as Sui Northern Gas won the match 3–1.[3] His second match was a 1–0 defeat to Higher Education Commission.[4] On 15 April 2015, Faheem scored on his National Football Challenge Cup debut against K-Electric in a 3–1 loss in the 86th minute during the group stage match in 2015 NBP National Challenge Cup.[5] Faheem also scored a penalty in 88th minute against rivals Sui Southern Gas in 6–2 defeat in the last match of the National Challenge Cup.[6]

WAPDA

Faheem joined WAPDA in 2018, as there was no football league held since 2015. He scored on his debut for WAPDA in the opening match for 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League against Pakistan Army in 1-1 draw.[7] Faheem scored his first career hat-trick against Pakistan Navy in a 4–2 victory, scoring his first and third on penalties in 15th and 80th minute and second in 57th minute.[8] On 8 November 2018, he scored the lone goal against Muslim in a 1–0 victory.[9] Faheem ended his season with 11 goals in 20 appearances. Faheem scored in the semi-finals of 2018 National Challenge Cup against Pakistan Petroleum in a 2–0 victory.[10] Faheem scored the opening goal in the finals against Pakistan Airforce in the 11th minute. WAPDA lost the match 2–1.[11]

International career

Faheem made his debut for Pakistan against Bangladesh in 2018 SAFF Championship, coming on as a substitute for Muhammad Adil at the 79th minute.[2] His second international appearances was against Bhutan, coming on as a 88th minute substitute captain Hassan Bashir. Faheem scored his first international goal in the same match in the 90+1 minute as Pakistan won the match 3–0.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 January 2019[13]
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sui Northern Gas 2014–15 Football Federation League 223254
Total 223255
WAPDA 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League 2011522513
Total 2011522513
Career Totals 2213843017
  1. Includes National Football Challenge Cup

International
As of 11 June 2019[13]
Pakistan
YearAppsGoals
201821
201910
Total21

International goals
As of 8 September 2018 (Pakistan score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ahmed Faheem goal)[13]
GoalCapsDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 September 2018Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Bhutan3–03–02018 SAFF Championship

References
  1. "Ahmad Faheem". us.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. "BANGLADESH VS. PAKISTAN 1-0". us.soccerway.com. Soccerway. September 6, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  3. "Sui Northern Gas Pipelines 3:1 Hazara Coal Company". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. November 26, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  4. "HEC 1:0 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. November 28, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  5. "K-Electric FC 3:1 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. April 15, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  6. "Sui Southern Gas Company 6:2 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. April 21, 2015. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  7. "WAPDA FC 1:1 Pakistan Army FC". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. September 25, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  8. "WAPDA FC 4:2 Pakistan Navy FC". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. October 10, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  9. "WAPDA FC 1:0 Muslim FC". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. November 8, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  10. "Pakistan Petroleum FC 0:2 WAPDA FC". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. May 7, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  11. "WAPDA FC 1:2 Pakistan Air Force FC". www.globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. May 10, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  12. "PAKISTAN VS. BHUTAN 3-0". us.soccerway.com. Soccerway. September 6, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  13. "Ahmed Faheem". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
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