Alamgir Ghazi
Personal information
Full name Alamgir Ali Khan Ghazi
Date of birth (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Charun, Chitral district, Pakistan
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
WAPDA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Pakistan Television
2020–2022 Khan Research Laboratories
2022– WAPDA 12 (9)
International career
2020 Pakistan U20 4 (0)
2023 Pakistan U23 3 (1)
2022– Pakistan 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:47, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:00, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Alamgir Ali Khan Ghazi (born 9 May 2001)[1] is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Pakistan Premier League club WAPDA and the Pakistan national team.

Personal life

Ghazi was born in the town of Charun in the Chitral district of Pakistan.[2] He is son of the PTI politician Rehmat Ghazi,[2] and cousin of former international striker Muhammad Rasool.[3][4]

Club career

In 2020 Ghazi was a member of Pakistan Television F.C.[5] In 2020 he joined Khan Research Laboratories F.C. of the Pakistan Premier League. By 2022 he signed for WAPDA.[5]

International career

Ghazi represented Pakistan at the youth level in 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[6] He went on to make four appearances in the campaign.[5]

In August 2022 Ghazi was called up for a trials with the senior national team.[7] In November the same year, he was included in Pakistan's squad for a friendly against Nepal, Pakistan's first fixture in nearly three-and-a-half years because of the Pakistan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA. He made his senior international debut in the starting lineup in the eventual 0–1 away defeat.[8]

He was called in September 2023 for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification where he scored a long range goal from the half of the field on a 1–3 loss against Bahrain, as Pakistan exited the group losing three games in the group.[9]

Career statistics

International

As of 21 November 2023[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan 2022 1 0
2023 9 0
Total 10 0

References

  1. ^ "Pakistan - Alamgir Ghazi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. ^ a b "Chitrali footballer makes it to national under 19 team". Chitral News. 2019-11-20.
  3. ^ Safi, Alam Zeb (18 Dec 2019). "Peshawar Combined FC lift Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup". www.thenews.com.pk.
  4. ^ Safi, Alam Zeb (18 Dec 2019). "Peshawar Combined FC lift Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup [The News]". footballpakistan.
  5. ^ a b c "Alamgir Ali Khan - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  6. ^ "Pakistan Football Federation announce 23-member squad for AFC U-19 championship qualifiers". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  7. ^ Farrukh, Muneeb (2022-08-24). "Talented striker Waheed upbeat ahead of PFF Trials". Samaa. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  8. ^ Editorial Staff (2022-11-17). "5 talking points from Nepal vs. Pakistan". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  9. ^ "Bahrain down Pakistan". DAWN.COM. 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  10. ^ "Alamgir Ghazi (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.