Ahmed Faheem
{{short description|Pakistani association football player}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ahmed Faheem
| image =
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| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|12|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Khanewal, Pakistan
| height = 1.75 m
| position = Winger
| currentclub = WAPDA
| clubnumber = 17
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Crown Club Khanewal
| years1 = 2011–2013
| clubs1 = Wohaib
| years2 = 2014–2015
| clubs2 = Sui Northern Gas
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2018–
| clubs3 = WAPDA
| caps3 = 20
| goals3 = 11
| nationalyears1 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam1 = Pakistan
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| club-update = January 13, 2019
| nationalteam-update = June 11, 2019
}}
Ahmed Faheem (born 4 December 1994){{cite web |url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/ahmed-faheem/560874/ |title=Ahmad Faheem |publisher=Soccerway |website=us.soccerway.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}} is a Pakistani footballer who plays as a winger for WAPDA.
Club career
= Early career =
Faheem first represented Khanewal based Crown Club at youth level.{{Cite web |date=2007-07-05 |title=U-15 football enters last-8 stage |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/254873/u-15-football-enters-last-8-stage |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}} He also represented the Punjab provincial team in 2009.{{Cite web |date=2009-10-25 |title=Pakistan to take on Afghanistan in U-16 Football today |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/3693000 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Brecorder |language=en}} He later represented Lahore based club Wohaib, playing a crucial role for the club promotion to the top tier at the 2011 PFF League.{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Our Staff |date=2011-11-27 |title=Wohaib beat Mansab FC |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/27-Nov-2011/wohaib-beat-mansab-fc?version=amp |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.nation.com.pk}}{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=The Newspaper's Sports |date=2011-11-24 |title=Muslim FC, Wapda claim victories |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/675686 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}
=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 the 2014–15 Pakistan Football Federation League. Faheem scored a brace on debut, scoring the opening goal of the match in the 28th minute and his second in the 86th minute as Sui Northern Gas won the match 3–1.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2014-11-26/sngpl-fc-vs-hazara-coal-company/462527/ |title=Sui Northern Gas Pipelines 3:1 Hazara Coal Company |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=November 26, 2014 |website=www.globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}} His second match was a 1–0 defeat to Higher Education Commission.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2014-11-28/hec-vs-sngpl-fc/462528/ |title=HEC 1:0 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=November 28, 2014 |website=www.globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}} 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 the 2015 NBP National Challenge Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2015-04-15/k-electric-fc-vs-sngpl-fc/488453/ |title=K-Electric FC 3:1 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=April 15, 2015 |website=www.globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}} Faheem also scored a penalty in the 88th minute against rivals Sui Southern Gas as his team lost 2–6 in the last match of the National Challenge Cup.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2015-04-21/sui-southern-gas-company-vs-sngpl-fc/488457/ |title=Sui Southern Gas Company 6:2 Sui Northern Gas Pipelines |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=April 21, 2015 |website=www.globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}}
=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 a 1–1 draw.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2018-09-25/wapda-fc-vs-pakistan-army-fc/1447898/ |title=WAPDA FC 1:1 Pakistan Army FC |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=September 25, 2018 |website=www.globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2018-10-18/wapda-fc-vs-pakistan-navy-fc/1457114/ |title=WAPDA FC 4:2 Pakistan Navy FC |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=October 10, 2018 |website=www.globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}} On 8 November 2018, he scored the lone goal against Muslim in a 1–0 victory.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2018-11-08/wapda-fc-vs-muslim-fc/1457152/ |title=WAPDA FC 1:0 Muslim FC |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=November 8, 2018 |website=www.globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2018-05-07/pakistan-petroleum-fc-vs-wapda-fc/1327120/ |title=Pakistan Petroleum FC 0:2 WAPDA FC |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=May 7, 2018 |website=www.globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}} Faheem scored the opening goal in the finals against Pakistan Airforce in the 11th minute. WAPDA lost the match 2–1.{{cite web |url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2018-04-30/wapda-fc-vs-karachi-united/1318537/ |title=WAPDA FC 1:2 Pakistan Air Force FC |publisher=Global Sports Archive |date=May 10, 2018 |website=www.globalsportsarchive.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}}
After three years of inactivity due to Pakistan Football Federation suspension by FIFA, Faheem scored the fastest goal in the 2023 PFF National Challenge Cup which came in the 37th second in a 5–0 victory against Saif Textile.{{Cite web |title=KRL, Army match ends in goalless draw |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1036590-krl-army-match-ends-in-goalless-draw |access-date=2024-06-02 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}
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.{{cite web |date=September 6, 2018 |title=BANGLADESH VS. PAKISTAN 1-0 |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/06/asia/south-asian-football-federation-championship/bangladesh/pakistan/2780191/ |access-date=February 16, 2019 |website=us.soccerway.com |publisher=Soccerway}} His second international appearances was against Bhutan, coming on as an 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.{{cite web |url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2018/09/08/asia/south-asian-football-federation-championship/pakistan/bhutan/2780192/ |title=PAKISTAN VS. BHUTAN 3-0 |publisher=Soccerway |date=September 6, 2018 |website=us.soccerway.com |access-date=February 16, 2019}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|13 January 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/ahmed-faheem/50747/|title=Ahmed Faheem|publisher=Global Sports Archive|accessdate=February 16, 2019}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|CupIncludes National Football Challenge Cup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
!Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | ||||||
| rowspan="2" valign="center"|Sui Northern Gas | Football Federation League
|2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
| rowspan="2" valign="center"|WAPDA
|20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 13 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 13 | |
| colspan="3"|Career Totals
!22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 17 |
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year | ||
| rowspan="3" |Pakistan
!Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| colspan="2" |Total||2||1 |
:Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Faheem goal.
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Ahmed Faheem ! scope="col" |No. ! scope="col" |Date ! scope="col" |Venue ! scope="col" |Opponent ! scope="col" |Score ! scope="col" |Result ! scope="col" |Competition |
| align="center" |1
|8 September 2018 |Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |{{Fb|BHU}} | align="center" |3–0 | align="center" |3–0 |
Honours
= WAPDA =
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|ahmed-faheem/560874}}
- {{GSA player|ahmed-faheem/50747}}
- {{NFT player|71725}}
{{WAPDA F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Faheem Ahmed}}
Category:Pakistan men's international footballers
Category:Footballers from Punjab, Pakistan
Category:Men's association football midfielders