Ali Uzair
{{short description|Pakistani footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ali Uzair
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| fullname = Ali Uzair Mahmood
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|10|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Faisalabad, Pakistan
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = WAPDA
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 2018–2019
| clubs1 = WAPDA
| caps1 = 18
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = Khan Research Laboratories
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–
| clubs3 = WAPDA
| caps3 = 5
| goals3 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019–
| nationalteam1 = Pakistan
| nationalcaps1 = 18
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 13 January 2019
| nationalteam-update = 25 March 2025
}}
Ali Uzair Mahmood (born 14 October 1996) is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for WAPDA and the Pakistan national team.{{Cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/players/ali-uzair/613682/|title=Pakistan - Ali Uzair - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=us.soccerway.com|access-date=2019-06-08}}
Club career
Ali Uzair starting playing in 2018 for WAPDA in the Pakistan Premier League.{{Cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/ali-uzair/246112/|title=Ali Uzair - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive|website=globalsportsarchive.com|access-date=2019-06-08}}
In 2022, Uzair played for Larkana Leopards in the Sindh Super League, a franchise-based football league held in the province of Sindh.{{Cite web |title=Larkana Leapords win Sindh Super League 2022 in Karachi |url=https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/14784-larkana-leapords-win-sindh-super-league-2022-in-karachi |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=www.geosuper.tv |language=en-US}} He helped the team finishing as champions after winning against Lyari Fighters by 0–1 in the final. Uzair was subsequently declared player of the tournament.
International career
Ali Uzair left for Cambodia to play the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/404376-pak-football-team-leaves-for-qatar-quietly|title=Pak football team leaves for Qatar quietly|date=2018-12-10|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=2019-06-08}} He debuted for Pakistan national football team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Cambodia on 6 June 2019, coming on as a half-time substitution for Navid Rehman.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 13 January 2019}}
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%; text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||
| 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"|WAPDA
|2018–19{{Cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/ali-uzair/246112/|title=Ali Uzair - Player Info|website=globalsportsarchive.com|access-date=2019-06-11}} |18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 2 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!18||1||5||1||23||2 | |||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!18||1||5||1||23||2 |
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= International =
{{Updated|25 March 2025}}{{cite web |title=NFT profile |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/74478/Ali_Uzair.html |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=1 April 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |
| rowspan="4" |Pakistan
|2019 |2 |0 |
| 2023
|11 |0 |
| 2024
|4 |0 |
| 2025
|1 |0 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!18 !0 |
|---|
Honours
= WAPDA =
References
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External links
- {{NFT player|74478}}
- {{GSA player|ali-uzair/246112}}
{{WAPDA F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Uzair, Ali}}
Category:Pakistani men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Pakistan men's international footballers