Hakim Niazi

Niazi represented Afghanistan in the 2022 CAFA U-16 Championship. He scored his team's only goal in a 1–1 draw with Kyrgyzstan in the team's opening match.{{cite web |last1=Eqbal |first1=Saqalain |title=The Afghan Youth National Team Starts the Central Asian Tournament with a Draw |url=https://www.khaama.com/the-afghan-youth-national-team-starts-the-central-asian-tournament-with-a-draw48445/ |publisher=khaama.com |access-date=19 September 2023}} He represented the country at the youth level again in 2023 AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification.{{cite web |last1=Verma |first1=Keshava |title=AFC U-17 Asian Cup 2023: All 16 participating National Team squads |url=https://khelnow.com/football/2023-06-afc-u-17-asian-cup-all-national-squads |publisher=khelnow.com |access-date=19 September 2023}} In the team's opening match, he scored three goals in the first half of an eventual 5–0 win over Mongolia.{{cite web |last1=Kakar |first1=Hijratullah |title=مسابقات مقدماتی فوتبال جام آسیا: افغانستان منگولیا را پنج صفر شکست داد |url=https://pajhwok.com/fa/2022/10/08/asian-cup-qualifiers-afghanistan-defeated-mongolia-5-0-2/ |publisher=Pajhwok |access-date=19 September 2023 |language=Persian}} In the final tournament Niazi scored against Iran in the team's opening match of the Group Stage.{{cite web |title=Iran defeat Afghanistan at 2023 AFC U17 Asian Cup |url=https://www.tehrantimes.com/news/485827/Iran-defeat-Afghanistan-at-2023-AFC-U17-Asian-Cup |publisher=The Tehran Times |access-date=19 September 2023}} He went on to assist on a goal by Habibullah Hotak in an eventual 2–1 victory over Qatar in both teams' final match of the Group Stage and tournament.{{cite web |title=Hotak strikes twice as Afghanistan seal winning farewell |url=https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/23/06/2023/hotak-strikes-twice-as-afghanistan-seal-winning-farewell |publisher=The Peninsula Qatar |access-date=19 September 2023}}{{cite web |title=Team Qatar lose to Afghanistan in AFC U17 Asian Cup |url=https://www.olympic.qa/media-center/team-qatar-lose-afghanistan-afc-u17-asian-cup |publisher=Qatar Olympic Association |access-date=19 September 2023}}

In July 2023 Niazi was called up to the Afghanistan national team by head coach Abdullah Al Mutairi for a training camp to determine the nation's squad for upcoming 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification and 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification matches.{{cite web |title=د فوټبال ملي لوبډلې ته د راغلو ۲۶ لوبغاړو نومونه خپاره شول |url=https://www.avapress.com/ps/news/274040/%D8%AF-%D9%81%D9%88%D9%BC%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D9%84%D9%8A-%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A8%DA%89%D9%84%DB%90-%D8%AA%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%BA%D9%84%D9%88-%DB%B2%DB%B6-%D9%84%D9%88%D8%A8%D8%BA%D8%A7%DA%93%D9%88-%D9%86%D9%88%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D9%87-%D8%AE%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%84 |publisher=Afghanistan Voice Agency Press |access-date=19 September 2023 |language=Pashto}} He was then included in Afghanistan's squad for another training camp and a pair of friendlies against Bangladesh in September 2023.{{cite web |title=Bangladesh face Afghanistan in first match tomorrow |url=https://www.bssnews.net/sports/145342 |publisher=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha |access-date=19 September 2023}} He made his debut on 3 September in the first of the two contests.{{cite web |title=NFT profile |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/91954/Hakim_Khan_Niazi.html |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=19 September 2023}}

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• {{NFT player|91954/Hakim_Khan_Niazi}}
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Category:Living people

Category:2006 births

Category:Afghan men's footballers

Category:Afghanistan men's international footballers

Category:Men's association football midfielders