Mohammad Umar Hayat

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mohammad Umar Hayat

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Mohammad Umar Hayat

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|9|22}}

| birth_place = Okara, Pakistan{{cite web |title=Global Sports Archive profile |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/muhammad-umar-hayat/50844/ |publisher=Global Sports Archive |access-date=3 July 2021}}

| height = 1.70m

| position = Right-back

| currentclub = WAPDA

| clubnumber = 8

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2013–2014

| clubs1 = Lyallpur

| caps1 = 4

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2014–

| clubs2 = WAPDA

| caps2 = 18

| goals2 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2018

| nationalteam1 = Pakistan U23

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2018–

| nationalteam2 = Pakistan

| nationalcaps2 = 21

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| club-update = 13:49, 3 July 2021 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 23:00, 10 June 2025 (UTC)

}}

Mohammad Umar Hayat (born 22 September 1996) also known as Omer Rao,{{cite web |title=NFT profile |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/71671/Mohammad_Umar_Hayat.html |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=3 July 2021}}{{Cite web |title=Pakistan - Omer Rao - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/mohammad-umair/560881/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=uk.soccerway.com}} is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays as a right-back for WAPDA which he captains, and the Pakistan national team.

Club career

= Lyallpur =

Hayat started his career with Lyallpur. He made 4 appearances in the 2014 PFF League.

= WAPDA =

By the end of 2014, Hayat joined Pakistan Premier League departmental side WAPDA. He captained the team winning the 2023–24 PFF National Challenge Cup, where he was declared most valuable player of the competition.{{Cite web |last=Raza |first=Abdul |date=2024-05-12 |title=WAPDA wins National Challenge Cup 2023-24 Title |url=https://thesportsside.com/wapda-wins-national-challenge-cup-2023-24-title/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=The Sports Side |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=WAPDA retain Challenge Cup |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/1188727-wapda-retain-challenge-cup |access-date=2024-05-13 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}

International career

Hayat represented Pakistan at the youth level.{{cite web |title=PFF reduces number of probables |url=https://nation.com.pk/30-Apr-2010/pff-reduces-number-of-probables |publisher=nation.com.pk |access-date=3 July 2021}} Hayat was included in the Pakistan under 23 squad for the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta. He went on to make three appearances in the campaign.{{Cite web |title=Umar Hayat – Soccer player profile & career statistics – Global Sports Archive |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/muhammad-umar-hayat/50844/ |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=globalsportsarchive.com}}

He was subsequently named to the nation's 20-man squad for the 2018 SAFF Championship.{{cite web |title=Pak football team named for SA event |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/362484-shehram-gets-wild-card-entry-in-nbp-ranking-snooker |publisher=thenews.com.pk |access-date=3 July 2021}} He made his senior international debut on 4 September 2018 in the team's opening match of the tournament, a 2–1 victory over Nepal. The following year he was then named to Pakistan's squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Cambodia, earning praise from local media for his performance at right-back.

Career statistics

= International =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals
rowspan="6" \|Pakistan \|2018 \|3 \|0
2019 \|2 \|0
2022 \|1 \|0
2023 \|9 \|1
2024 \|4 \|0
2025 \|2 \|0
colspan="2" \|Total !21 !1

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+Appearances and goals by national team and year

!National team

!Year

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="6" |Pakistan

|2018

2019

2022

2023

2024