Muhammad Saqlain

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Mohammed Saqlain

| fullname = Muhammad Saqlain

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|2|23|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

| currentclub = Allied Bank Limited

| clubs1= ABL

| caps1= - | goals1 = -

| position = midfielder

| years1= 1996–present

| nationalyears1= 1998–present

| nationalteam1= Pakistan

| nationalcaps1= 200 | nationalgoals1 = 32

}}

{{MedalCountry |{{PAK}} }}

Muhammad Saqlain is an international field hockey player from Pakistan. He plays Centre half. He made his international debut in 1998.[http://www.paktribune.com/sports/hockey2006/playerprofile.php?id=352&countryid=161 M. Saqlain] paktribune 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2010

Career

=2006=

He was a member of the silver-medal-winning Pakistan team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

=2008=

Saqlain was part of the squad which placed 8th at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.[http://www.worldhockey.org/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,5193-190517-207740-45294-287041-custom-item,00.html Squad]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} worldhockey.org 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2010.[http://pakistaniat.com/2008/08/07/beijing-olympics-pakistan/ Pakistan's Olympic Campaign] All Things Pakistan. 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2010.

Personal life

Saqlain hails from a family of athletes. His brother, Zia Sabtain, played as a footballer at the domestic level. Another brother, Tanveer ul Hasnain, was part of the Pakistan national football team which won the gold medal at the 1991 South Asian Games. A third brother, Imamuddin, is a pole vaulter who represented Pakistan at the 1986 Asian Games.{{Cite web |title=Sports a tradition in Saqlain’s family |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031027/sports.htm#3 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}