Shakeel Abbasi

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Shakeel Abbasi

| fullname = Shakeel Abbasi Khan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|01|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Quetta, Pakistan

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| position = Forward

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| nationalyears1 = 2003–2014

| nationalteam1 = Pakistan

| nationalcaps1 =309 | nationalgoals1 =103

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|image=Shakeel Abbasi.jpg|caption=Abbasi during a training session in 2013}}

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Shakeel Abbasi (born 5 January 1984,{{cite web|url=http://www.london2012.com/athlete/abbasi-shakeel-1049758/ |title= Shakeel Abbasi profile|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718052400/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/abbasi-shakeel-1049758/ |date=18 June 2011|access-date=8 July 2021|archive-date=18 July 2012|website= London 2012 Olympics website}} Quetta, Pakistan) is a former international field hockey player from Pakistan. He played as a forward mainly as an inside right or center forward. A skillful forward, Abbasi was regarded as one of the finest players for Pakistan and made over 300 appearances for the national team. He also played for various club sides around the world and was reputed as a world class player of his era.

Early life

Abbasi was born in Quetta, Pakistan on 5 January 1984. A good sportsman Abbasi played various sports during his school and college days, influenced by his peers specially his elder brother who recommended him to continue in hockey seeing his promising prospect in it. Abbasi then started giving hockey his full-time attention joining hockey academies in his hometown.

Career

=2006=

He was part of the team which won the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia and the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.

=2008=

Abbasi was part of the squad which placed 8th at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.[https://pakistaniat.com/2008/08/07/beijing-olympics-pakistan/ Pakistan's Olympic Campaign 2008 (Olympic team included Shakeel Abbasi)] All Things Pakistan website, Published 7 August 2008, Retrieved 8 July 2021

=2010=

Abbasi was awarded a Category A central contract for the year.

He toured Europe as part of the national team's preparations for the Commonwealth Games in September.

He was part of the sixth place team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. In the first match, he scored Pakistan's opening goal in the 3–0 victory over Scotland.

In November 2010, Abbasi was part of the team at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.

=2011=

Abbasi was part of the Pakistani team that won the silver medal at 2011 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Ordos, China.

=2012=

Abbasi was likely to be picked for the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics according to Pakistan Hockey Federation secretary Asif Bajwa's reported statement to the news media.{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/727876/bajwa-targets-olympic-podium-rehan-shakeel-likely-to-be-inducted-into-team |author=Mohammad Yaqoob|date=19 June 2012|title=Rehan Butt, Shakeel Abbasi likely for Olympic squad|work=Dawn|location=Pakistan|access-date=8 July 2021}}[https://tribune.com.pk/story/582284/olympian-shakeel-abbasi-asked-to-rejoin-training-camp Olympian Shakeel Abbasi asked to rejoin training camp] The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 26 July 2013, Retrieved 18 July 2021