Junaid Siddique (born 6 December 1992) is a Pakistani-born

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er who plays for the

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. Siddique was born in

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, Pakistan. He moved to the UAE in 2014. In October 2019, he was added to the United Arab Emirates' squad for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier tournament in the UAE. He made his

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(T20I) debut for the United Arab Emirates, against

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, on 18 October 2019. In December 2019, he was named in the

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(ODI) squad for the 2019 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series. He made his ODI debut for the UAE, against the

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on 8 December 2019. In December 2020, he was one of ten cricketers to be awarded with a year-long full-time contract by the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Siddique, Junaid 1992 births Living people Emirati cricketers United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers United Arab Emirates Twenty20 International cricketers Pakistani emigrants to the United Arab Emirates Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates People from Multan Pakistani cricketers