Muhammad Saqlain is an international
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...
player from
Pakistan
Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 24 ...
. He plays
Centre half
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
. He made his international debut in 1998.
Career
2006
He was part of the team which won the silver medal at the
2006 Commonwealth Games
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in
Melbourne
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,
Australia
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.
2008
Saqlain was part of the squad which placed 8th at the
Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Pakistan's Olympic Campaign
All Things Pakistan. 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
See also
Pakistan national field hockey team
The Pakistan national field hockey team ( ur, ) represents Pakistan in international field hockey. Having played its first match in 1948, it is administered by the Pakistan Hockey Federation (PHF), the governing body for hockey in Pakistan. I ...
References
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Living people
1978 births
Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan
Pakistani male field hockey players
Male field hockey midfielders
2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players
2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Pakistan
Field hockey players at the 2002 Asian Games
Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Pakistan
Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
Asian Games competitors for Pakistan
Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
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