Mohammad Sameer Dad (born 25 November 1978 in

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) is a former

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forward who played for

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International appearances

Dad made his international senior debut for the Indian Men's National Team in January 1998, during the test series against

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. Prior to his entry into the senior team, also he was played India v/s Pakistan test series in Pakistan he scored 3 vital goal to level the series 2-2 and achieve best player in this series.. he was a member of India's

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team in 1997 in

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. He was a member of the Indian team at the

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, where India won the gold medal after 32 years at

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, and at the

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in Holland. He was part of India's team at the

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in 1999 and represented India at the

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, Australia, where India finished seventh. He scored two goals in the tournament. His other notable matches include a 2002 World Cup qualifier in Scotland and India's 2003 Australia tour. After an injury in 2003, he was dropped from the team.

Family

His brother Mohammad Yousuf played for the Indian team as a left-winger. His nephew Affan Yousuf was a member of the team.

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* 1978 births Living people Male field hockey forwards Field hockey players from Bhopal 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of India Indian male field hockey players World Series Hockey players Asian Games medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1998 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for India Medalists at the 1998 Asian Games {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub