Muhammad Ahmed Islam (; born 3 January 1988) is a Pakistani former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Wohaib

Ahmed played for

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club Wohaib in his youth until making his senior debut in 2003. In 2004, Ahmed featured in the National Youth Football Championship. He also featured in the inaugural

2004 Pakistan Premier League 4 (four) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 3 and preceding 5. It is a square number, the smallest semiprime and composite number, and is considered unlucky in many East Asian cultures. Evolution of the Hi ...

with the club.

Khan Research Laboratories

Ahmed subsequently moved to departmental side

Khan Research Laboratories The Dr. A. Q. Khan Research Laboratories (shortened as KRL), is a federally funded research and development laboratory located in Kahuta at a short distance from Rawalpindi in Punjab, Pakistan. Established in 1976, the laboratory is best know ...

, winning the

2009–10 Pakistan Premier League The 2009–10 Pakistan Premier League was the 6th season of Pakistan Premier League and 55th season of Pakistan football league. A total of 14 teams competed in the league, with Khan Research Laboratories unseating the two-time defending champion ...

and the

2009 National Football Challenge Cup The 2009 National Football Challenge Cup was the 19th edition of National Football Challenge Cup. The tournament was hosted by Hyderabad. The tournament started on 18 April and concluded on 28 April. Pakistan Navy were the defending champions, the ...

WAPDA

Ahmed moved to

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in 2010, where he won the

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. He scored a hat-trick, in a 4–0 win against Baloch Nushki, in the

2013–14 Pakistan Premier League The 2013–14 Pakistan Premier League was the 10th season of the Pakistan Premier League and the 59th season of Pakistan domestic football. The league began on 1 September 2013 and ended on 8 February 2014. Khan Research Laboratories ended up winn ...

Isa Town

In 2014, Ahmed joined Bahrain second division club Isa Town on a one-year deal.

Return to Khan Research Laboratories

Ahmed returned to Khan Research Laboratories in 2015. His goal in the final of the 2016 Pakistan Football Federation Cup against National Bank helped the club retain their title.

Return to WAPDA

Ahmed returned to WAPDA in 2017. He was dropped from the squad in 2021 in order to rebuild the team.

Huma

Ahmed had a short stint at Huma FC in 2021, before his eventual retirement.

International career

Son of Sports Secretary Muhammad Islam, Ahmed captained the Pakistan under-14 team in AFC U-14 Festival of Football at

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in 2004, and AFC U-17 Football Championship 2005 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium,

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. He also represented the Pakistan under-20 football team at

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in 2005. In 2007, he was included in the national camp for the selection of the Pakistan under-23 team for the 2008 Summer Olympics qualifiers. Ahmed made his senior international debut for

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with a 9–2 victory against

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in the

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. He played in a friendly against Malaysia the same year, ending in a 1–4 defeat. In 2010, he represented the Pakistan under-23 team in the

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. In 2011, after making an appearance in the

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against

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, he participated in the

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. He was called again by the senior team in February 2013, making two appearances in both two-match friendlies against

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, both ending in a 1–0 victory for Pakistan. He them played in one of the two-match tour against

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in the same month. In March 2013, he participated in the

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, playing against

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and

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. After a friendly against

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in 2013, he was subsequently called for the

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. Ahmed was called for the

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, where he started in the opening game against

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. The same year he also captained the senior team during a friendly against

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. He played his last international game against

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in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, where he fell injured at the 38th minutes of the games.

Career statistics

International

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Muhammad 1988 births Living people Pakistani men's footballers Footballers from Lahore Pakistani expatriate men's footballers Pakistan men's international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Bahrain Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in Bahrain Men's association football central defenders Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Pakistan Khan Research Laboratories FC players Wohaib FC players WAPDA F.C. players Huma FC players 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen