Alamgir Ghazi

Alamgir Ghazi (born 9 May 2001)[1] is a Pakistani footballer who currently plays for WAPDA in the Pakistan Premier League, and the Pakistan national team.

Alamgir Ghazi
Personal information
Full name Alamgir Ali Khan Ghazi
Date of birth (2001-05-09) 9 May 2001
Place of birth Charun, Chitral district, Pakistan
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 WAPDA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Pakistan Television F.C.
2020-2022 Khan Research Laboratories F.C.
2022– WAPDA 12 (9)
International career‡
2020 Pakistan U20 4 (0)
2023 Pakistan U23 3 (1)
2022– Pakistan 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:47, 5 December 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:47, 17 October 2023 (UTC)

Personal life

Ghazi was born in the town of Charun in the Chitral district of Pakistan.[2] He is son of the PTI politician Rehmat Ghazi,[2] and cousin of former international striker Muhammad Rasool.[3][4]

Club career

In 2020 Ghazi was a member of Pakistan Television F.C.[5] In 2020 he joined Khan Research Laboratories F.C. of the Pakistan Premier League. By 2022 he signed for WAPDA.[5]

International career

Ghazi represented Pakistan at the youth level in 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.[6] He went on to make four appearances in the campaign.[5]

In August 2022 Ghazi was called up for a trials with the senior national team.[7] In November the same year, he was included in Pakistan's squad for a friendly against Nepal, Pakistan's first fixture in nearly three-and-a-half years because of the Pakistan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA. He made his senior international debut in the starting lineup in the eventual 0–1 away defeat.[8]

He was called on September 2023 for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification where he scored a long range goal from the half of the field on a 1–3 loss against Bahrain, as Pakistan exited the group losing three games in the group.[9]

Career statistics

International
As of 17 October 2023[10]
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan 2022 1 0
2023 7 0
Total 8 0

References
  1. "Pakistan - Alamgir Ghazi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-07-15.
  2. "Chitrali footballer makes it to national under 19 team". Chitral News. 2019-11-20.
  3. Safi, Alam Zeb (18 Dec 2019). "Peshawar Combined FC lift Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup". www.thenews.com.pk.
  4. Safi, Alam Zeb (18 Dec 2019). "Peshawar Combined FC lift Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup [The News]". footballpakistan.
  5. "Alamgir Ali Khan - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  6. "Pakistan Football Federation announce 23-member squad for AFC U-19 championship qualifiers". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  7. Farrukh, Muneeb (2022-08-24). "Talented striker Waheed upbeat ahead of PFF Trials". Samaa. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  8. Editorial Staff (2022-11-17). "5 talking points from Nepal vs. Pakistan". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  9. "Bahrain down Pakistan". DAWN.COM. 2023-09-10. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
  10. "Alamgir Ghazi (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
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