Muhammad Riaz (footballer)

Muhammad Riaz (born 27 February 1996) is a Pakistani footballer who plays for Asia Ghee Mills and the Pakistan national team.[1]

For the Afghan cricketer, see Mohammad Riaz.
Muhammad Riaz
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-02-27) 27 February 1996
Place of birth Hangu, Pakistan
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Asia Ghee Mills
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 K-Electric 19 (6)
2014 Sui Southern Gas 1 (0)
2018–2020 K-Electric 21 (6)
2020– Asia Ghee Mills 2 (1)
International career
2013–2016 Pakistan U23 4 (0)
2013– Pakistan 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Riaz appeared for Pakistan's U-23 team at the 2014 Asian Games in a 1–0 loss to the Chinese U-23 team.[2] Riaz made three further appearances in the 2018 Asian Games, again as part of the Pakistani U-23 side.[3]

His first senior appearance was against Afghanistan in 2013.[4] He scored his first goal on 6 February 2015, against Afghanistan, scoring a header in the 18th minute.[5] His second senior goal came in the 2018 SAFF Championship against Bhutan.[6][7]

Career statistics

International
As of match played 6 June 2019[8]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Pakistan 201340
201410
201531
201841
201920
Total142

International goals
As of match played on played 12 December 2018[8]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 February 2015 Ghazi Stadium, Kabul, Afghanistan  Afghanistan 1–0 2–1 Friendly
2 8 September 2018Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Bhutan1–03–02018 SAFF Championship

References
  1. "Muhammad Riaz - Stats, Career information and Matches - World Football". www.worldfootball.com.
  2. "CHINA PR U23 VS. PAKISTAN U23 1 - 0". us.soccerway.com.
  3. "MUHAMMAD RIAZ". us.soccerway.com.
  4. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Muhammad Riaz (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  5. Editorial Staff (2015-02-07). "Absence of big names benefitted us, says Shamlan [DAWN]". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-08-14.
  6. "NEPAL VS. PAKISTAN 1 - 2". us.soccerway.com.
  7. "PAKISTAN VS. BHUTAN 3 - 0". us.soccerway.com.
  8. "Riaz, Muhammad". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 January 2019.


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