| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Muhammad Naveed Akram | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Multan, Punjab, Pakistan | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2014 | WAPDA | ||
| 2007 | Lahore Lajpaals | ||
| 2011 | → Saraswoti Youth Club (loan) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Lyallpur | ||
| International career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Pakistan U23 | ||
| 2004–2009 | Pakistan | 18 | (1) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Naveed Akram (Urdu: نوید اکرم; born May 16, 1984) is a Pakistani former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Club career
Akram won three league titles with WAPDA during his stint from 2010 to 2014.[1]
In 2011, Akram along with club compatriot Mehmood Ali were loaned to Nepali club Saraswoti Youth Club from May to July for the 2011 Martyr's Memorial A-Division League campaign.[2][3][4][5]
He was part of the Lahore Lajpaal team that lost in the semi-finals of Geo Super Football League.
International career
Akram was called by the Pakistan under-23 national team for the 2004 and 2006 South Asian Games, where he helped Pakistan win the gold medal.[6][7]
He made his senior international debut on 16 June 2005 during the India-Pakistan friendly series.[8]
Playing style
Naveed plays as an attacking right back on the pitch, and always tends to assist in the attacking plays as well as having a knack of scoring goals himself.
He is most known for his memorable long range goal in the 2006 Asian games football when Pakistan came close to a huge upset against Japan.[9]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2005 | 6 | 0 |
| 2006 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | |
International goals
U-23
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 29, 2006 | Qatar SC Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Japan |
2–3 | 2–3 | 2006 Asian Games |
Senior
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 15, 2007 | Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE |  United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
WAPDA
International
Pakistan U-23
References
- 1 2 Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Naveed Akram (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- ↑ Editorial Staff (2011-05-17). "WAPDA stars off to two-month Nepal loan stint". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ↑ Editorial Staff (2011-05-20). "Khadim Ali Shah happy over Naveed, Mehmood Nepal deal". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ↑ Editorial Staff (2011-05-21). "Naveed, Mahmood Nepali début ends in 0-2 loss". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ↑ Azeem, Gauhar Mahmood (2011-06-15). "Naveed Akram on making Pakistani football history". FootballPakistan.com (FPDC). Retrieved 2023-10-27.
- ↑ "9th South Asian Federation Games 2004 (Pakistan)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ↑ "Football team to be honoured". DAWN.COM. 2006-11-25. Retrieved 2023-08-16.
- ↑ "Indo-Pak 2005 - The Indian national team tours Pakistan - presented by IndianFootball.Com and footballpakistan.com". www.indianfootball.de. Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ↑ "rediff.com: Doha Asian Games". m.rediff.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
External links
- Naveed Akram scores for Pakistan
- Naveed Akram at National-Football-Teams.com