Naveed Akram

Pakistan Naveed Akram
Personal information
Full nameMuhammad Naveed Akram
Date of birthMay 16, 1984
Place of birthMultan, Pakistan
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current team
WAPDA FC
Number3
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003-WAPDA FC??(?)
2007Lahore Lajpaals F.C.??(?)
National team
2004-presentPakistan Pakistan18(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 5, 2008
Naveed Akram
Medal record
Competitor for  Pakistan
South Asian Games
Men’s Football
Gold 2004 Islamabad Team
Gold 2006 Colombo Team

Naveed Akram (Urdu: نوید اکرم; born on May 16, 1984) is a Pakistani international footballer playing currently for WAPDA FC.

He made his international debut during the 2005 Indo-Pak series.

The right back won the Pakistan Premier League with WAPDA in 2003, 2004 and the recent one in 2007/08. He also played in the Geo Super Football League 2007 with Lahore Lajpaals F.C. which topped the league round but lost in the semi-finals of the knock-out stage.

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.

International Career Stats

Goals for Senior National Team

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
November 29, 2006 Doha, Qatar  Japan 2-3 Lost 2006 Asian Games
November 15, 2007 Abu Dhabi, UAE  United Arab Emirates 2-3 Lost 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

With Pakistan national football team

With WAPDA FC

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