Muhammad Rizwan Sr.

Muhammad Rizwan Sr. (born 31 December 1989) is a Pakistani field hockey player[1] who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club Schaerweijde and the Pakistan national team.

Muhammad Rizwan
Personal information
Full name Muhammad Rizwan Sr.
Born (1989-12-31) 31 December 1989
Toba Tek Singh, Pakistan
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Schaerweijde
Senior career
Years Team
2012–2016 Oranje Zwart
2016–2019 Oranje-Rood
2019– Schaerweijde
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Pakistan 184 (25)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Pakistan
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place2014 IncheonTeam
Asia Cup
Bronze medal – third place2017 Dhaka
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place2014 Bhubaneswar
Bronze medal – third place2012 Melbourne
Asian Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2012 Doha
Gold medal – first place2013 Kakamigahara
Gold medal – first place2018 Muscat
Silver medal – second place2011 Ordos City
Silver medal – second place2016 Kuantan
Last updated on: 1 July 2019

Club career

Rizwan Sr. plays club hockey in the Netherlands since 2012 when he was signed by Oranje Zwart.[2] After Oranje Zwart merged in 2016 with EMHC, he started playing for the newly formed club HC Oranje-Rood.[3] After his contract at Oranje-Rood expired in 2019, he joined Schaerweijde.[4]

International career

2012

Rizwan was included in the squad for the 2012 Olympic Games in London, UK.[1] He was in the runners-up squad of Pakistan at 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy. At the 2018 World Cup, Rizwan was the captain of the Pakistan team, but he only played two games because he had to withdraw injured after the game against Malaysia.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Pakistan at 2012 Olympic Games". FIH. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. "Oranje Zwart versterkt selectie met twee Pakistaanse internationals". omroepbrabant.nl (in Dutch). Omroep Brabant. 21 August 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. Barreveld, Merel (22 April 2016). "Muhammad en Mehmood verhuizen mee naar Oranje-Rood". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  4. "Schaerweijde hengelt Pakistanen Oranje-Rood binnen". www.ed.nl (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  5. "Pakistan's Arslan Qadir replaces Muhammad Rizwan Sr". worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 8 December 2018.


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