Waheed Rana
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| Full name | Abdul Waheed Ashraf Rana | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
4 February 2000 Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Pakistan | 65 | (29) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Pakistan U–21 | 6 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Abdul Waheed Ashraf Rana (born 4 February 2000)[1] is a Pakistani field hockey player.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Senior national team
[edit]Waheed Rana made his senior international debut in 2019 in a test series against Germany in Mönchengladbach. He followed this up with an appearance at the FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Amsterdam.[4]
In 2021 he was a member of the squad at the Asian Champions Trophy in Dhaka.[4]
Rana had a very successful 2022, competing at numerous major tournaments. He appeared at the Asian Cup in Jakarta, the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh and the inaugural edition of the FIH Nations Cup in Potchefstroom.[4][5]
He continued his form in 2023, representing the national team at the Asian Champions Trophy in Chennai and the Asian Games in Hangzhou.[6]
He was a member of the squad at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Muscat and the silver medal-winning side at the 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh.[2][7][8] He also appeared at the 2023–24 FIH Nations Cup in Gniezno.[9]
Under–21
[edit]Rana made his under–21 international debut in 2021, captaining the national team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Bhubaneswar.[4][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – Pakistan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ a b "Abdul Rana – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "From glory to gloom: The decline of Pakistan's hockey empire". tribune.com.pk/. The Express Tribune. 27 July 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d "RANA Waheed Ashraf". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "Abdul RANA". birmingham2022.com. Birmingham2022. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "RANA Abdul Waheed Ashraf". ocagames.com. Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "PAKISTAN: SULTAN AZLAN SHAH CUP: PAKISTAN'S HANNAN AIMS TO WIN FINAL, LAUDS ROELANT OLTMANS". hockeywrldnws.com. Hockey Wrld News. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "PAKISTAN HOCKEY FEDERATION HAS ANNOUNCED THE PAKISTAN HOCKEY TEAM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE OLYMPIC QUALIFIER EVENT". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "PAKISTAN: FIH NATIONS CUP: PAKISTAN CRUSH CANADA IN NINE-GOAL THRILLER". hockeywrldnws.com. Hockey Wrld News. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- ^ "18-MEMBER PAKISTAN JUNIOR HOCKEY TEAM IS READY FOR WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CUP". asiahockey.org. Asian Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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