| Ahmed Faheem | |
| Birth Date: | 4 December 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Khanewal, Pakistan |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | WAPDA |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Years1: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs1: | Sui Northern Gas |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2018– |
| Clubs2: | WAPDA |
| Caps2: | 20 |
| Goals2: | 11 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Pakistan |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | January 13, 2019 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | June 11, 2019 |
Ahmed Faheem (born 4 December 1994)[1] is a Pakistani footballer who plays as a winger for WAPDA.
Faheem made his club debut in 2014 for Sui Northern Gas. He made his international debut in 2018 in 2018 SAFF Championship against Bangladesh.[2]
Faheem started his career with Lahore based Sui Northern Gas, making his debut for the club on 26 November 2014 against Hazara Coal Company in 2014–15 Pakistan Football Federation League. Faheem scored a brace in his debut, scoring the opening goal of the match in 28th minute and his second in 86th minute as Sui Northern Gas won the match 3–1.[3] His second match was a 1–0 defeat to Higher Education Commission.[4] On 15 April 2015, Faheem scored on his National Football Challenge Cup debut against K-Electric in a 3–1 loss in the 86th minute during the group stage match in 2015 NBP National Challenge Cup.[5] Faheem also scored a penalty in 88th minute against rivals Sui Southern Gas in 6–2 defeat in the last match of the National Challenge Cup.[6]
Faheem joined WAPDA in 2018, as there was no football league held since 2015. He scored on his debut for WAPDA in the opening match for 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League against Pakistan Army in a 1–1 draw.[7] Faheem scored his first career hat-trick against Pakistan Navy in a 4–2 victory, scoring his first and third on penalties in 15th and 80th minute and second in 57th minute.[8] On 8 November 2018, he scored the lone goal against Muslim in a 1–0 victory.[9] Faheem ended his season with 11 goals in 20 appearances. Faheem scored in the semi-finals of 2018 National Challenge Cup against Pakistan Petroleum in a 2–0 victory.[10] Faheem scored the opening goal in the finals against Pakistan Airforce in the 11th minute. WAPDA lost the match 2–1.[11]
After three years of inactivity due to Pakistan Football Federation suspension by FIFA, Faheem scored the fastest goal in the 2023 PFF National Challenge Cup which came in the 37th second in a 5–0 victory against Saif Textile.[12]
Faheem made his debut for Pakistan against Bangladesh in 2018 SAFF Championship, coming on as a substitute for Muhammad Adil at the 79th minute.[2] His second international appearances was against Bhutan, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute captain Hassan Bashir. Faheem scored his first international goal in the same match in the 90+1 minute as Pakistan won the match 3–0.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[15] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sui Northern Gas | 2014–15 | Football Federation League | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |
| Total | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |||
| WAPDA | 2018–19 | Pakistan Premier League | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 13 | |
| Total | 20 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 13 | |||
| Career Totals | 22 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 17 | |||
| Pakistan | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 1 | ||
Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first.
| 1. | 8 September 2018 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 SAFF Championship |