Ammad Butt Explained

Ammad Butt
Full Name:	Ammad Shakeel Butt
Position:	Midfield
Nationalyears1:	2013–
Nationalteam1:	Pakistan
Nationalcaps1:	137
Nationalgoals1:	6

Ammad Shakeel Butt is a Pakistani professional field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Pakistan team.^{[1] [2]}

Career

He was part of the 18-member squad of the men's hockey team at the 2014 Asian Games that won the silver medal.^{[3] [4]}

He was named vice-captain of the Pakistan team for the 2018 Commonwealth Games^[5] and the 2018 Asian Games.^[6]

He was named vice-captain of the Pakistan team for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup.^[7] During the World Cup, following an incident at the 40th minute of the Malaysia-Pakistan game, Ammad Butt was reprimanded for carelessly running into an opponent.^{[8] [9] [10]}

He was announced as part of the 18-member squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham.^[11]

He was appointed as the captain of the national hockey team for the 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.^[12]

Notes and References

1. Web site: BUTT Ammad Pakistan hockey player . International Hockey Federation . en.
2. Web site: Ammad Butt - Field Hockey player profile & career statistics . globalsportsarchive.com . Global Sports Archive.
3. News: Abbasi . Kashif . PHF announces squad for Asian Games . DAWN . 14 August 2014 . en.
4. News: India defeats Pakistan to clinch Asian Games hockey title . DAWN . 2 October 2014 . en.
5. News: Pakistan hockey team for Commonwealth Games named . Daily Times . 14 March 2018.
6. News: Khan . Hamza . Pakistan hockey squad for Asian Games announced . Business Recorder . 1 August 2018 . en.
7. News: Pakistan announce squad for Hockey World Cup 2018 . Geo News . 15 November 2018 . en.
8. Web site: FIH Appeal Jury Decides To Reprimand Pakistan Player Ammad Butt . www.worldcup2018.hockey . 8 December 2018.
9. News: Ganesan . Uthra . Hockey World Cup 2018: Pakistan vice-captain Ammad Butt let off with a reprimand . Sportstar . 8 December 2018 . en.
10. News: Hockey World Cup: Pakistan’s Ammad Butt let-off with reprimand, to play against Holland . The Indian Express . 8 December 2018 . en.
11. News: Pakistan hockey squad named for CW Games . DAWN . 14 July 2022 . en.
12. News: Javed . Afzal . Ammad Shakeel Butt to lead Pakistan squad for Azlan Shah Hockey Cup . Aaj English TV . 28 April 2024 . en.