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.