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| Muhammad Nadeem | |
| Fullname: | Muhammad Nadeem Ahmed |
| Nickname: | ND |
| Sport: | Field hockey |
| Coach: | Aitchison College |
| Residence: | Khiarey Kalan |
| Birth Date: | 5 March 1972 |
| Birth Place: | Gojra, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Weight: | 760NaN0 |
| Show-Medals: | yes |
Muhammad Nadeem Ahmed (also Muhammad Nadeem, Urdu: محمد ندیم احمد; born 5 March 1972 in Gojra, Punjab) is a retired Pakistani field hockey player.[1] He represented Pakistan in two editions of the Olympic Games (2000 and 2004), and he has served as a full-fledged member and single-time captain of the national field hockey team throughout his sporting career.
Nadeem made his official debut at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where he and the Pakistanis missed a chance to claim a bronze medal against the Aussies in the men's field hockey tournament with an official score of 3–6.[2] [3]
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Nadeem qualified for the second time as a member of the Pakistani squad in the men's field hockey after receiving a wild card invitation from the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Madrid, Spain.[4] Narrowly missing out a slot for the semifinals by two points, Nadeem helped the Pakistanis scored a goal of 4–2 to defeat the notorious New Zealand team in the fifth place classification match.[5] Serving as the team captain in field hockey, Nadeem was also appointed by the Pakistan Olympic Association to carry the Pakistani flag in the opening ceremony.[6]
Shortly after his second Olympics, Nadeem announced his official retirement from international hockey after intense pressures escalated him from the team's fifth-place finish at the concluded Games.[7]