| Waleed Khan | |
| Fullname: | Muhammad Waleed Khan |
| Birth Date: | 2004 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Kohat, Pakistan |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | POPO FC |
| Clubnumber: | 10 |
| Youthyears1: | 2016–2020 |
| Youthclubs1: | POPO FC |
| Years1: | 2020– |
| Clubs1: | POPO FC |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Pakistan Air Force (loan) |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → SKA Brasil U20 (loan) |
| Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam1: | Pakistan U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | Pakistan |
| Nationalcaps2: | 11 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 14:00, 11 October 2023 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 23:00, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Muhammad Waleed Khan (born 4 December 2004) is a Pakistani professional footballer who currently plays for POPO FC and the Pakistan national team.[1]
Khan was born in Kohat, and shifted with his family to Islamabad in 2010.
Khan started his youth career POPO FC in 2016. He became a regular call up for the senior squad in 2020.
In August 2021, he was loaned to Pakistan Air Force for the 2021–22 Pakistan Premier League.[2] He scored in the opening match of the second leg of the season at the age of 16, on a 2–2 draw against KRL in the 39th minute of the match.[3] He also scored on a 3–0 victory against Karachi United, and a 5–0 victory against Huma throughout the season, until the league was cancelled shortly after starting.[4] [5] [6]
In 2022, Khan along with POPO FC club compatriot Mohammad Rizwan joined the under 20 side of Brazilian club Futebol Clube SKA Brasil on a temporary basis along with the coach Shahzad Anwar.[7] [8] [9] [10]
In August 2022, Khan was called up for a trials with the senior national team. In November the same year, he was included in Pakistan's squad for a friendly against Nepal, Pakistan's first fixture in nearly three-and-a-half years because of the Pakistan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA.[11] He made his senior international debut playing the full match in the eventual 0–1 away defeat. He was subsequently called for the 2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup and the 2023 SAFF Championship in India.[12] [13] [14] In October 2023 he represented Pakistan U23 in AFC U23 Asian Cup Qualifiers.[15]
| Pakistan | 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|