{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1997)}} <!-- Please do not remove or change this AfD message until the discussion has been closed. --> {{AfDM|page=Muhammad Hammad (2nd nomination)|year=2026|month=May|day=26|substed=yes|origtag=afdx|help=off}} <!-- End of AfD message, feel free to edit beyond this point --> {{for multi|the Sudanese boxer|Mohamed Hammad|the Iraqi footballer|Mohammed Hammad}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Muhammad Hammad | image = Hamsss.jpg | caption = Hammad with Real Kashmir | fullname = Muhammad Hammad<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/for-path-breaker-real-kashmir-players-football-more-than-just-a-means-of-livelihood/articleshow/64436547.cms|title='For path-breaker Real Kashmir players, football more than just a means of livelihood'|website=The Times of India|date=3 June 2018|access-date=28 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190708125524/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/for-path-breaker-real-kashmir-players-football-more-than-just-a-means-of-livelihood/articleshow/64436547.cms|archive-date=8 July 2019}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1997|8|15}} | birth_place = Srinagar | height = 1.85 m | currentclub = Sreenidi Deccan | clubnumber = 3 | position = Centre-back | years1 = 2015–2017 | clubs1 = Lonestar Kashmir | caps1 = 6 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2017–2024 | clubs2 = Real Kashmir | caps2 = 42 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2024 | clubs3 = Goa | caps3 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2025– | clubs4 = Real Kashmir | caps4 = 2 | goals4 = 1 | club-update = 16:30, 14 January 2025 (UTC) | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Muhammad Hammad''' (born 15 August 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.
==Career== [[File:Hammads.jpg|thumb|Hammad with FC Goa]] Hammad was born and raised in Jammu & Kashmir. He started his youth career from 2nd Division I league Club Lonestar Kashmir F.C. He represented Jammu & Kashmir in the Santosh Trophy 2015–2016 before joining Real Kashmir FC.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/will-show-better-performance-in-next-i-league-season-real-kashmirs-muhammad-hammad20191112131827/|title=Will show better performance in next I-League season: Real Kashmir's Muhammad Hammad|via=ANI News}}</ref> Hammad was part of the JK state team in the U19 national state competition. He won the I-League 2nd Division with Real Kashmir FC.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ghosh |first1=Soumo |title=I-League's best defender Muhammad Hammad turns a step back into giant leap forward |url=https://www.the-aiff.com/article/i-leagues-best-defender-muhammad-hammad-turns-a-step-back-into-giant-leap-forward |website=www.the-aiff.com |access-date=6 August 2024}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==Further reading== * [https://www.aninews.in/news/sports/football/real-kashmir-fc-express-happiness-after-being-promoted-to-i-league201806021342380001/ 'Real Kashmir FC express happiness after being promoted to I-League'], ''ANI, Jun 02, 2018'' * [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/for-path-breaker-real-kashmir-players-football-more-than-just-a-means-of-livelihood/articleshow/64436547.cms 'For path-breaker Real Kashmir players, football more than just a means of livelihood'], ''Times of India, Jun 03, 2018'' * [https://www.mid-day.com/articles/kashmir-fc-brave-curfews-and-bad-conditions-to-become-the-real-deal/19485176 'Kashmir FC brave curfews and bad conditions to become the real deal'], ''Mid Day, Jun 03, 2018'' * [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/off-the-field/cash-strapped-curfew-bound-real-kashmirs-unreal-story/articleshow/64573562.cms 'Cash-strapped, curfew-bound: Real Kashmir's unreal story'], ''Times of India, Jun 14, 2018'' * [https://sportstar.thehindu.com/magazine/real-kashmir-football-club-i-league-debut-david-robertson/article25182940.ece 'Of floods, curfew and football – Real Kashmir'], ''Sportstar, The Hindu, Oct 10, 2018'' * [https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/i-league-for-kashmir-its-coming-home-as-real-face-churchill-5435532/ 'I-League: It's come home as Real Kashmir face Churchill Brothers'], ''Indian Express, Nov 06, 2018'' * [https://www.thequint.com/sports/football/real-kashmir-fc-danish-farooq-shahnawaz-hammad-profile 'Danish, Hammad & Shahnawaz: The Local Heroes of Real Kashmir FC'], ''The Quint, Nov 11, 2018'' * [https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/real-kashmir-fc-underdog-football-team-scaling-heights-181115090344905.html 'Real Kashmir FC: The underdog football team scaling heights'], ''Aljazeera, Nov 19, 2018'' * [https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/ascent-of-real-kashmir-football-team-gives-a-weary-region-reason-to-cheer-119012501424_1.html 'Ascent of Real Kashmir football team gives a weary region reason to cheer'], ''Business Standard, Jan 25, 2019'' * [https://www.livemint.com/mint-lounge/features/the-kashmiri-football-fairy-tale-1548393805778.html 'The Kashmiri football fairy tale'], ''Live Mint, Jan 25, 2019'' * [https://www.rediff.com/sports/special/the-amazing-real-kashmir-fc-story/20190205.htm 'The amazing Real Kashmir FC story'], ''Rediff Sports, Feb 05, 2019''
==External links== * {{Soccerway|579067}}
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