Muhammad Saqlain

{{Short description|Pakistani field hockey player (born 1978)}} {{Use Pakistani English|date=January 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox field hockey player | name = Mohammed Saqlain | fullname = Muhammad Saqlain | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|2|23|df=yes}} | birth_place = Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | currentclub = Allied Bank Limited | clubs1= ABL | caps1= - | goals1 = - | position = midfielder | years1= 1996–present | nationalyears1= 1998–present | nationalteam1= Pakistan | nationalcaps1= 200 | nationalgoals1 = 32 }} {{MedalTableTop||100px}} {{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}} {{MedalCountry |{{PAK}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}} {{MedalSilver|2006 Melbourne|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2002 Manchester|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Champions Trophy}} {{MedalSilver|1998 Lahore|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2002 Cologne|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2003 Amstelveen|Team}} {{MedalBronze|2004 Lahore|Team}} {{MedalCompetition|Asia Cup}} {{MedalSilver|1999 Kuala Lumpur|Team}} {{MedalSilver|2003 Kuala Lumpur|Team}} {{MedalBottom}}

'''Muhammad Saqlain''' is an international field hockey player from Pakistan. He plays Centre half. He made his international debut in 1998.<ref>[http://www.paktribune.com/sports/hockey2006/playerprofile.php?id=352&countryid=161 M. Saqlain] paktribune 2006. Retrieved 6 October 2010</ref>

==Career==

===2006=== He was a member of the silver-medal-winning Pakistan team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

===2008=== Saqlain was part of the squad which placed 8th at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.<ref>[http://www.worldhockey.org/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,5193-190517-207740-45294-287041-custom-item,00.html Squad]{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} worldhockey.org 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2010.</ref><ref>[http://pakistaniat.com/2008/08/07/beijing-olympics-pakistan/ Pakistan's Olympic Campaign] All Things Pakistan. 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2010.</ref>

== Personal life == Saqlain hails from a family of athletes. His brother, Zia Sabtain, played as a footballer at the domestic level. Another brother, Tanveer ul Hasnain, was part of the Pakistan national football team which won the gold medal at the 1991 South Asian Games. A third brother, Imamuddin, is a pole vaulter who represented Pakistan at the 1986 Asian Games.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Sports a tradition in Saqlain’s family |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031027/sports.htm#3 |access-date=2025-03-16 |website=www.tribuneindia.com}}</ref>

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