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Mohammad Fazal

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Mohammad Fazal
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-29) 29 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Herlev, Denmark
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
IMT
Number 28
Youth career
2018–2019 FC Roskilde
2019–2021 Lingby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 J-Södra 22 (2)
2023–2024 Nordic United 33 (3)
2024– IMT 0 (0)
International career
2018 Denmark U17 1 (0)
2019 Denmark U19 5 (0)
2024– Pakistan 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 July 2024

Mohammad Fazal (Urdu: محمد فضل; born 29 May 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Serbian SuperLiga club IMT. Born in Denmark, he represents Pakistan at international level.

Club career

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Early career

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Fazal started his youth career with FC Roskilde, subsequently moving to the club's under-19 team. He was scouted by Inter Milan in November 2018 at the age of 16 and was invited for trials.[1][2] The following year he was transferred to Lyngby BK under-19 team.[3][4]

J-Södra

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Fazal moved to Sweden in 2021 and there his spent two years in the second tier Superettan division with J-Sodra IF.[5] In the 2022 Supperettan, he made 15 appearances and scored two goals.[6]

Nordic United

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Fazal moved to third tier Ettan Fotboll club Nordic United in February 2023.[7] In his first season, he made 24 appearances for the club in the league and made one appearance in the cup competition Svenska Cupen.[6]

IMT

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On 20 July 2024, he signed with newly promoted Serbian top-tier club IMT,[8] on a one-year contract, with the possibility of an extension for another year.[9]

International career

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Fazal represented Denmark at U16 and U19 level.[3][10][11][7]

In 2023, he was contacted by Pakistan national team coach Shahzad Anwar.[7][12] He also acquired Swedish citizenship in following years, which made him eligible to represent Denmark, Pakistan, and Sweden.[7] After finalising his documents, he received a call-up from Pakistan in March 2024 for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, however he left the training due to a hamstring injury.[13] He made his senior international debut on 6 June 2024 in a 0–3 home defeat against Saudi Arabia.[14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 23 June 2024[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
J-Sodra 2021 Superettan 7 0 1 0 8 0
2022 Superettan 15 2 0 0 15 2
Nordic United 2023 Ettan 24 0 2 0 26 0
2024 Ettan 8 3 2 0 10 3
Career total 54 5 5 0 0 0 59 5

International

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As of 23 June 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Pakistan 2024 2 0
Total 2 0

References

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  1. ^ "16-årig Roskilde-back har prøvet sig af i Inter". bold.dk (in Danish). 29 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ^ Jørgensen, Morten (29 November 2018). "FC Roskilde-talent har været til prøvetræning i Inter: En fed oplevelse". Tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Mohammed Fazal og Jonathan Ægidius udtaget til U18-landsholdet! – Lyngby Boldklub". lyngby-boldklub.dk (in Danish). 5 September 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Mohammad Fazal – Soccer player profile & career statistics – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Lyngby-talent skifter transferfrit til Sverige". bold.dk (in Danish). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "Pakistan – Mohammad Fazal – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b c d Nielsen, Mikkel Fuhr (18 January 2024). "Ungdomskampe for Danmark: Nyt land vil kapre ham". Tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  8. ^ National footballer Mohammed Fazal signs up with Serbias top league at thecurrent.pk, News desk, 20-7-2024
  9. ^ Jensen, Kenneth (19 July 2024). "Dansk-pakistaner tæt på spændende serbisk skifte". Tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
  10. ^ "Landsholdsopsamling: Talenterne Fazal & Ægidius med U18-landsholdet i Schweiz - Lyngby Boldklub". lyngby-boldklub.dk (in Danish). 22 October 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Målrige sejre for De Kongeblå-akademihold – Lyngby Boldklub". lyngby-boldklub.dk (in Danish). 7 March 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  12. ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (11 June 2023). "FOOTBALL: PAK FOOTBALL'S NEW DAWN?". DAWN.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Pakistan hope to improve against Jordan in away game". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  14. ^ "FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Jordan thrash Pakistan 7–0 as Musa Al-Taamari scores hat-trick". geosuper.tv. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  15. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mohammad Fazal (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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