Mohammad Fazal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 May 2002 | ||
| 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) |
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*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
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 23 June 2024[6]
| 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
[edit]- As of 23 June 2024[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "16-årig Roskilde-back har prøvet sig af i Inter". bold.dk (in Danish). 29 November 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Jørgensen, Morten (29 November 2018). "FC Roskilde-talent har været til prøvetræning i Inter: En fed oplevelse". Tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mohammad Fazal – Soccer player profile & career statistics – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Lyngby-talent skifter transferfrit til Sverige". bold.dk (in Danish). 25 January 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ a b c "Pakistan – Mohammad Fazal – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d Nielsen, Mikkel Fuhr (18 January 2024). "Ungdomskampe for Danmark: Nyt land vil kapre ham". Tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ National footballer Mohammed Fazal signs up with Serbias top league at thecurrent.pk, News desk, 20-7-2024
- ^ Jensen, Kenneth (19 July 2024). "Dansk-pakistaner tæt på spændende serbisk skifte". Tipsbladet.dk. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
- ^ "Landsholdsopsamling: Talenterne Fazal & Ægidius med U18-landsholdet i Schweiz - Lyngby Boldklub". lyngby-boldklub.dk (in Danish). 22 October 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Målrige sejre for De Kongeblå-akademihold – Lyngby Boldklub". lyngby-boldklub.dk (in Danish). 7 March 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Sohail, Shahrukh (11 June 2023). "FOOTBALL: PAK FOOTBALL'S NEW DAWN?". DAWN.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Pakistan hope to improve against Jordan in away game". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers: Jordan thrash Pakistan 7–0 as Musa Al-Taamari scores hat-trick". geosuper.tv. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mohammad Fazal (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mohammad Fazal at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mohammad Fazal at Soccerway
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Danish people of Pakistani descent
- Men's association football defenders
- Danish men's footballers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Pakistani men's footballers
- Pakistan men's international footballers
- Boldklubben af 1893 players
- HB Køge players
- FC Roskilde players
- Lyngby Boldklub players
- Jönköpings Södra IF players
- FK IMT players
- Superettan players
- Ettan Fotboll players
- Pakistani expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Expatriate men's footballers in Serbia
- Pakistani expatriate sportspeople in Serbia
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
- 21st-century Pakistani sportsmen