Mateen Akhtar

Mateen Akhtar

Personal information
Full name	Malik Mateen Akhtar
Date of birth	(1962-03-03) 3 March 1962
Place of birth	Pakistan
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	WAPDA
1992–1993	→ Wohaib (loan)
International career
1984–1993	Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malik Mateen Akhtar (born 3 March 1962) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He won the 1989 and 1991 South Asian Games with Pakistan, and was the starting goalkeeper at the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification in the country's first participation in the tournament. He also captained the national team at the 1990 Asian Games.

Club career

In 1982, Akhtar featured in the National Youth Football Championship.

Akhtar played for WAPDA throughout his career at the National Football Championship. He was also borrowed by Wohaib FC to take part in the 1992–93 Asian Club Championship.

International career

He won the 1989 and 1991 South Asian Games with Pakistan, and was the starting goalkeeper at the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification in the country's first participation in the tournament, featuring in all the four games. He also captained the national team at the 1990 Asian Games. He also captained the side in Pakistan's second participation at the 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification in 1993, playing in all three matches where Pakistan again ended up unsuccessful. He made more than 20 appearances for the national team throughout his career.

Honours

Pakistan

• South Asian Games: 1989, 1991

See also

• List of Pakistan national football team captains

External links

• Mateen Akhtar at National-Football-Teams.com