Shakeel Abbasi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shakeel Abbasi Khan | ||
Born |
Quetta, Pakistan | 5 January 1984||
Playing position | Forward | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2014 | Pakistan | 309 | (103) |
Medal record | ||
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Men's Field hockey | ||
Representing Pakistan | ||
Asian Games | ||
2010 Guangzhou | Team | |
2014 Korea | Team | |
2006 Doha | Team | |
Commonwealth Games | ||
2006 Melbourne | Team | |
Champions Trophy | ||
2012 Melbourne | Team | |
2004 Lahore | Team | |
Asian Champions Trophy | ||
2012 Doha | Team | |
2011 Ordos | Team |
Shakeel Abbasi (b: 5 January 1984,[1] Quetta, Pakistan) is a former international field hockey player from Pakistan. He played as a forward mainly as an inside right or center forward. A skillful forward Abbasi was regarded as one of the finest players for Pakistan in his career making over 300 appearances. He also played for various club sides around the world reputed as a world class player of his era.
Early life
[edit]Abbasi was born in Quetta, Pakistan on 5 January 1984. A good sportsman Abbasi played various sports during his school and college days, influenced by his peers specially his elder brother who recommended him to continue in hockey seeing his promising prospect in it. Abbasi then started giving hockey his full-time attention joining hockey academies in his hometown.
Career
[edit]2006
[edit]He was part of the team which won the silver medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia and the bronze medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar.
2008
[edit]Abbasi was part of the squad which placed 8th at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.[2]
2010
[edit]Abbasi was awarded a Category A central contract for the year.
He toured Europe as part of the national team's preparations for the Commonwealth Games in September.
He was part of the sixth place team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, India. In the first match, he scored Pakistan's opening goal in the 3–0 victory over Scotland.
In November 2010, Abbasi was part of the team at the Asian Games in Guangzhou, China.
2011
[edit]Abbasi was part of the Pakistani team that won the silver medal at 2011 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, Ordos, China.
2012
[edit]Abbasi was likely to be picked for the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics according to Pakistan Hockey Federation secretary Asif Bajwa's reported statement to the news media.[3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Shakeel Abbasi profile". London 2012 Olympics website. 18 June 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Pakistan's Olympic Campaign 2008 (Olympic team included Shakeel Abbasi) All Things Pakistan website, Published 7 August 2008, Retrieved 8 July 2021
- ^ Mohammad Yaqoob (19 June 2012). "Rehan Butt, Shakeel Abbasi likely for Olympic squad". Dawn. Pakistan. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ Olympian Shakeel Abbasi asked to rejoin training camp The Express Tribune newspaper, Published 26 July 2013, Retrieved 18 July 2021
- Living people
- 1984 births
- Olympic field hockey players for Pakistan
- Pakistani male field hockey players
- Male field hockey forwards
- Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Pakistan
- 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Asian Games medalists in field hockey
- Field hockey players at the 2006 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 2010 Asian Games
- Field hockey players at the 2014 Asian Games
- Sportspeople from Quetta
- World Series Hockey players
- Asian Games gold medalists for Pakistan
- Asian Games silver medalists for Pakistan
- Asian Games bronze medalists for Pakistan
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games
- Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games
- Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games