List of Pakistan national football team captains
This article lists all the captains of the Pakistan national football team.
The first captain to lead Pakistan in their international debut in October 1950 was the goalkeeper Osman Jan,[1][2][3] who captained Pakistan in their first international match against Iran on 27 October 1950.[4][5]
The following table includes players who have captained the Pakistan national football team, along with the vice-captains and the international tournaments they led in.
List of captains[edit]
Captains by major tournaments[edit]
- In Continental and International tournaments
Player | Tournament(s) |
---|---|
Moideen Kutty | |
Nabi Chowdhury | |
Abdul Ghafoor | |
Muhammad Naveed | |
Mateen Akhtar | |
Jaffar Khan |
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