Ammad Butt

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Ammad Butt
Personal information
Full name Ammad Shakeel Butt
Playing position Midfield
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Pakistan 142 (6)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Pakistan
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Hulunbuir Team
Silver medal – second place 2014 Asian Games Team

Ammad Shakeel Butt is a Pakistani professional field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Pakistan team.[1][2]

Career

He was part of the 18-member squad of the men's hockey team at the 2014 Asian Games that won the silver medal.[3][4]

In 2018, he was named vice-captain of the Pakistan team for the Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast,[5] the Hockey Champions Trophy in Breda[6] and the Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.[7]

In October 2018, Butt was retained as vice captain of the Pakistan's team for Asian Champions Trophy.[8] Pakistan and India were declared joint winners of the tournament after rain forced the final to be abandoned.[9][10]

He was named vice-captain of the Pakistan team for the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup.[11] During the World Cup, following an incident at the 40th minute of the Malaysia-Pakistan game, Ammad Butt was reprimanded for carelessly running into an opponent.[12][13][14]

He was announced as part of the 18-member squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games held in Birmingham.[15]

He was appointed as the captain of the national hockey team for the 2024 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.[16]

In September 2024, Butt as Pakistan's captain led the team to the third place in the Asian Champions Trophy.[17][18][19]

References

  1. ^ "BUTT Ammad | Pakistan hockey player". International Hockey Federation.
  2. ^ "Ammad Butt - Field Hockey player profile & career statistics". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive.
  3. ^ Abbasi, Kashif (14 August 2014). "PHF announces squad for Asian Games". DAWN.
  4. ^ "India defeats Pakistan to clinch Asian Games hockey title". DAWN. 2 October 2014.
  5. ^ "Pakistan hockey team for Commonwealth Games named". Daily Times. 14 March 2018.
  6. ^ Zuberi, Anwar (3 June 2018). "Pakistan hockey team leaves for Champions Trophy". DAWN.
  7. ^ Khan, Hamza (1 August 2018). "Pakistan hockey squad for Asian Games announced". Business Recorder.
  8. ^ "Rizwan retained as captain for Asian Champions Trophy". The News International. 13 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Pakistan Make It To Their 5th Consecutive Asian Champions Trophy Final". Asian Hockey Federation. 27 October 2018. In the shootout, Toseeq Abbas and Ammad Butt scored with their shots, while Abu Mahmood was obstructed by the Malaysian goalkeeper and led to a penalty stroke that was converted by Bilal.
  10. ^ "Pakistan, India declared joint winners of Asian Hockey Champions Trophy". www.geo.tv. October 28, 2018.
  11. ^ "Pakistan announce squad for Hockey World Cup 2018". Geo News. 15 November 2018.
  12. ^ "FIH Appeal Jury Decides To Reprimand Pakistan Player Ammad Butt". www.worldcup2018.hockey. 8 December 2018.
  13. ^ Ganesan, Uthra (8 December 2018). "Hockey World Cup 2018: Pakistan vice-captain Ammad Butt let off with a reprimand". Sportstar.
  14. ^ "Hockey World Cup: Pakistan's Ammad Butt let-off with reprimand, to play against Holland". The Indian Express. 8 December 2018.
  15. ^ "Pakistan hockey squad named for CW Games". DAWN. 14 July 2022.
  16. ^ Javed, Afzal (28 April 2024). "Ammad Shakeel Butt to lead Pakistan squad for Azlan Shah Hockey Cup". Aaj English TV.
  17. ^ "Pakistan cruise into Asian hockey semi-final with dominant win over China". DAWN. 13 September 2024.
  18. ^ "India clinches 2-1 victory over Pakistan in Asian Champions Trophy hockey thriller". DAWN. 14 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Pakistan clinches 5-2 win over South Korea in third place tie of Asian Champions Trophy". DAWN. 17 September 2024.
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