Muhammad Saqlain

Muhammad Saqlain is an international field hockey player from Pakistan. He plays Centre half. He made his international debut in 1998.

Career

2006

He was a member of the silver-medal-winning Pakistan team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia.

2008

Saqlain was part of the squad which placed 8th at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.

Personal life

Saqlain hails from a family of athletes. His brother, Zia Sabtain, played as a footballer at the domestic level. Another brother, Tanveer [ul Hasnain], was part of the Pakistan national [football team] which won the gold medal at the Football at the 1991 [South Asian Games|1991 South Asian Games]. A third brother, Imamuddin, is a pole vaulter who represented Pakistan at the 1986 Asian Games.