Muhammad Rasool

Muhammad Rasool (born 23 May 1985) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a forward for the Pakistan national football team.

Rasool won the Pakistan Premier League (PPL) with K-Electric in the 2014–15 season. Rasool twice finished the season as PPL's top scorer, first with Khan Research Laboratories in 2008–09 and with K-Electric in 2014–15, scoring 22 goals in 26 games and 22 goals in 22 games, respectively. At the international level, he won the 2006 South Asian Games with the Pakistan under-23 national team.

2007–08 Rasool scored his team's fourth goal in the opening match of the 2007–08 season in a 4–0 win over Wohaib.

2008–09 The 2008–09 season was the breakthrough season for Rasool, as he won the golden boot after scoring 22 goals in 26 appearances for the club.

K-Electric Rasool moved to KESC in 2009. In the 2011 National Football Challenge Cup, he finished as top-scorer as KESC finished runner-up after Rasool's former club, KRL. He again finished as top scorer in the 2012 KPT Challenge Cup, and KESC finished as runner-up again, falling against KRL in the final on penalties. In the 2012–13 Pakistan Premier League, his goals helped KESC achieve second place in the season, and he finished as the second top-scorer after Kaleemullah. He was seriously injured in a match against Habib Bank when, during a clash with the opponent goalkeeper, Rasool suffered serious injuries to his face and legs and remained unconscious for 25 minutes.

In the 2014–15 Pakistan Premier League, K-Electric finally clinched their league title after four years, with Rasool finishing as the league's top-scorer with 22 goals. His performances in the season led Rasool to get offers from clubs in Ghana and Zimbabwe. In the 2016 AFC Cup, Rasool scored in the Qualifying Playoff round in a 3–3 draw against Druk United. He also participated and scored in the 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup in Bangladesh.

Rasool missed international exposure for the next 3 years, as FIFA suspended Pakistan from all football activities on 10 October 2017. Since March 2015, Pakistan has remained suspended from international competition for three years because of the crisis created inside the Pakistan Football Federation. Meanwhile, Rasool and other national team players participated with Pakistan during local Leisure Leagues exhibition matches involving Brazilian star Ronaldinho and Ryan Giggs in 2017.

He lastly participated in the 2018–19 Pakistan Premier League before K-Electric eventually dissolved their football team in 2020.

Later career At the end of 2019, Rasool participated in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup organised by Ufone, along with his younger cousin Alamgir Ghazi, with the district football team DFA Chitral, falling in the final on penalties against Peshawar Combined FC. In December 2021, Rasool captained DFA Chitral, winning the 2021 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Football Cup after winning the final against Muslim FC.

International career Rasool was called by the Pakistan under-23 national team for the 2006 South Asian Games held in Colombo, where he helped Pakistan win the gold medal.

He got his first senior cap against Jordan in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualifications in a 3–0 loss. Rasool was part of the national team that defeated Guam 9–2 in the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification. Rasool's last appearance was against Bangladesh in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifications.

Personal life Rasool's younger cousin, Alamgir Ghazi, is a footballer and has represented the Pakistan national team.

In October 2023, Rasool donated 16.5 kanals of land to build a sports complex in his hometown, Charun, Upper Chitral.

Career statistics Club

International +

Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rasool goal.

Honours Khan Research Laboratories National Football Challenge Cup: 2009

K-Electric Pakistan Premier League: 2014–15

Individual Pakistan Premier League Golden Boot: 2008–09, 2014–15 Super Football League Golden Boot: 2010

Pakistan U-23

South Asian Games: 2006