Muhammad Saleem

Muhammad Saleem (born 1942) was a Pakistani football player who played as an inside left forward. Saleem captained Pakistan national youth team in the 1962 AFC Youth Championship, and represented the Pakistan national football team between 1964 and 1965.

Early life Saleem was born in 1942, in the village of Nathwala, in the Sheikhupura district of Punjab province, British India.

Club career Saleem started playing football in his school in 1956. In 1959, he was selected as captain of the Board of Secondary Education Lahore team, and was sent for training in Dacca. During this time, he enrolled in Islamia College Lahore, and became captain of the football team of the institution in 1960. International career Saleem captained Pakistan national youth team at 1962 AFC Youth Championship held in Bangkok. In 1964, was selected by the senior Pakistan national football team for their tour to China. Saleem scored a goal in their match against the China national team which ended in a 2–0 victory for Pakistan, the second goal of the match was scored by Abdul Ghafoor. The next year, Saleem toured Ceylon with the national team. Later in the 1965 RCD Cup, Saleem scored the consolation goal for Pakistan against Turkey, which ended in a 1–3 defeat.

Career statistics

International goals

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