Muhammad Tauseef Ahmed

Muhammad Tauseef Ahmed (2 April 1992 – 27 February 2017) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a midfielder. Tauseef earned one international cap with Pakistan. Tauseef also represented Pakistan under-23 at the 2010 Asian Games, the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers and in test series against Palestine, where he scored a goal.

Early life Ahmed was born on 2 April 1992, and hailed from Faisalabad in the Punjab province of Pakistan.

Club career Tauseef raised to fame at the Super Football League in 2007 while representing Islamabad United, where he helped the side to be crowned champions. He also played for his hometown club Lyallpur.

International career

Early years Tauseef was first called by the Pakistan national under-23 team for 2010 Asian Games, followed by a tour in Thailand in 2011. He then played against Malaysia in January 2011, at the first leg of the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers. In 2011, he represented the Olympic under-23 team for a series of friendlies against Palestine. In the first match down 0–2, Pakistan in the 36th minute was awarded a penalty kick which was converted by Tauseef at the top right corner to seal a goal at Palestine goalkeeper and captain Abdullah Al-Saidawi. Palestine ended winning the match by 2–1 at the Punjab Stadium in Lahore. Tauseef's goal was also first for Pakistan in international arena since 8 December 2009 at the 2009 SAFF Championship.

After over four months since the injury, Tauseef was reportedly still suffering with no help in sight. With no facility of health insurance available to the players, the Pakistan Football Federation were unwilling to address the issue while the injury threatened to end Tauseef's career.

Tauseef then missed international exposure for the next years, as since March 2015, Pakistan remained suspended from any international competition because of the crisis created inside the Pakistan Football Federation. Despite his efforts to contact PFF officials and even meeting them in person in Lahore, he received no concern or assistance for his injury, feeling abandoned by the organisation. Tauseef's teammate, Naeemullah, lamented the lack of support from PFF in an interview with The Express Tribune. National team Year Apps Goals Pakistan 2015 1 0

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Honours

Islamabad United Super Football League: 2007

WAPDA National Games of Pakistan: 2011