Rizwana Yasmeen

Rizwana Yasmeen (born 4 September 1990) is a field hockey player from Pakistan. As of November 2020, she is the captain of the Pakistan women's national field hockey team.

Career Yasmeen began her career in 2006. At the National Women's Championships held in Islamabad in 2016, she was declared the tournament's best goalkeeper. In 2010, she was part of the team selected to compete at the 2010 Asian Games Qualifiers held in Bangkok, Thailand.

She participated in the 2nd Asian Hockey Challenge held in Bangkok, Thailand in September 2013, earning six caps.

In 2016, she was part of the team which reached the semi-finals of the 4th Women’s Asian Hockey Federation Cup which was held in Bangkok, Thailand. This was the first time that the national team had reached the semi-finals of the tournament.

In 2017, Yasmeen was appointed the captain for the Asian Hockey Challenge held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei. It was originally a six-nation tournament,

Yasmeen led the national team at the 2018 Asian Games Qualifying Tournament in Bangkok, Thailand. There, the team lost five of their matches, winning one against seventh-placed Indonesia by a score of 3-0, their only goals in the tournament. The team placed sixth and did not qualify for the Games. Yasmeen played in four matches during the tournament, sitting out against Kazakhstan and Singapore.

Between 2013 and 2018, Yasmeen was capped 18 times, winning 4 games and drawing 2.

Events participated in

Asian Games hockey qualifiers: 2018 Asian Hockey Federation (AHF) Cup: 2012, 2016 Asian Hockey Challenge: 2013, 2017 30th Surjeet Sing Hockey Tournament 2014 Jalandhar, India