Ambreen Arshad

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Ambreen Arshad
Personal information
Born (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 32)
Bahawalpur, Pakistan
Playing position Left in
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–present Pakistan 28 (7)
Last updated on: 4 December 2023

Ambreen Arshad (born 22 April 1992, Bahawalpur) is a field hockey player representing Pakistan.[1] As mainly at the position of left-in she was the vice-captain within the national team. As of January 2018, her impressive record boasts 7 goals and 28 international caps.[2]

Career[edit]

National[edit]

At the national level, Arshad plays for WAPDA.[3]

International[edit]

Arshad was a member of the team that placed 8th at the Junior Asia Cup held in Bangkok, Thailand in 2012.[1] The team was placed in Pool B with Korea, Japan, Thailand, and Kazakhstan.[4] She was part of the which came sixth at the 3rd Women's AHF Cup held in Singapore in 2012. She participated in the 2nd Asian Hockey Challenge held in Bangkok, Thailand in September 2013 during which she scored 2 goals and played in all 6 matches including the 3/4 playoff.[5] Coming on in the 13th minute, she scored two field goals in a 4–0 win over Myanmar.[6] Arshad participated in the 31st Surjit Singh Hockey Tournament held in Jalandhar, India in 2014.

At the 4th Women's AHF Cup held in Bangkok, Thailand in 2016, she was part of the team which qualified for the semi-finals, and eventually placed 4th.[7] She played in five matches including the semi-finals and the 3/4 playoff. In the bronze medal match, she scored the only goal against Chinese Taipei in a 4–1 loss.[8]

She was the vice-captain of the team which participated in the Women's Asia Challenge 2017, held in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei,[9] starting in all six matches including the final.[10] She was the joint top scorer for her team with 3 goals (2 field goals and 1 penalty stroke)[11] all scored against Brunei. At the 2018 Asian Games qualifiers held in Bangkok, Thailand, Arshad was again the vice-captain and started all six games, scoring a solitary goal through a penalty corner against Indonesia.[12] She also earned a yellow card in the 7–0 loss to Thailand.[12]

International Goals
Event Opponent Goals FG/PC/PS Final Score
2nd Asian Hockey Challenge (2013) Myanmar 2 2 x field goal (42, 58)[13] 4-0 (win)
4th AHF Cup (2016) Chinese Taipei (bronze medal) 1 1 x field goal (32) 1-4 (loss)
Women's Asia Challenge (2017) Brunei 3 1 x penalty stroke (51)(match 3), 2 x field goal (28, 52) (match 6) 4-0 (win), 4-0 (win)
Asian Games qualifiers (2018) Indonesia 1 1 x penalty scorer (pc) (29)[12] 3-0 (win)
Total (as of January 2018) 7

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Ambreen Arshad (V-Captain)". Pakistan Hockey Federation. 16 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Ambreen Arshad, International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. ^ Khilari. "Ambreen Arshad's Player Profile - Khilari". www.khilari.com.pk. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  4. ^ Results: Junior Asia Cup Japanese Hockey Association, Retrieved 20 November 2020
  5. ^ "International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Ambreen Arshad (Challenge 2013) International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. ^ "4th Women's AHF Cup (2016)International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Ambreen Arshad (2016) International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. ^ "WAPDA". www.wapda.gov.pk. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Asia Challenge (2017), International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Asia Challenge, International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  12. ^ a b c "Arshad Ambreen (2018) International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Pakistan vs Myanmar (2013), International Hockey Federation". tms.fih.ch. Retrieved 20 November 2020.