Mohammad Yasin (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Yasin Gamma | ||
| Date of birth | 1900 | ||
| Place of birth | Rawalpindi, British India | ||
| Date of death | 12 November 1970 (aged 69–70) | ||
| Place of death | Rawalpindi, Pakistan | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1933–1947 | Mohammedan SC | ||
| 1951–1956 | Ispahani SC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1956 | East Pakistan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mohammad Yasin Gamma (1900 – 12 November 1970) was a footballer and coach. He was most prominently associated with his time at Mohammedan Sporting, where he played a key role in helping the team rise to success during the 1930s and 1940s.
Yasin was born in 1900 in Rawalpindi, British India. He later moved to Nasirabad, Ajmer, where he rose to prominence as a footballer.[1] Some sources also state that he was born in 1905.[2]
Playing career
In 1933, he played an exhibition football match for Basit Institute Football team of Ajmere of the B.B & C.I. Railway on the 14th April, 1933 against the Mohammedan Club, and later against Mohun Bagan club of Calcutta on the 6th April. After his performance in Ajmer, Yasin was recruited by the Mohammedan Sporting Club of Calcutta in 1933, alongside fellow players Hafiz Rashid and Kalu Khan.[3]
The club subsequently earned promotion to the First Division of the Calcutta Football League. Yasin would go on to become an influential player for the club, contributing several goals and assists throughout his time at the club, helping them win the Calcutta Football League on multiple occasions, alongside other domestic trophies such as the Durand Cup.[1][2]
After the partition of India, Yasin moved to East Pakistan, where he joined Ispahani SC.[1][4] He helped them gain promotion to the Dhaka Second Division Football League, and also to the Dhaka Senior Division Football League in 1953, before retiring from football in 1956. Yasin was also selected to play for the East Pakistan football team against the IFA XI at Calcutta.[1]