Muhammad Waheed

Waheed hails from the Malir District of Karachi.^[2][3] He comes from a family of footballers; his paternal grandfather, maternal uncles and his brother have played at the domestic level.^[4]

Waheed represented Pakistan at the youth level in the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. He went on to score two goals in four appearances.^[2] His goals came in a 1–2 defeat to Kuwait and a 1–5 defeat to Palestine.^[7]

In late 2019 Waheed was included in Pakistan's 13-man squad for the Socca World Cup in Greece. He was the youngest player on any squad in the six-a-side tournament.^[8] In preparation for the tournament, he scored in a 2–1 friendly victory over Colombia.^[9] In the team's Group Stage match against Germany, he scored both of his team's goals in the 2–3 defeat.^[10] In January 2020, Waheed was named in Pakistan's squad for a two-match friendly tour in Malaysia against UKM and Felda United on 22 and 23 January, respectively.^[11] In the second and last match against Felda United, he scored the opening goal in the 16th minute in the eventual 2–0 victory.^[12]

In August 2022 Waheed was called up for trials with the senior national team.^[2] In November the same year, he was included in Pakistan's squad for a friendly against Nepal, Pakistan's first fixture in nearly three-and-a-half years because of the Pakistan Football Federation's suspension by FIFA.^[13][14] He made his senior international debut as a second-half substitute in the eventual 0–1 away defeat.

Waheed was called up to the senior squad again in February 2023 in preparation for upcoming friendlies, the 2023 SAFF Championship, and 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification.^[15]