Niaz Ali Naji
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sheikh Niaz Ali Naji | ||
| Date of birth | 1946 (age 79–80) | ||
| Place of birth | British India | ||
| Place of death | Lahore, Pakistan | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1966–1970 | Young Men FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1986 | Bata FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 1976 | Pakistan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sheikh Niaz Ali Naji (born 1946) was a Pakistani former footballer who played as a winger. Ali represented the Pakistan national team at 1976.
Ali was born in 1946 in British India. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, Ali along with his father Sheikh Hussain Ali and his family migrated and permanently settled in Lahore. Ali studied till high school.[1]
Club career
International career
In 1966, Ali captained the Pakistan Youth national team during a tour to Afghanistan. He again toured Afghanistan in 1976, this time with the senior team at the Afghanistan Republic Day Festival Cup.[1] Ali was selected to play for Pakistan Greens in the 1976 Quaid-e-Azam International Tournament, coming on as a substitute in a match against Afghanistan.[2][1]
