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Jamil Akhtar
Akhtar in 1974
Personal information
Date of birth 1930 (age 95–96)
Place of birth British India
Place of death Pakistan
Position Striker
Youth career
1948–1951 Punjab University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950s Rangers FC
1950–1953 Punjab
1954 East Bengal
1954–?? North-Western Railway
International career
1952–1955 Pakistan 14 (8)
Managerial career
Pakistan Western Railway
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jamil Akhtar (Urdu: جمیل اختر; born 1930) was a Pakistani footballer who played as an inside left forward. Considered as one of the earliest pioneering footballers in Pakistan history,[1] he was the fifth captain in the history of the Pakistan national football team after Osman Jan, Abdul Wahid Durrani, Muhammad Sharif and Moideen Kutty.[2] Akhtar also played for East Bengal in India.[3]

Club career

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Akhtar was member of Lahore club Rangers FC throughout his career.[4] He represented Punjab University football team from 1948 to 1951.[4][5] In 1950, he played for Rangers FC at the Rovers Cup in 1951 in Bombay.[4] He won the Lahore District Soccer Championship with the club in June 1951.[6]

He also represented Punjab in the National Football Championship from 1950 to 1953, captaining the team in the last year.[4] He later played for Pakistan Railways at the National Football Championship.[7][8][9]

In 1954, he played in India for the Calcutta Football League club East Bengal.[3] In 1958, Akhtar played for Lahore club Zamindars FC.[10]

International career

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Akhtar with the Pakistan national team in 1953 (second sitting from right)

In 1952, Akhtar represented Pakistan in the 1952 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament in Ceylon, making his debut in the last match of the tournament against India.[4][11] The following year, he was a part of the team for the 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament,[12] appearing in all three matches, where he scored once against Burma and twice against Ceylon.[13][14] He also appeared in a 1–0 win against India, after the conclusion of the tournament.[15]

In a preparation match, he scored against a Singapore combined Colony XI in a 4–1 victory on 24 April 1954.[16] In the next match against the Singapore national team, held the following day, Jamil found the net once again, the match would end in a 2–2 draw.[17] At the 1954 Asian Games, he scored a brace in a 6–2 win against Singapore in a group match, where Masood Fakhri had notably scored a hat-trick, and Moideen Kutty also scored a goal, and also appeared in the 1–2 loss against Burma.[18][19][20][19]

Akhtar subsequently became the fifth captain in the history of the Pakistan national football team at the 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament,[2] being a starter in all three matches played,[21][22][23] scoring a goal against Ceylon in a 2–1 victory.[13]

At the next 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament, he featured in all three matches,[24][25][26] and scored in a 4–2 victory against Burma.[13][27] At the exhibition matches at the beginning of the tournament, he scored a hat trick against an East Pakistan XI on 14 December in a 3–1 victory.[13][28]

Coaching career

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Akhtar standing fifth from left as coach of Pakistan Railways

After retirement as player, Akhtar served as coach of the Pakistan Western Railway football team.[29]

Career statistics

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International goals

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Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Akhtar goal.
List of international goals scored by Jamil Akhtar
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 28 October 1953 Aung San Stadium, Rangoon, Burma  Burma 1–0 1–1 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament [13]
2 2 November 1953 Aung San Stadium, Rangoon, Burma  Ceylon 2–0 6–0 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament [13]
3 3–0 [13]
4 25 April 1954 Jalan Besar Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Singapore 2–2 Friendly [30]
5 2 May 1954 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines  Singapore 1–1 6–2 1954 Asian Games [18][19]
6 2–1 [18][19]
7 21 December 1954 Calcutta FC Ground, Kolkata, India  Ceylon 2–1 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament [13]
8 17 December 1955 Dacca Stadium, Dhaka, East Pakistan  Burma 4–2 1955 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament [13]

Honours

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Pakistan Pakistan

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Remembering Moideen Kutty, the 'iron man' from Kerala who captained Pakistan football team". The Indian Express. 2023-06-20. Archived from the original on 2023-06-20. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  2. 1 2 3 Ahsan, Ali (2010-12-23). "A history of football in Pakistan — Part I". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  3. 1 2 "Team Archives – EAST BENGAL CLUB". eastbengalfootballclub.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Friday 16 April 1954". Retrieved 2024-05-28 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 14 March 1948" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Thursday 07 June 1951". Retrieved 2024-05-28 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Tuesday 06 April 1954" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 30 December 1956" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) - Sunday 21 September 1958" – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) – Friday 20 June 1958". Retrieved 2024-05-28 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Times of Ceylon 1952.03.24 — South Asian Newspapers". gpa.eastview.com. Retrieved 2026-01-29.
  12. ↑ "Indian Soccer Team in Rangoon". The Indian Express. 23 October 1953. p. 6. Archived from the original on 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Asian Quadrangular Tournament (Colombo Cup) 1952-1955". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  14. ↑ "The Indian Express - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. Retrieved 2026-08-07.
  15. ↑ The Indian Express. The Indian Express.
  16. ↑ "Pakistan Beat Weak Colony XI Sunday Standard, 25 April 1954, Page 17". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  17. ↑ "AGAIN – THAT FIGHTING SPIRIT". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
  18. 1 2 3 natasha.raheel (2016-09-12). "Unsung hero: Former Pakistani footballer Masood Fakhri passes away". The Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  19. 1 2 3 4 "Asian Games 1954". www.rsssf.org. Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
  20. ↑ "Pakistan Beat Singapore 6-2 At Soccer". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
  21. ↑ "Jugantar. Vol:18 ; Issue: 92 (20 December 1954)". eap.bl.uk. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  22. ↑ "Jugantar. Vol:18 ; Issue: 94 (22 December 1954)". eap.bl.uk. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  23. ↑ "Jugantar. Vol:18 ; Issue: 99 (27 December 1954)". eap.bl.uk. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  24. ↑ "Jugantar. Vol:19 ; Issue: 90 (18 December 1955)". eap.bl.uk. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  25. ↑ "Jugantar. Vol:19 ; Issue: 94 (22 December 1955)". eap.bl.uk. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  26. ↑ "Jugantar. Vol:19 ; Issue: 97 (25 December 1955)". eap.bl.uk. Retrieved 2026-08-08.
  27. ↑ "BURMA DEFEATED IN BLAZE OF GLORY". The Pakistan Observer. 18 November 1955. p. 8.
  28. ↑ "Poor Display By National Team: No Right-winger". The Pakistan Observer. 15 December 1959. p. 6.
  29. ↑ "فٹ بال ہیروز کی دُنیا: پمسلسل دس سال قومی ٹیم کیلئے کھیلنے والے ایوب ڈار" [World of football heroes: Ayub Dar, who played for the national team for ten consecutive years]. Daily Dunya (in Urdu). Archived from the original on 2025-01-04. Retrieved 2025-01-04.
  30. ↑ "Page 12 Singapore Standard, 26 April 1954". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
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