Mazhar Siddique

Mazhar Siddique
Personal information
Full name Mazhar Siddique
Date of birth Unknown
Place of birth Uttar Pradesh, British India
Date of death Unknown
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950s Pakistan Army
International career
1953–1954 Pakistan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mazhar Siddique, (Urdu: مظہر صدیق) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Pakistan Army and the Pakistan national football team in the 1950s.

Club career

In 1943, Siddique first pIayed in Inter-Varsity Championship held at Aligarh.[1] He also represented the U.P. Sports Control Board the following year.[1]

Siddique played and captained the Pakistan Army team throughout the 1950s at the National Football Championship.[2][3][1]

International career

Siddique was called up to the Pakistan national team for the 1953 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament held in Rangoon, Burma.[4] He was also present with the team for the following 1954 Asian Quadrangular Football Tournament.[5]

In 1954, Siddique was selected to represent Pakistan for their participation at the 1954 Asian Games.[6] Where he played against Singapore in a 6–2 win.[7]

Before the tournament, Siddique played against a Singapore and a Singapore Selection XI, and was prasied for his performances and amazing saves throughout the matches.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sunday, 18 April 1954, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  2. ^ "Friday, 18 November 1955, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  3. ^ "Wednesday, 05 October 1955, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  4. ^ "Indian Soccer Team in Rangoon". news.google.com. The Indian Express - Google News Archive. 23 October 1953. p. 10. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  5. ^ Bhatti, Mukhtar (1999). Pakistan Sports: An Almanac of Pakistan Sports with Complete Records 1947-1999. Bhatti Publications. pp. 237–250.
  6. ^ "Tuesday, 06 April 1954, Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore)".
  7. ^ "Asian Games 1954". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
  8. ^ "Pakistan Beat Weak Colony XI Sunday Standard, 25 April 1954".
  9. ^ "Singapore Standard, 26 April 1954, Singapore did everything but beat Pakistan".
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