Muhammad Hammad
Muhammad Hammad (born 15 August 1997) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club Sreenidi Deccan.
Career
Hammad was born and raised in Jammu & Kashmir. He started his youth career from 2nd Division I league Club Lonestar Kashmir F.C. He represented Jammu & Kashmir in the Santosh Trophy 2015–2016 before joining Real Kashmir FC. Hammad was part of the JK state team in the U19 national state competition. He won the I-League 2nd Division with Real Kashmir FC.
Further reading
- 'Real Kashmir FC express happiness after being promoted to I-League', ANI, Jun 02, 2018
- 'For path-breaker Real Kashmir players, football more than just a means of livelihood', Times of India, Jun 03, 2018
- 'Kashmir FC brave curfews and bad conditions to become the real deal', Mid Day, Jun 03, 2018
- 'Cash-strapped, curfew-bound: Real Kashmir's unreal story', Times of India, Jun 14, 2018
- 'Of floods, curfew and football – Real Kashmir', Sportstar, The Hindu, Oct 10, 2018
- 'I-League: It's come home as Real Kashmir face Churchill Brothers', Indian Express, Nov 06, 2018
- 'Danish, Hammad & Shahnawaz: The Local Heroes of Real Kashmir FC', The Quint, Nov 11, 2018
- 'Real Kashmir FC: The underdog football team scaling heights', Aljazeera, Nov 19, 2018
- 'Ascent of Real Kashmir football team gives a weary region reason to cheer', Business Standard, Jan 25, 2019
- 'The Kashmiri football fairy tale', Live Mint, Jan 25, 2019
- 'The amazing Real Kashmir FC story', Rediff Sports, Feb 05, 2019