Masood Fakhri
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Fakhri with Mohammedan Sporting in 1955 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Masood Fakhri | ||
| Date of birth | 16 November 1932 | ||
| Place of birth | Toba Tek Singh, Punjab, British India | ||
| Date of death | 6 September 2016 (aged 83) | ||
| Place of death | Bangor Teifi, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position | Left winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1949–1950 | Raiders | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1950–1952 | Punjab | ||
| 1952 | Raiders | ||
| 1952–1954 | East Bengal | 30+ | (25) |
| 1953 | North-Western Railway | ||
| 1954 | Punjab | ||
| 1955–1956 | Kolkata Mohammedan | ||
| 1956–1957 | Bradford City | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1952–1955 | Pakistan | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Masood Fakhri (Punjabi: مسعود فخری; 16 November 1932 – 6 September 2016) was a Pakistani professional footballer who played as a left winger. A former Pakistani international, Fakhri was well known for his time with Indian Kolkata clubs East Bengal and Mohammedan Sporting. He was the first Pakistani footballer to score a hat trick in an international game at the 1954 Asian Games, and the first player from South Asia to play in England, where he played for Bradford City before prematurely retiring.