Harun Hamid

Harun Ar-Rashid Faheem Hamid (born 10 November 2003) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder and winger for club St Albans City. Born in England, he plays for the Pakistan national team.

Early life
Hamid was born in Lambeth in South London. He began playing football with his friends and with his dad before joining a Sunday league side at the age of six.

Queens Park Rangers
Hamid entered the academy of Queens Park Rangers at age 11. He participated as a mentor in a club initiative to support Asian inclusion at QPR. He worked his way into a regular starting role with the under-18 side in 2022 while making his debut for the reserve team the following season.

Loan to Kingstonian
In February 2023 Hamid was loaned out to Kingstonian of the Isthmian League Premier Division on a 1–month deal which would see the player maintain QPR eligibility. He was expected to make his debut for the club on 15 February 2023 in a league match against Hastings United.

In April 2023, it was announced that QPR had opted to not re-sign Hamid and he was released from the club in June 2023.

St Albans City
On 24 November 2023, Hamid signed for National League South club St Albans City. He scored his first goal for the club on 23 December 2023, in the stoppage time in a 3–0 victory against Dartford.

International career
Whilst at QPR, Hamid was flagged up to the Pakistan Football Federation by a volunteer enthusiast from a fan website called FootballPakistan.com, created in 2003 and which had a significant role in connecting diaspora players like Zesh Rehman among others with the national team. Hamid was called up to the Pakistan national team for the first time for a friendly against the Maldives in March 2023. He was one of two foreign-based players in the squad, along with Abdul Arshad of Danish club HB Køge. He made his international debut on 21 March 2023 in the eventual 0–1 away defeat. Following the match, Pakistan manager Shahzad Anwar applauded Hamid's performance, including an acrobatic shot which was the team's best chance on goal.

In summer of 2023, he played in 7 international games for the Pakistan including matches against Kuwait, Kenya and India. In September 2023, Hamid was called up to the Pakistan national under-23 football team for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification where he played 3 matches playing the likes of Japan, Bahrain and Palestine, he scored a goal in that campaign against Palestine which ended in a 2–1 defeat.

On 17 October 2023, Hamid made history for Pakistan by scoring his debut goal in a 1–0 win against Cambodia in the second leg of the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, to be Pakistan's first ever victory in a World Cup qualifying match, which sent them through to the second round by winning 1–0 on aggregate.

Style of play
As a versatile player, Hamid plays both on the wings and in all positions of the midfield. Hamid has been praised for his speed, technique, dribbling skills, and play-making capabilities.

International

 * Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first.