Muhammad Umar Hayat

Muhammad Umar Hayat (born 22 September 1996), also known as Umar Rao,^[2] is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays as a right-back for WAPDA which he captains, and the Pakistan national team.

Muhammad Umar Hayat

Personal information
Full name	Muhammad Umar Hayat
Date of birth	(1996-09-22) 22 September 1996 (age 29)
Place of birth	Okara, Pakistan[1]
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position	Right-back
Team information
Current team	WAPDA
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Lyallpur	4	(0)
2014–	WAPDA	18	(0)
International career‡
2018	Pakistan U23	3	(0)
2018–	Pakistan	22	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 July 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 October 2025 (UTC)

Club career

Lyallpur

Hayat started his career with Lyallpur. He made 4 appearances in the 2014 PFF League.^[3]

WAPDA

By the end of 2014, Hayat joined Pakistan Premier League departmental side WAPDA.^[3] He captained the team, winning the 2023–24 PFF National Challenge Cup, where he was declared the most valuable player of the competition.^[4][5]

International career

Hayat represented Pakistan at the youth level.^[6] Hayat was included in the Pakistan under 23 squad for the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta. He went on to make three appearances in the campaign.^[3]

He was subsequently named to the nation's 20-man squad for the 2018 SAFF Championship.^[7] He made his senior international debut on 4 September 2018 in the team's opening match of the tournament, a 2–1 victory over Nepal.^[8] The following year he was then named to Pakistan's squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Cambodia, earning praise from local media for his performance at right-back.

Career statistics

International

As of 9 October 2025 ^[8]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Pakistan	2018	3	0
	2019	2	0
	2022	1	0
	2023	9	1
	2024	4	0
	2025	3	0
Total		22	1

Scores and results list Pakistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hayat goal.

List of international goals scored by Muhammad Umar Hayat

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	17 June 2023	Stade de Cote d'Or, Saint Pierre, Mauritius	Djibouti	1–2	1–3	2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup

Honours

WAPDA

• PFF National Challenge Cup: 2020, 2023–24