Siddiq Farooq
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Siddiq Farooq | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Kabul, Afghanistan | ||
| Date of death | 21 July 2025 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | California, United States | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Kabul University | |||
| International career | |||
| 1984 | Afghanistan | 4 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mohammad Siddiq Farooq (Persian: محمد صدیق فاروق; 16 January 1961 – 21 July 2025) was an Afghan footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented the Afghanistan national team in the 1980s.
Club career
Farooq started his sports career with the Naderiya High School football team in Kabul, and was later a member of the Kabul University football team.[1][2][3][4]
International career
Farooq represented Afghanistan at the 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification. He scored the lone goal of the national team in the tournament in a 1–6 defeat against Jordan.[5] This would be the last goal scored of the Afghanistan national team until their long inactivity till 2003.
Personal life and death
Farooq died on 21 July 2025 in California, United States.[1][2][3][4]
Career statistics
International goals
- Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Farooq goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 September 1984 | Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou, China |  Jordan |
1–0 | 1–6 | 1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
References
- 1 2 "درگذشت محمد صدیق فاروق، ملی‌پوش پیشین و پیشکسوت فوتبال افغانستان". www.afintl.com (in Persian). 22 July 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- 1 2 TV, Sedayedarya (23 July 2025). "درگذشت داکتر محمد صدیق فاروق، ملی‌پوش پیشین تیم ملی فوتبال افغانستان - Sedaye Darya Dari" (in Persian). Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- 1 2 master (24 July 2025). "درگذشت داکتر محمد صدیق فاروق، ملی‌پوش پیشین فوتبال افغانستان". خبرگزاری اطلس (in Persian). Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- 1 2 "وداع با داکتر فاروق، ملی‌پوش پیشین فوتبال افغانستان | خبرگزاری سریع". sarie.news (in Persian). 23 July 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
- ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Jordan vs. Afghanistan". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
External links
- Siddiq Farooq at National-Football-Teams.com