List of international goals scored by Sohail Abbas

Sohail Abbas is a former professional field hockey player who has represented Pakistan national field hockey team since his debut on 28 February 1998 against India in a bilateral Test match. He scored his first international goal in the second match of the series off a penalty corner with the goal being the winner in the 2–1 win. He is the current all–time top goalscorer for Pakistan and in international men's field hockey with 348 goals in 311 appearances in post–war era.

On 10 December 1998, Abbas scored his first international hat–trick against Hong Kong at the 1998 Asian Games. He has scored 23 international hat–tricks a world record and on one occasion he scored seven goals in a single match which puts him among the only six Pakistani players to have scored a double hat–trick in international matches. He finished the calendar year 1999 with 60 goals breaking the 58 goals world record of Paul Litjens of Netherlands. On 18 September 2000 Abbas became the quickest to complete 100 international goals when he scored a hat–trick against the Great Britain at the 2000 Sydney Olympics. He did so in a record period of two years, six months and 18 days in 83 appearances.

On 24 January 2002 Abbas scored a goal in the 2–2 draw against Australia in a six nations invitational tournament in Kuala Lumpur taking his tally to 151 goals, thus becoming his country's all–time top scorer, surpassing the record of 150 goals set by Hassan Sardar. He scored twice in a thrilling 5–6 win against Argentina on 17 August at the 2003 Hockey Champions Trophy completing his 200 international goals becoming the first and as of now the only Pakistani player to do so. On 8 October 2004 Abbas scored his 268th international goal against India at Amritsar in a bilateral test series match becoming the highest goalscorer in international hockey surpassing Paul Litjens's 267 goals for Netherlands, a record which he currently holds. Abbas has participated in the two most prestigious tournaments in international field hockey seven times: FIH Hockey World Cups in 1998, 2002 2006 and 2010 and three Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2012, scoring in all of them while being the top scorer at the 2002 World Cup and 2004 Olympics with 10 and 11 goals respectively. He has also appeared in the former Hockey Champions Trophy organized by FIH eight times from 1998 to 2011 being the top scorer for Pakistan in the competition with 41 goals. He has scored 54 goals against India, most goals against a single opponent. He has scored 74 international goals at the Malaysia National Hockey Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, his most at a single venue.

Goals As of last match played on 9 August 2012 NoCapDateOpponentResultVenueCompetitionRef121 March 19982–1Army Hockey Stadium, Rawalpindi, PakistanTest match235 March 19983–4National Hockey Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan341116 May 19983–6KHC Dragons Stadium, Antwerp, BelgiumTest match561321 May 19982–7Stadion Galgenwaard, Utrecht, Netherlands1998 FIH Hockey World Cup71525 May 19981–28211 November 19982–2National Hockey Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan1998 Hockey Champions Trophy9223 November 19984–410234 November 19985–311246 November 19983–112268 December 19988–0Queen Siritkit Sport Complex, Bangkok, Thailand1998 Asian Games132710 December 19985–01415162914 December 19981–1173017 December 19983–218193119 December 19983–02021323 February 19993–4Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, IndiaTest match2223335 February 19991–4Aishbagh Stadium, Bhopal, India2425348 February 19992–5Begumpeth Hockey Stadium, Hyderabad, India263616 February 19994–2National Hockey Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan27283820 February 19991–2Lala Ayub Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan293922 February 19993–3Army Hockey Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan304024 February 19992–3National Hockey Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan31412 April 19996–3Malaysia National Hockey Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1999 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup3233424 April 19992–63435435 April 19995–2363738447 April 19991–53940458 April 19994–241424610 April 19993–1434913 June 19992–2Queensland State Hockey Centre, Brisbane, Australia1999 Hockey Champions Trophy445118 June 19992–1455220 June 19994–346475311 August 19994–4Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen, NetherlandsFour Nations Tournament48495412 August 19993–650515514 August 19994–652535615 August 19994–254555717 August 19993–6Cornaredo Stadium, Lugano, SwitzerlandTest match5657585920 August 19998–2Hockey Club Rotweiss Wettingen, Wettingen, SwitzerlandTri Nation Series59606021 August 19994–861626364656219 November 199915–0Malaysia National Hockey Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1999 Hockey Asia Cup666768697071726321 November 199910–1737475766423 November 19996–07778796524 November 19991–0806626 November 19993–2816810 March 20007–3Nagai Sports Ground, Osaka, Japan2000 Olympic Qualifiers82836911 March 20004–4848586877013 March 20006–08889907216 March 20003–4917318 March 20001–3927420 March 20002–39394758 August 20004–2Commonwealth Hockey Stadium, Perth, AustraliaTest match95967611 August 20001–2977931 August 20000–1North Harbour Hockey Stadium, Albany, New ZealandTest match98813 September 20001–5Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand998216 September 20002–2Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Center, Sydney, Australia2000 Summer Olympics1008318 September 20001–81011021038421 September 20001–11048523 September 20002–21058626 September 20000–21068830 September 20003–61078911 March 20013–1Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium, Dhaka, BangladeshGold Cup Tournament Dhaka1081099115 March 20011–61101119318 March 20015–31121131149515 June 20012–6Estadi de Hockey Josep Marquès, Terrassa, SpainTest match1151169617 June 20013–3Real Club de Polo de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain1179720 June 20014–2MSV Duisburg 02 Hockey, Duisburg, GermanyTest match1189822 June 20011–1UHC Clubanlage, Hamburg, Germany2001 Hamburg Masters1199923 June 20013–212010024 June 20018–612112212310126 June 20012–1KHC Dragons Stadium, Antwerp, BelgiumTest match12410330 June 20010–3De Klapperboom, Utrecht, NetherlandsTest match1251041 July 20012–2De Roggewoning, The Hague, Netherlands1261052 August 20015–3Malaysia National Hockey Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2001 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup1271063 August 20012–21281075 August 20014–31291086 August 20013–41301311098 August 20013–41321331341109 August 20013–513511112 August 20014–31361123 November 20011–1Hazelaarweg Stadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands2001 Hockey Champions Trophy1371146 November 20013–11381157 November 20014–513914014111610 November 20013–614214311711 November 20012–514411816 January 20023–3Malaysia National Hockey Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaTest match14514611918 January 20023–0Six Nations Kuala Lumpur14712020 January 20021–414812121 January 20029–114915012223 January 20023–115112324 January 20022–215212426 January 20024–315312524 February 20025–02002 FIH Hockey World Cup15415512625 February 20023–215615712828 February 20022–11581315 March 20022–31591601327 March 20021–21611338 March 20023–516216313516 July 20022–4Campo de Hockey Bidebieta, San Sebastian, SpainTest match16416513618 July 20022–3Complejo De Deportes La Alberica, Santander, Spain16616713720 July 20023–5Club de Campo, Madrid, Spain16816913827 July 20020–3Belle Vue Hockey Centre, Manchester, England2002 Commonwealth Games17017117214030 July 20022–01731424 August 200210–21741751761771781441 September 20021–4Kölner Stadtwald, Cologne, Germany2002 Hockey Champions Trophy1791464 September 20023–21801476 September 20022–018114930 September 20028–3Gangseo Hockey Stadium, Busan, South Korea2002 Asian Games1821831504 October 20020–918418515210 October 20023–418618715312 October 20021p–118815417 March 20033–5Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, MalaysiaTest match18919015518 March 20031–419119215722 March 20036–12003 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup19315823 March 20034–319415926 March 20033–119519616028 March 20030–119716213 August 20035–2Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen, NetherlandsTest match19816316 August 20034–42003 Hockey Champions Trophy19920016417 August 20035–620120216519 August 20032–220316621 August 20035–220416722 August 20037–420516824 August 20034–320620716921 September 20038–0Malaysia National Hockey Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2003 Hockey Asia Cup20820917022 September 20037–121021117124 September 20034–221217328 September 20034–221321417414 December 20034–1Hockey Club of Pakistan, Karachi, PakistanTest match2152161769 January 20043–2Malaysia National Hockey Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2004 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup21721821917812 January 20043–422022122217914 January 20041–122318015 January 20042–222418118 January 20043–42252261822 March 20044–2Club de Campo, Madrid, Spain2004 Olympic Qualifiers2272281846 March 20045–32292302312321869 March 20041–423323418813 March 20042–42351896 June 20042–1Chase Park Cannock Hockey Club, Cannock, EnglandTri–Nation Series2361907 June 20043–223719110 June 20043–2Highfields Hockey Centre, Nottingham, England23823919313 June 20043–1Hockey Olympiastadion, Berlin, GermanyTest match24019414 June 20042–1Hockeystadion SC Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany24119518 June 20041–1Uhlenhorster Hockey Club, Hamburg, Germany2004 Hamburg Masters24219619 June 20046–324319720 June 20043–224419929 June 20046–1Wagener Stadium, Amstelveen, Netherlands2004 Hockey RaboTrophy2452462013 July 20045–324724820231 July 20042–2Club de Hockey Alcalá, Alcalá la Real, SpainTri–Nation Series2492031 August 20041–325025120517 August 20040–7Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Centre, Athens, Greece2004 Summer Olympics25225325425520619 August 20043–025620823 August 20048–225725820925 August 20043–025921027 August 20042–426026126221124 September 20042–1Hockey Club of Pakistan, Karachi, PakistanTest match26321329 September 20043–2Lala Ayub Stadium, Peshawar, Pakistan2642141 October 20044–4National Hockey Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan2652662154 October 20041–3Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, India2672682178 October 20041–2Guru Nank Dev University Stadium, Amritsar, India2692194 December 20043–1National Hockey Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan2004 Hockey Champions Trophy2702205 December 20041–32712722217 December 20041–42732228 December 20042–127422412 December 20043–227522522 July 20063–2Atlètic Terrassa Hockey Club, Terrassa, Spain2006 Hockey Champions Trophy27627722623 July 20063–327827922827 July 20062–328023029 July 20063–128123125 August 20061–2Uhlenhorster HC, Hamburg, Germany2006 Hamburg Masters28223226 August 20066–42832842852347 September 20064–0Warsteiner HockeyPark, Mönchengladbach, Germany2006 FIH Hockey World Cup28628723610 September 20062–228823915 September 20062–328924010 May 20092–3Kuantan Hockey Stadium, Kuantan, Malaysia2009 Hockey Asia Cup29024331 October 20095–0Lille Hockey Club, Lille, France2009 World Cup Qualifiers2912922441 November 20095–02932453 November 20092–42942952465 November 20091–62962972488 November 20093–12982992496 December 20092–1Salta Hockey Association Park, Salta, Argentina2009 Hockey Champions Challenge3003012508 December 20093–130225110 December 20094–13032526 December 20093–630430525313 December 20094–230625721 January 20102–2Al Rayaan Stadium, Doha, QatarTest match30725828 February 20104–1Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi, India2010 Hockey World Cup3082628 March 20102–130926417 November 201012–0Aoti Hockey Field, Guangzhou, China2010 Asian Games31031126518 November 20102–831231326721 November 20102–831431526923 November 20102–03162716 May 20114–2Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia2011 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup3172728 May 20113–23182739 May 20111–531927411 May 20111–332027514 May 20113–232127615 May 20113–232227822 June 20112–3UCD National Hockey Stadium, Dublin, Republic of IrelandUCD Four Nations Dublin32327924 June 20111–232428025 June 20112–132532628129 June 20112–2Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands2011 Hockey RaboTrophy3272846 July 20114–1Test match32828715 July 20112–2Test match32928816 July 20112–133029028 October 20113–3Busselton Hockey Stadium,