Name of the Sportsperson: Mehrajuddin Wardoo

Discipline: Football

Date of Birth: 12 February 1984

State: Srinagar

Achievements and Awards

•    He represented HAL in National Football League in 2002-2003 seasons.

•    He scored the winning goal against Bangladesh in the SAFF Cup Finals at Karachi in Dec 2005

•    He was a member of the Indian squad that won Nehru Cup in 2007

•    AFC Challenge Cup 2008


Profile

Mehrajuddin Wardoo is a Kashmiri Indian football player from the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir who also represents the Indian national team. At club level he plays for Salgaocar S.C.

Mehraj joined Iqbal Sports Club in 1996. He was member of U-21 team of J & K and was noticed at the National level. He started his career as striker but played as defender for long time. Now he plays as a midfielder in the East Bengal and the Indian National team. He represented HAL in National Football League in 2002-2003 seasons.

He scored the winning goal against Bangladesh in the SAFF Cup Finals at Karachi in Dec 2005. He was a member of the Indian squad that won Nehru Cup 2007, the AFC Challenge Cup 2008 and the Nehru Cup in 2009.