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| name = Syed Mohammad Naeem<br />
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| birth_date = January 1914<br />
| birth_place = [[British India]]<br />
| death_date = 1 November 1945<br />
| death_place = [[Karnal]], [[British India]]<br />
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| position = [[Field hockey#Formations|Half-Back]]<br />
| nationalteam1 = [[India men's national field hockey team|India]]<br />
| nationalyears1 = 1935<br />
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'''Syed Mohammad Naeem''' ({{langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|سید محمد نعیم}}}}; born 1914) is a former association field hockey player, who played as a Half-Back.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 May 1950 |title=TRIBUTES TO THE LATE MOHD. NAEEM |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19500503/129/0008 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 May 1950 |title=(Continued from Previous Column) sent, however much we would have loved it. On behalf of myself and my Committee |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19500503/125/0008 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref> He also represented the [[India men's national field hockey team|India]] hockey team in 1935.<br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Naeem was born in January 1914, he would be educated from M.B. High School, Mozang. Before joining [[Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore|Islamia College]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=1 May 1950 |title=THE LATE SYED MOHD. NAEEM, An Outstanding Sportsman |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19500501/060/0004 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref><br />
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== Club career ==<br />
=== Early career ===<br />
Naeem was the captain of Muslim Club of Mozang. As well as the [[Lahore]] based Brothers Hockey Club.<ref>{{Cite web |date=24 December 1937 |title=HOCKEY TOURNAMENT, Brother's Club Win Final |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19371224/272/0018 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref> He would also play and captain the [[University of the Punjab|Punjab University]]. Representing the team in Inter-Provincial competitions.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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=== Senior career ===<br />
In 1937, Naeem joined the Hockey department of Bhawanipore Hockey Club of [[Calcutta]]. Before then playing for Mohammedan Sporting. Where he captained the side for five consecutive years. Under his captainship, the team won the First Division Championship for the first time.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== International career ==<br />
In 1935, Naeem was selected for the All-India Hockey Team which toured [[New Zealand]] and [[Australia]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 1935 |title=INDIA'S TEAM FOR NEW ZEALAND Punjab Representation (To the Editcr, C. and Id. Gazette) |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19350321/179/0011 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 August 1935 |title=MEN'S HOCKEY. RETURN OF INDIAN TEAM. |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/32890886 |website=trove.nla.gov.au}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=NZ And Australia Tour-1935 {{!}} Sankalp India Foundation |url=https://www.sankalpindia.net/book/nz-and-australia-tour-1935 |access-date=2026-03-06 |website=www.sankalpindia.net}}</ref><br />
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== Personal life ==<br />
His brothers, Saleem, Shamim, Naseem and Moeen were also prominent players in hockey and football.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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== Death ==<br />
He died at [[Karnal]] on 1st November, 1945. After a short illness of malarial fever.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=24 November 1945 |title=KOLL OF HONOUR |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19451124/013/0002 |via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:1914 births]]<br />
[[Category:1945 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Field hockey players from Punjab, India]]<br />
[[Category:Indian men's field hockey players]]<br />
[[Category:20th-century Indian sportsmen]]<br />
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