Sumbal Khan

Sumbal Khan (Urdu, Pashto: سنبل خان; died December 2007) was a Pakistani footballer who played as a centre-half.

He was the sixth captain in the history of the Pakistan national football team after Osman Jan, Abdul Wahid Durrani, Muhammad Sharif, Moideen Kutty and Jamil Akhtar.

[1] Khan hailed from Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province in British India.

[2] Khan played as a centre-back, starting his career at Peshawar club Warsak FC.

[3] He was among the players who played in the inaugural National Football Championship of Pakistan at YMCA Ground in Karachi in 1948.

Khan with the Pakistan national team in 1955 (standing at far left)