Mohammad Siddiq Farooq (; 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.
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. 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.
Career statistics
International goals
Scores and results list Afghanistan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Farooq goal.
+List of international goals scored by Siddiq FarooqNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition120 September 1984Yuexiushan Stadium, Guangzhou, China1–01–61984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
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