Naveed Ahmed (born 3 January 1993) is a Pakistani footballer who plays for Pakistan Navy, which he captains. Mainly a centre-back, he played as a midfielder in his early career.^[1][2]

Ahmed started playing football at the age of 16 in a local club at his village in Faisalabad.^[3] He proceeded from the same village as former international player Haji Abdul Sattar,^[3] who scored the solitary goal at the 1989 South Asian Games, where Pakistan was crowned champions after winning in the final against Bangladesh by 1–0.^[4]

After participating in trials,^[3] Ahmed was picked by Pakistan Premier League departmental side Pakistan Navy in 2009.^[1][2]

In 2011, Ahmed participated in the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification with the Pakistan under-19 team, scoring in a 1–2 defeat against Turkmenistan.^[5][6]

In June 2011, he was called by the under-23 team in the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification.^[7] He was first called by the senior team in the 2011 SAFF Championship.^[8] He played his first international match on 19 November 2012 against Singapore in their 4–0 international friendly defeat.^[9] He was subsequently called in February 2013, making two appearances in both two-match friendlies against Nepal, both ending in a 1–0 victory for Pakistan.^[10][11][12] He then played in a two-match tour against Maldives in the same month.^[13] In March 2013, he participated in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification, playing against Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.^[14] He played in two friendlies against Afghanistan in 2013 and 2015 respectively and in 2014 against Palestine.^[1] He remained as unused substitute in the 2013 SAFF Championship.^[15][16] He participated in the 2014 Asian Games. In May 2015, Ahmed also participated in the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualification, making 3 appearances in the campaign.^[2]

In 2018, Ahmed made all four appearances in the 2018 SAFF Championship, when Pakistan returned to international circuit after 3 years ban by FIFA in 2015.^[1] In December 2018, Ahmed also captained the national team in practice matches in Doha, as preparation for the next World Cup qualifiers, after the inury of captain Saddam Hussain.^[3] In 2019, Ahmed played in the 2022 World Cup qualification against Cambodia.^[1]