Muhammad Umar Hayat (born 22 September 1996), also known as Umar Rao, is a Pakistani professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Bangladesh Football League club Brothers Union, and the Pakistan national team.
He started his early career with Renala Sports located in District Okara and then went on an under-14 AFC Championship Tour in Iran.
Hayat started his career with Lyallpur. He made 4 appearances in the 2014 PFF League.
By the end of 2014, Hayat joined Pakistan Premier League departmental side WAPDA. He captained the team, winning the 2023âÂÂ24 PFF National Challenge Cup, where he was declared the most valuable player of the competition.
In January 2026, Hayat joined the Bangladeshi football club Brothers Union for the second round of the Bangladesh Football League.
Hayat represented Pakistan at the youth level. Hayat was included in the Pakistan under 23 squad for the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta. He went on to make three appearances in the campaign.
He was subsequently named to the nation's 20-man squad for the 2018 SAFF Championship. He made his senior international debut on 4 September 2018 in the team's opening match of the tournament, a 2âÂÂ1 victory over Nepal. The following year he was then named to Pakistan's squad for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Cambodia, earning praise from local media for his performance at right-back.
Hayat scored his first international goal on 17 October 2023 against Djibouti during the 2023 Mauritius Four Nations Cup. He represented the Pakistan national football team in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, making history as Pakistan defeated the Cambodia national football team in the second leg after drawing the firstâÂÂqualifying for the 2nd round Of Fifa Worldcup for the very first time.