Mohammad Abdullah (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Abdullah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sirajganj, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fortis | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Dilkusha SC | ||
| 2016–2017 | Arambagh KS | (3) | |
| 2017–2018 | Chittagong Abahani | 21 | (1) |
| 2018 | Saif SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Sheikh Russel KC | 27 | (4) |
| 2022–2023 | Rahmatganj MFS | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Bangladesh Police | 9 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 15 | (1) |
| 2024– | Fortis | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Bangladesh U23 | 7 | (0) |
| 2016– | Bangladesh | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 June 2021 | |||
Mohammad Abdullah (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আবদুল্লাহ; born October 16, 1997) is a Bangladeshi professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Fortis FC and the Bangladesh national team. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also play as either a left-winger or right-winger.[3][4][5][6]
Early life
[edit]Starting football at the age of six, Abdullah's eventually participated in the Bangabandhu Gold Cup primary school tournament in 2010.[3]
Club career
[edit]In 2015, Dilkusha SC, a Dhaka Third Division League club signed Abdullah after an eight-month training camp at the Bangladesh Football Federation academy, later transferring to Arambagh Krira Sangha before making the preliminary Bangladesh national football team roster.[3]
International career
[edit]He was part of the Bangladesh national team congregation that traveled to Bhutan to play in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers against the Bhutan national football team.[7][8][9]
He was also included in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification squad.[10][11][12]
In September 2018, Abdullah suffered a ligament tear while training with the national team for a FIFA Friendly against Sri Lanka. The injury would leave him out of action for over five months.[13]
Honours
[edit]Dilkusha SC
References
[edit]- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mohammad Abdullah". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Mohammad Abdullah". Soccerway. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ a b c "Abdullah, Jafar dream big". The Daily Star. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "মাত্র তিন ফুটবলার খুশি করতে পেরেছেন জেমিকে?" (in Bengali). prothomalo.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "আব্দুল্লাহর ২, শেখ রাসেলেরও" (in Bengali). alokitobangladesh.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "ফুটবলারদের কার পারিশ্রমিক কত" (in Bengali). jugantor.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh National Football Team Reach Bhutan". Daily Sun. Dhaka. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "মানসম্পন্ন স্ট্রাইকার সংকট: বাংলাদেশের সাফল্যের অন্তরায়" (in Bengali). khela71.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Another year off for Pioneer League?". banginews.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Ibrahim isolating, others back on the pitch". thedailystar.net. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Coronavirus grips Bangladesh senior national football team; 18 players test positive". sportslightmedia.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Two overseas players included in Bangladesh squad for FIFA WCQ". khelnow.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh midfielder Abdullah out for five months". Dhaka Tribune. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- Bangladeshi men's footballers
- Bangladesh men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bangladesh men's youth international footballers
- Living people
- 1997 births
- People from Sirajganj District
- Arambagh KS players
- Chittagong Abahani Limited players
- Saif Sporting Club players
- Sheikh Russel KC players
- Bangladesh Police FC players
- Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club players
- Fortis FC players
- Rahmatganj MFS players
- Bangladesh Premier League footballers
- Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh
- Sportspeople from Rajshahi Division