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Sohel Rana (footballer, born 1995)

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For the player born in 1991, see Mohamed Sohel Rana (footballer, born 1991). For the player born in 1996, see Mohamed Sohel Rana (footballer, born 1996).

Sohel Rana (Bengali: সোহেল রানা; born 27 March 1995) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team.

Sohel Rana
Sohel with Bangladesh in 2021
Personal information
Full name Sohel Rana
Date of birth (1995-03-27) 27 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Arambagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bashundhara Kings
Number 17
Youth career
2007–08 Mohammedan SC
–2010 Victoria SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–13 Mohammedan SC
2013–15 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi
2015–17 Sheikh Russel KC
2017–21 Abahani Limited Dhaka 59 (2)
2021– Bashundhara Kings 48 (1)
International career‡
2009 Bangladesh U16 4 (1)
2011 Bangladesh U19 4 (0)
2012–16 Bangladesh U23 16 (3)
2013– Bangladesh 65 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Club career edit

Sohel made his professional league debut with Mohammedan SC in 2010.[2] He made his mark for the team during the Federation Cup by scoring in a 1–1 draw with Feni SC, as Mohammedan failed to reach the semi-finals for the first time in the 30-year history of the tournament.[3]

In August 2019, Sohel's goal for Abahani Limited Dhaka against North Korea's April 25 during the 2019 AFC Cup was voted as the AFC Cup 2019 Goal of the Week.[4][5]

International career edit

Youth team edit

Sohel made his youth international debut during the 2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers.[6][7] He represented Bangladesh U19 during the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers held in Dhaka.[8]

Sohel made his debut for Bangladesh U-23 in a friendly with Nepal U-23, played at Bangladesh Army Stadium, Bangladesh on 25 August 2014. On his debut, he scored the match-winning goal in the 14th minute of the 2nd half by an angular ground shot from outside the danger zone in a rain soaked heavy ground (1–0).[9]

He first wore the U23 arm band against Syria in 2016 AFC U-23 Championship Qualifier at home, but he was the makeshift captain as Raihan Hasan received red card that night. He fully captained the Olympic side in the very next match against India which end goalless.

Senior team edit

Sohel made his senior debut for Bangladesh in a 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification match against Palestine, played at Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Nepal on 2 March 2013.

Career statistics edit

International edit

As of 26 March 2024.
Bangladesh
Year Apps Goals
2013 4 0
2014 3 0
2015 10 0
2016 5 0
2018 3 0
2019 7 0
2020 6 0
2021 7 0
2022 6 0
2023 14 0
Total 65 0

International goals edit

Youth team edit

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 2009 Panaad Stadium, Bacolod   Chinese Taipei 1–1 1–2 2010 AFC U-16 Championship qualification
2. 24 June 2012 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu   Yemen 1–4 1–5 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualification
3. 25 August 2014 Bangladesh Army Stadium, Dhaka     Nepal 1–0 1–0 International Friendly
4. 15 February 2016 Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Sarusajai   Maldives 1–0 2(5)–(4)2 2016 South Asian Games

Personal life edit

"She used to send me a lot of messages. But it seemed like a 'fake account' to me! But I got to know her in the end after a lot of messages came. I first met her at a restaurant in Dhanmondi. I liked her at the first day."

–Sohel Rana talking about how he met Tamila[10]

On 7 March 2021, Sohel Rana married Syed Tamila Sirajee, an MBA student, after their six years long relationship. On 8 February 2015, Tamila came to Bangabandhu Stadium to watch 2015 Bangabandhu Gold Cup final match where she saw and fall in love with Sohel. After that, she reached out Sohel through social media site Facebook. At first, they became friends and then lovers.[10]

Sohel Rana is the uncle of Pappu Hossain and Sujon Hossain, both goalkeepers in the Bangladesh Premier League. On 17 September 2019, Pappu got his call-up to the Bangladesh national team along with regular member Sohel.[11] It made headlines as uncle and nephew both were going to play for the national team together.

Honours edit

Mohammedan SC

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Bashundhara Kings

References edit

  1. ^ "Sohel Rana - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport UK. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Rahman, Anisur (August 23, 2019). "'Bangladesh are on the way up'". The Daily Star. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Mohammedan's shameful exit". The Daily Star. October 24, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Dhaka Abahani's Sohel Rana wins AFC Cup 2019 Goal of the Week". The Business Standard. August 23, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "Sohel Rana's goal voted best". The Daily Star. August 24, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "U-16 booters leave for Philippines". The Daily Star. September 30, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "U-16 booters end qualifiers with defeat". The Daily Star. October 11, 2009. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "U-19 squad announced". The Daily Star. August 20, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "BD U-23 beat Nepal by 1-0". April 2, 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  10. ^ a b 'ফেক আইডি'র মানুষটিই হলো বউ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 7 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
  11. ^ জাতীয় দলে মামা-ভাগনে. Amader Shomoy (in Bengali). 17 September 2019. Retrieved 2021-04-04.

External links edit

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