Nurul Naium Faisal (Bengali: নুরুল নাঈম ফয়সাল; born 11 October 1995) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bangladesh Premier League club Rahmatganj MFS.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nurul Naium Faisal[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Chittagong, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back, Center Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rahmatganj MFS | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2013 | Chittagong Abahani | ||
| 2013–2016 | Mohammedan SC | (0) | |
| 2016–2018 | Chittagong Abahani | 38 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Saif SC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Bashundhara Kings | 19 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 20 | (1) |
| 2023– | Rahmatganj MFS | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Bangladesh U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Bangladesh U23 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2023 | |||
Club career edit
Faisal started his career with his hometown club Chittagong Abahani Limited in 2010. He moved to Mohammedan SC in 2013 and won the Super Cup in his first year with the Black and Whites.[3]
In 2016, Faisal played returned to Chittagong Abahani and played as their first choice left-back[4] before securing a move to the then newly promoted, Bashundhara Kings in 2018. With Kings, Faisal won the league title during both the 2018–19 and 2020–21 seasons.[5]
In 2021, he joined Abahani Limited Dhaka[6] and continued his record of winning titles by playing an integral role in the clubs domestic cup triumphs.[6][7] On 28 June 2022, he scored the winning goal during a 3–2 victory over his former club, Chittagong Abahai in a league fixture.[8]
International career edit
Faisal made his debut for the Bangladesh U19 team during the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.[2] In 2015, he was called up to the Bangladesh U23 for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers.[9] He returned to the olympic team on 11 July 2017, during a friendly against Nepal U23. Faisal was later included in the team for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers.[10]
In 2018, Faisal was called up to the Bangladesh national team conditioning camp held in Qatar for the then upcoming 2018 SAFF Championship. Upon reaching Qatar, Faisal was greeted by his father, Noor Nabi Chowdhury, who had been stationed in Qatar for work purposes.[1] In 2019, he was again called up to the senior national team and this time it was for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round.[11]
Honours edit
Mohammedan SC
- Super Cup: 2013
- Independence Cup: 2014
Chittagong Abahani Limited
Bashundhara Kings
Abahani Limited Dhaka
References edit
- ^ a b "কাতারে জাতীয় দলের ক্যাম্পে বাপ-বেটার সাক্ষাৎ". Prothomalo (in Bengali). May 12, 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ a b "National U-19 team". archive.bff.com.bd. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023.
- ^ "Mohammedan win GP Super Cup". The Daily Star. June 25, 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "রক্ষণে জিপিএ ৫ পাচ্ছে কারা?". Prothomalo (in Bengali). July 29, 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "ব্রাজিলিয়ান 'ব্র্যান্ডে' বসুন্ধরার টানা এক ডজন জয়". Prothomalo (in Bengali). July 9, 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ a b "নতুনদের নিয়ে নতুন স্বপ্ন আবাহনীর". bdnews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "ঠিকানা বদলেও চ্যাম্পিয়ন তারা". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "দুই আবাহনীর লড়াইয়ে নাটকীয় জয় ঢাকা আবাহনীর!". Daily Offside Bangladesh (in Bengali). 28 June 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Hosts held by India". The Daily Star. April 1, 2015.
- ^ "U-23 booters begin camp at BKSP". Daily Sun. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "বিশ্বকাপ বাছাইয়ে প্রথম ম্যাচের জন্য বাংলাদেশ দল ঘোষণা". pavilion.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 20 January 2024.
External links edit
- Nurul Naium Faisal at Soccerway
- Nurul Naium Faisal at Global Sports Archive