Tutul Hossain Badsha (Bengali: টুটুল হোসেন বাদশা; 12 August 1999) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team.[1]

Badsha
Badsha with Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2019
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Tutul Hossain Badsha
Date of birth (1999-08-12) 12 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Joypurhat, Bangladesh
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
Bashundhara Kings
Number 5
Youth career
2012–2013 Abahani Limited Dhaka
2012 → Khilgaon FA (loan)
2014 Anderlecht (trial)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2022 Abahani Limited Dhaka 84 (0)
2022– Bashundhara Kings 15 (0)
International career
2013–2017 Bangladesh U20 10 (0)
2017–2021 Bangladesh U23 17 (1)
2018– Bangladesh 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

Club statistics edit

Early career & European trial edit

Badsha joined Dhanmondi giants Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2012, at the age of 13. While still training with the Abahani youth team, Badsha participated in the 2012 Pioneer League with Khilgaon FA and went onto win the league title while making only a couple of appearances for the club. The following year, he returned to Abahani and participated in the BFF U-18 Football Tournament, before making his senior team breakthrough.

On 21 July 2014, a 17 year old Badsha had a trial for Belgian First Division A club Anderlecht becoming only the second Bangladeshi player to get a trial in Europe. Although Badsha had only made a single league appearance before the trial, Bangladesh national team's head coach at the time Lodewijk de Kruif and assistant coach Rene Koster made the arrangements possible after Badsha caught the attention of the Dutch coaches during the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.[2]

Abahani Limited Dhaka edit

After joining Abahani in 2012, Badsha made his first appearance during the 2013–14 season by coming on as a substitute, however, he was not a regular face in the team, due to there being more experienced defenders at his position at the time. Badsha, finally got a few appearances after veteran defenders Atiqur Rahman Meshu & Mohammed Ariful Islam parted ways with the club.

In the 2017–18 season, Badhsa became a regular for Abahani in defense due to his good performances while partnering veteran center back and former Bangladesh national team captain, Nasiruddin Chowdhury, the same season he won the Bangladesh Premier League title with the club, making 21 league appearances during the course of the season.[3][4] Badsha also created a strong defensive partnership with Afghanistan international Masih Saighani, helping Abahani become the first Bangladeshi club to reach the knockout-stages of the 2019 AFC Cup.

At the start of the 2021–222 season, he paired up with Iranian Milad Sheykh Soleimani, and kept a stern defense as Abahani won the domestic cup double. However, due to injury, Badsha could not hold onto his good form during the league campaign, as Abahani lost the championship to Bashundhara Kings.

On 6 August 2022, after continuous speculation, Badsha announced his departure from his boyhood club Abahani, through a Facebook post. He spent 10 years at the club making more than a century off appearances for Abahani in all competitions and also won all three domestic trophies along the way.[5][6]

Bashundhara Kings edit

In August 2022, Badsha announced Bashundhara Kings as his new destinations.[7]

International career edit

In 2017, Badsha captained the Bangladesh U18 team to a runners-up position in the 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship.[8] He later captained the Bangladesh U23 national team during their disappointing 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifying campaign. The team conceded a total of 10 goals during the 3 qualifying matches.[9]

Badsha made his senior debut for Bangladesh national team on 27 March 2018 against Laos in a FIFA international friendly match.[10]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

As of 3 July 2022.[11]
Club Season League Domestic Cup[a] Other[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Abahani Limited Dhaka 2013–14 Bangladesh Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15 Bangladesh Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 Bangladesh Premier League 8 0 0 0 0 0 5[c] 0 13 0
2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League 21 0 3 0 2 0 4 0 30 0
2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League 20 0 3 0 3 0 5 0 31 0
2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League 2 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
2020–21 Bangladesh Premier League 18 0 4 0 0 0 22 0
2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League 14 0 4 0 6 0 1 0 25 0
Career total 84 0 15 0 11 0 16 0 126 0
Notes
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

International apps edit

As of 14 June 2022.[12]
Bangladesh
Year Apps Goals
2018 8 0
2019 3 0
2020 0 0
2021 6 0
2022 6 0
Total 23 0

International goals edit

Youth edit

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 26 March 2019 APF Stadium, Isa Town, Bahrain   Sri Lanka 2–0 2–0 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers

Honours edit

Club edit

Khilgaon FA

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Bashundhara Kings

References edit

  1. ^ a b "BADSHA Md Tutul Hossain". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. 8 September 2018. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  2. ^ "European trial for Badsha". Dhaka Tribune. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  3. ^ Hoque, Shishir (6 December 2017). "Abahani get AFC Cup finals ticket". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  4. ^ Hoque, Shishir (22 March 2018). "Bangladesh Premier Football League 2017 Best XI". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  5. ^ "ফেসবুকে স্ট্যাটাস দিয়ে আবাহনী ছাড়ার ঘোষণা বাদশার". jagonews24.com. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  6. ^ "স্ট্যাটাস দিয়ে দল ছাড়ার ঘোষণা দিলেন আবাহনীর বাদশা". Daily Bangladesh. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  7. ^ "পুরোনোদের বিদায়ে তরুণদের ওপর আস্থা ঢাকা আবাহনীর!". OffsideBangladesh. 7 August 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  8. ^ "Bangladesh U18 show a better brand of football". BFF. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  9. ^ "অনূর্ধ্ব-২৩ চূড়ান্ত দল ঘোষণা করল বাফুফে". RTV Online. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  10. ^ "National football team face injury problems ahead of Bangabandhu Gold Cup". The Business Standard. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  11. ^ Tutul Hossain Badsha at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  12. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Tutul Hosain Badsha (Player)". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 24 July 2023.

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