Mohammad Abdullah (footballer)

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Mohammad Abdullah
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Abdullah[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-16) 16 October 1997 (age 26)[2]
Place of birth Sirajganj, Bangladesh
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Dilkusha SC
2017–2018 Chittagong Abahani 21 (1)
2018 Saif SC 0 (0)
2019–2022 Sheikh Russel KC 27 (4)
2022–2023 Rahmatganj MFS 1 (0)
2023 Bangladesh Police 9 (4)
2023– Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 12 (1)
International career
2018 Bangladesh U23 7 (0)
2016– Bangladesh 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 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 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club 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 the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification qualifier facing the Bhutan national football team.[7][8][9]

He was also included in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) squad.[10][11][12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mohammad Abdullah". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Mohammad Abdullah". Soccerway. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
  3. ^ a b c "Abdullah, Jafar dream big". The Daily Star. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  4. ^ "মাত্র তিন ফুটবলার খুশি করতে পেরেছেন জেমিকে?" (in Bengali). prothomalo.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  5. ^ "আব্দুল্লাহর ২, শেখ রাসেলেরও" (in Bengali). alokitobangladesh.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  6. ^ "ফুটবলারদের কার পারিশ্রমিক কত" (in Bengali). jugantor.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh National Football Team Reach Bhutan". Daily Sun. Dhaka. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  8. ^ "মানসম্পন্ন স্ট্রাইকার সংকট: বাংলাদেশের সাফল্যের অন্তরায়" (in Bengali). khela71.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Another year off for Pioneer League?". banginews.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Ibrahim isolating, others back on the pitch". thedailystar.net. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Coronavirus grips Bangladesh senior national football team; 18 players test positive". sportslightmedia.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Two overseas players included in Bangladesh squad for FIFA WCQ". khelnow.com. Retrieved 13 May 2024.