Atiqur Rahman Meshu

Atiqur Rahman Meshu
Personal information
Full name	Atiqur Rahman Meshu
Date of birth	26 August 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth	Kishoreganj, Bangladesh
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Fortis Academy (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2009	Brothers Union
2009–2010	Abahani Limited Dhaka
2010–2011	Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi
2011–2012	Brothers Union
2012–2014	Abahani Limited Dhaka
2015–2018	Sheikh Russel KC
2018–2019	Mohammedan SC
2019–2021	Abahani Limited Dhaka
2021	Brothers Union
International career‡
2010–2014	Bangladesh U23
2007–2016	Bangladesh
Managerial career
2021–2022	Fortis (assistant)
2022–	Fortis Academy
Medal record
Representing Bangladesh U-23
South Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2021; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2016

Atiqur Rahman Meshu (Bengali: আতিকুর রহমান মিশু; born 26 August 1988) is a Bangladeshi football coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of Fortis Academy in the Bangladesh Championship League. He represented the Bangladesh national team between 2007 and 2016.^[2]

International career[edit]

On 24 August 2007, Meshu made his Bangladesh national team debut against Kyrgyzstan in the 2007 Nehru Cup, held in New Delhi, India. On 16 February 2010, he scored his first international goal during a 2–1 victory over Tajikistan in the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup. On 3 September 2013, he scored his second international goal during a 1–1 draw with India in the 2013 SAFF Championship.^[3]

He was also part of the Bangladesh U23 team which won gold in the 2010 South Asian Games.^[4] He remained an integral member of the olympic team during both the 2010 Asian Games and 2012 Summer Olympics.^[5] However, a injury sustained before the 2014 Asian Games affected his form for both club and country.^[6]^[7]

Meshu was a versatile player who played as left back, right back, center back and also as a defensive midfielder, throughout his career which lasted for more than a decade.

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

Bangladesh U23

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^ "Atiqur Rahman Meshu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
^ "The players are to be blamed: Meshu". The Daily Star. September 7, 2013.
^ "একটি সোনালি প্রজন্মের দিনকাল". www.kalerkantho.com (in Bengali). January 29, 2023.
^ "Bangladesh dream of second round". The Daily Star. November 5, 2010.
^ "Meshu ruled out as Bangladesh U-23 suffer defeat". Dhaka Tribune. September 10, 2014.
^ "'ম্যাচে চোট পেলে সান্ত্বনা থাকত'". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 11 September 2014.