Abu Shaeid (Bengali: আবু শাঈদ; born 6 August 1999) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Bangladesh Police FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammed Abu Shaeid[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Nilphamari, Bangladesh[2] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bangladesh Police | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Farashganj SC | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Saif SC | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Dhaka Abahani | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 27 | (1) |
| 20224– | Bangladesh Police | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Bangladesh U19 | 0 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Bangladesh U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 November 2021 | |||
Early career
editAbu Shaeid participated in the Bangabandhu Gold Cup primary school tournament, after which he was called up to attend trials for the 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship bound Bangladesh U16 team. Although Abu Shaeid secured a place in the 30-member preliminary squad, he missed a spot in the final squad due to severe illness. Despite his father persistently urging him to join the Bangladesh Army, he continued to play football at the district and divisional levels due to his mother's intervention. Eventually, in 2017, he was called up to the Bangladesh U19 team.[1]
Club career
editIn 2017, Abu Shaeid joined Farashganj SC in the Bangladesh Premier League after securing a place in the Bangladesh U19 team. On 27 August 2017, Abu Shaeid made his league debut in a 1–2 defeat to Sheikh Russel KC. The following year he signed a contract with Saif Sporting Club which would last till 2021.[1]
In 2021, Abu Shaeid joined Abahani Limited Dhaka.[1] On 7 December 2021, he made his debut against Rahmatganj MFS during the 2021 Independence Cup. He won both the Independence Cup and 2021–22 Federation Cup trophies with the club. He also represented the club against ATK Mohun Bagan in the 2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs.[3]
In 2022, Abu Shaeid joined Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club. On 7 July 2023, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–3 defeat to Bashundhara Kings.[4][5]
International career
editAbu Shaeid was part of the youth national teams during the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers and 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers.[6]
Abu Shaeid made the Bangladesh national team preliminary squad for both the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers and 2023 SAFF Championship, however failed to make the final squad on both occasions.[7][8]
In 2023, coach Javier Cabrera selected Abu Shaeid in the final squad for the 2022 Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China.[9][10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 21 July 2023.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup[a] | Other[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Farashganj SC | 2017–18 | Bangladesh Premier League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Saif SC | 2018–19 | Bangladesh Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Bangladesh Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bangladesh Premier League | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Saif SC total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Dhaka Abahani | 2021–22 | Bangladesh Premier League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| Sheikh Jamal DC | 2022–23 | Bangladesh Premier League | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Bangladesh Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 53 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 1 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
Honours
editAbahani Limited Dhaka
References
edit- ^ a b c d Rahman, Anisur (May 17, 2022). "When a farmer's boy dared to dream". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Md Abu Shaeid - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023.
- ^ কলকাতা জয় হলো না আবাহনীর. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on August 7, 2023.
- ^ টিকে গেল মোহামেডান ও শেখ রাসেল. Daily Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Archived from the original on August 7, 2023.
- ^ সাফ বিরতির পর বসুন্ধরা ও মোহামেডানের বড় জয়. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Archived from the original on August 7, 2023.
- ^ অনূর্ধ্ব-২৩ চূড়ান্ত দলে ইংল্যান্ড প্রবাসী জুলকারনাইন. bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on August 7, 2023.
- ^ সাফের ক্যাম্পে কিংসলেসহ ৩০ জন, বাদ ইয়াসিন-রয়েল-হেমন্ত. bdnews24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on August 7, 2023.
- ^ চার ফুটবলারের জন্য অপেক্ষায় কাবরেরা. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Archived from the original on August 7, 2023.
- ^ মোরছালিন-আনিসুর নেই, এশিয়াডের জোড়াতালির দলে জামাল ভূঁইয়া. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). July 17, 2023. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023.
- ^ সিনিয়র কোটায় জামাল-ইব্রাহিম-মুরাদ. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on August 7, 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh - A. Shaeid - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023.
External links
edit- Abu Shaeid at Soccerway