Joseph Nur Rahman (Bengali: জোসেফ নূর রহমান; born 25 December 1986) is a Swedish-Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfleder for Bangladesh Premier League club Brothers Union.
 Joseph with Bangladesh Police in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Nur Rahman | ||
| Date of birth | 25 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Uppsala, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfleder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brothers Union | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–10 | Gamlis FF | ||
| 2010 | Kungsängens IF | ||
| 2010–12 | Uppsala Kurd FK | ||
| 2012–15 | Procyon BK | ||
| 2016–17 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 2 | (0) |
| 2017–19 | Brothers Union | 12 | (0) |
| 2019–20 | Bangladesh Police | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–21 | Brothers Union | 8 | (1) |
| 2020 | Vaksala IK | ||
| 2023–2024 | Fortis | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Brothers Union | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 | |||
Personal life
editJoseph's father, Shafiqur Rahman, is from Comilla and his mother, Nargis Rahman, is from Brahmanbaria.[1]
Career
editBorn in Uppsala, Sweden, Joseph began his career with local club Gamlis FF in 2009. In 2015, while playing for Procyon BK in the Swedish fifth division, Joseph came to Bangladesh to attend trials for the Bangladesh national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[2] Although he impressed coach, Fabio Lopez, he was not added to the final squad as Lopez deemed he did not have time to add new players to the squad.[3][4] Before returning to Sweden, Joseph was assured that he would be recalled to the national camp for the 2015 SAFF Championship.[5][6]
In 2016, Joseph joined Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Bangladesh Premier League after failing two national trials. He was included in the squad for the 2016 AFC Cup, however, failed to make an appearance.[7] On 21 August 2017, he made his Premier League debut during a 3–1 victory over Arambagh KS. Due to continuous injuries, Joseph departed the club and after a month long stint with Bangladesh Police FC he joined Vaksala SK in Sweden's fifth division in June 2020.[1]
Joseph returned to Bangladesh by joining Brothers Union in the Premier League in December 2020. On 14 February 2021, he scored his first goal in Bangladesh against Mohammedan SC in a 2–1 defeat during a league fixture.[8] In 2022, he joined Fortis FC in Bangladesh's second-tier, the Bangladesh Championship League. He only managed to make one appearance as Fortis secured the league title along with promotion, suffering a major injury following his debut against Gopalganj SC on 20 February 2022. While injured he worked as a junior coach in the Fortis FC Academy.[9][10]
Honours
editFortis FC
References
edit- ^ a b "এখনো চোখ লালসবুজ জার্সিতে". Daily Nayadiganta (in Bengali).
- ^ "ট্রায়ালে এবার সুইডেন প্রবাসী ফুটবলার". Inqilab (in Bengali).
- ^ "Expat Joseph yearns to play for Bangladesh". Dhaka Tribune. 28 October 2015.
- ^ "জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের ট্রায়ালে এবার সুইডেন প্রবাসী ফুটবলার". The Daily Sangram (in Bengali).
- ^ "Joseph leaving with hope". The Daily Star. 2 November 2015.
- ^ "Mission Sweden for BFF?". The Daily Star. 3 November 2015.
- ^ "এএফসি কাপ খেলতে শনিবার সিঙ্গাপুর যাচ্ছে শেখ জামাল". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali).
- ^ "BPL Football: Chittagong Abahani draws 3-3 with Police; Mohammedan beat Brothers". unb.com.bd.
- ^ "স্বপ্নযাত্রায় ফর্টিস". www.shomoyeralo.com (in Bengali).
- ^ "মেসির চেয়েও বড় ফুটবলার হতে চান বাংলাদেশি মেসি, লক..." (in Bengali).
External links
edit- Joseph Nur Rahman at Soccerway
- Joseph Nur Rahman at Global Sports Archive