Nasirul Islam Nasir (Bengali: নাসিরুল ইসলাম নাসির; born 10 August 1988) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a right back. He last played for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Bangladesh Premier League. He played for the Bangladesh national team from 2009 to 2016. He is regarded as one of the best offensive fullbacks the country has produced.
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohammad Nasirul Islam Nasir | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1988 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chapai Nawabganj, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right-back | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Dilkusha SC | |||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | Jatrabari KC | |||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Badda Jagoroni | |||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Mohammedan SC | |||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Sheikh Jamal DC | |||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Mohammedan SC | |||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Dhaka Abahani | |||||||||||||
| 2016 | Sheikh Russel KC | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Mohammedan SC | 19 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Saif SC | 20 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Chittagong Abahani | 25 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Saif SC | 12 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2004 | Bangladesh U17 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2010 | Bangladesh U23 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2009–2016 | Bangladesh | 34 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2023 | ||||||||||||||
International career
editIn 2003, Nasir played both legs as Bangladesh U17 defeated Kyrgyzstan 3–0 to qualify for the 2004 AFC U-17 Championship.[2][3] In the main tournament, coach Shahidur Rahman Shantoo played him in all three games as Bangladesh crashed out of the tournament bottom of their group.[4][5]
Nasir represented the Bangladesh U-23 team. On November 8, 2010, he made his international debut for the Bangladesh U-23 team in the match against Uzbekistan U-23 team at the 2010 Asian Games. He has participated in 3 matches for the age group of Bangladesh.
On 26 April 2009, a 20 year old Nasir made his international debut for Bangladesh, during the group stages of the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers, against Cambodia. He was included in the starting XI of that match. Bangladesh won the match 1–0.[6] In his debut year for Bangladesh, Nasir played a total of 5 matches.
After a 5-year absence from the national team, Nasir was recalled by interim Óscar Bruzón, in 2021, for the 2021 SAFF Championship.[7] However, Nasir failed to make the final squad for the tournament.[8]
Honours
editJatrabari KC
- Dhaka Second Division League: 2004–05
Mohammedan SC
- Federation Cup: 2008, 2009
- Super Cup: 2009
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
Bangladesh U-23
- South Asian Games Gold medal: 2010
References
edit- ^ "Nasirul Islam Nasir - footballdatabase". footballdatabase. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Asian Under-17 C'ships : Bangladesh in finals". archive.thedailystar.net. October 14, 2003.
- ^ "Bangladesh 'two' good for Kyrgyzstan". archive.thedailystar.net. October 13, 2003.
- ^ "AFC U-17 Championship, Japan 2004 : Shantoo brimming with confidence". archive.thedailystar.net. September 1, 2004.
- ^ "AFC U-17 Championship, Japan 2004 : Bright Bangladesh". archive.thedailystar.net. September 6, 2004.
- ^ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2011.
- ^ "৫ বছর পর নাসির, আছেন ১৮ বছরের মারাজও". Prothomalo. 21 September 2021.
- ^ "দল ঘোষণার ৬ ঘণ্টা পর ডাক পেলেন আবাহনীর হৃদয়". dhakapost.com. 22 September 2021.
External links
edit- Nasirul Islam Nasir at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nasirul Islam Nasir at Soccerway