Shabeer Razooniya (born 27 May 2001) is a Sri Lankan footballer who plays as a striker for Colombo FC of the Sri Lanka Champions League, and the Sri Lanka national football team.

Shabeer Razooniya
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Shabeer Razooniya
Date of birth (2001-05-27) 27 May 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Slave Island, Sri Lanka
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Colombo
Number 8
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Java Lane
2017–2018 Sri lanka Police
2019– Colombo
International career
2019– Sri Lanka 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:32, 24 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:32, 24 September 2021 (UTC)

Club career

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Razooniya played for Java Lane SC from 2015 to 2017. In September 2018 he joined Renown SC on a free transfer on a 3.5 year contract ahead of the 2018–19 Sri Lanka Champions League season after season-long stint with Sri lanka Police SC.[1] Razooniya won the Golden Boot award for the top goal scorer of the 2018 Asian School Football Championship held in Agra, India.[2] He scored eight goals in four matches in the tournament.[3] In August 2019 he joined capital side Colombo FC.[4] Razooniya scored in the final of the 2020 President's Cup as Colombo routed Blue Eagles FC 4–0 to win the title after also scoring against his former club Police SC in the quarter-finals.[5][6]

International career

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Razooniya represented Sri Lanka at the youth level in 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. He scored for the team in a 2–2 draw with the Maldives in the team's opening match of the tournament.[7] He was also in the squad in the next edition of the tournament, scoring against Qatar in the first round of qualification.[8] He was called up to the senior national team for the first time in 2018 for the SAFF Championship in September and a friendly against Malaysia national football team in October.[2][9] He went on to make his debut on 31 May 2019 in a friendly with Laos.[10]

International career statistics

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As of match played 17 January 2020.[10]
Sri Lanka national team
Year Apps Goals
2019 2 0
2020 1 0
2021 0 0
Total 3 0

U19 international goals

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Scores and results list Sri Lanka's goal tally first.

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 October 2017 Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan   Maldives 1–1 2–2 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
2. 6 November 2019 Aspire Zone, Doha, Qatar   Qatar 1–3 1–5 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
Last updated 24 September 2021

References

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  1. ^ "Young Sri Lanka National Team Poolist Shabeer Razooniya Moves From Sri Lanka Police To Renown". foogue.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "The Golden Boot Winner Shabeer Razooniya Will Make Debut for Sri Lanka National Team". foogue.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  3. ^ "Future of Sri Lanka". Save Sri Lanka Football. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "New Player Arrives!!!". Colombo SC. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  5. ^ Perera, Bernard. "Colombo FC defeat Police 3-0 to enter semi-final". The Daily News. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  6. ^ Premalal, Susil. "Colombo SC Stun Blue Eagles to Lift FFSL President's Cup 2020". The Daily Mirror. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka snatch late draw against Maldives". ghanasoccernet.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  8. ^ "Qatar 5 Sri Lanka 1". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  9. ^ Roy, Abhranil. "SAFF Cup 2018 Rival Watch: Sri Lanka". khelnow.com. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
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