Jamal Bhuyan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamal Harris Bhuyan | ||
| Date of birth | 10 April 1990[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark[1] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder, Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Saif Sporting Club | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brøndby IF | |||
| F.C. Copenhagen[2] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2014 | Hellerup IK | ||
| 2014 | BK Avarta | ||
| 2014 | Avedoere IF | ||
| 2014–2016 | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club | ||
| 2016–2017 | Sheikh Russel KC | ||
| 2017– | Saif Sporting Club | 14 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014–18 | Bangladesh U23 | 12 | (1) |
| 2013– | Bangladesh | 32 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:59, 8 September 2018 (UTC) | |||
Jamal Harris Bhuyan (born 10 April 1990) is a Danish-born Bangladeshi footballer[3] who plays as a midfielder for the Bangladesh national team and Bangladeshi club Saif Sporting Club.
Early life
Jamal Bhuyan was born in the Danish town of Glostrup in 1990. He grew up in the suburb of Brøndby Nord. Bhuyan's parents migrated to Denmark from Bangladesh in the late 60s. At the age of 15, Jamal was playing for the Danish outfit Brøndby IF. He scored a goal in an important match against rivals F.C. Copenhagen (FCK). After the match, the coach of FCK met him and offered him a place in the team.[4]
Club career
Bhuyan was selected as the player of the tournament in 2014 King's Cup which held at Bhutan by journalists after the final.
International career
On 31 August 2013, Bhuyan made his debut for Bangladesh national football team against Nepal in the 2013 SAFF Championship, becoming the first non-resident player to represent the national side.[1][5][6] Bhuyan became the MVP (most valuable player) in the Bangabandhu Cup where eight countries took part.[7] On 19 August 2018, Bhuyan scored the winning goal in the stoppage time in a 1–0 victory over Qatar national under-23 football team to help Bangladesh national under-23 football team qualify for the round of 16 in the 2018 Asian Games and also created history by making Bangladesh qualify for the first time in the Asian Games's knockout stage.[8]
Top-ranked South Asian player
In 2014, Bhuyan was ranked number 9 of the 10 best South Asian players who can play for the top European Clubs.[9] The Serbian coach Nikola Kavazović and Dutch coach Lodewijk de Kruif dubbed Jamal Bhuyan as the best defensive midfielder player in South Asia.[6]
International Goal
U23
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 19 August 2018 | Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi |  | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018 Asian Games |
Honours
Club
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Jamal Bhuyan". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
- ↑ "U-18: KB-BRØNDBY 0-3". FCK.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ "A Danish rivalry". The Daily Star. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
- ↑ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. "A Dane in green and red". Denmark in Bangladesh. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ↑ Raiman, Mahmood (31 August 2013). "Hats off to Jamal Bhuiyan". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
- 1 2 Anam, Atique (5 February 2015). "Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2015: The quiet workhorse". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
- ↑ "The odd one out". The Daily Star. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "History as Bangladesh qualify for first ever Asiad football knockouts". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- ↑ "Rohit Chand & BG10 In Top 10 South Asian Footballers Who Can Make To Top European Clubs". GoalNepal.com. 13 April 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
External links
- Jamal Bhuyan at National-Football-Teams.com
