Pappu Hossain

Pappu Hossain (Bengali: পাপ্পু হোসাইন ; born in 7 April 1999),[1] is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who currently plays as a Goalkeeper for Saif Sporting Club in Bangladesh Premier League.[2] He is a cousin of national team player Sohel Rana.[3]

Pappu Hossain
Personal information
Full name Pappu Hossain
Date of birth (1999-04-07) 7 April 1999
Place of birth Bangladesh
Height 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Saif Sporting Club
Youth career
Arambagh KS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Arambagh KS (0)
2017- Saif Sporting Club 19 (0)
2019 → Mohammedan (loan) 11 (0)
National team‡
2019- Bangladesh U23
2019- Bangladesh
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 May 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 May 2020

International Career

In October 2019, Pappu gets his first-ever senior national team call up for a FIFA friendly against Bhutan.[3][4]

In November 2019, Pappu gets a U-23 call up for 2019 South Asian Games.[5][6][7]

Club Career

Pappu Hossain started his senior career with Arambagh KS.[2][8] He joined Saif Sporting Club in 2017,[9][10] where he won the award for best goalkeeper in the Bangladesh Premier League from the Bangladesh Football Supporters Forum.[11][12] He was also part of Saif's 2018 AFC Cup qualification squad.[13] During 2019 he was loaned to Dhaka Mohammedan.[4][14]

References
  1. "MOHAMED PAPPU HOSSAIN". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  2. "স্বপ্ন দেখছে সাইফ স্পোর্টিং" [Saif Sporting is dreaming]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. 30 April 2018.
  3. "জাতীয় দলে মামা-ভাগনে" [Cousin in the national team]. Priyo (in Bengali). Dhaka. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  4. "ধারে খেলে বাংলাদেশ দলে" [Loaned player on Bangladesh team]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. 17 September 2019.
  5. "এসএ গেমসের স্কোয়াডে জাতীয় দলের ১৬ জন" [16 national team members in South Asia Games squad]. Desh Rupantor (in Bengali). Dhaka. 19 November 2019.
  6. "জামাল, ইয়াসিন, জীবনকে নিয়েই এসএ গেমসের দল" [Jamal, Yasin, make SA Games team]. Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Dhaka. 19 November 2019.
  7. "এসএ গেমসের জন্য বাংলাদেশ দল ঘোষণা" [Bangladesh team announced for SA Games]. The Daily Amader Kagoj (in Bengali). Dhaka. 20 November 2019.
  8. "আরামবাগ, মুক্তিযোদ্ধার জয়ে শেষ চট্টগ্রাম পর্ব". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Dhaka. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  9. "সব ট্রফিতে চোখ সাইফ স্পোর্টিংয়ের" [Saif Sporting's eyes are on all the trophies]. Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Dhaka. 29 April 2017.
  10. "সাইফ স্পোর্টিংয়ের শিরোপা জয় লক্ষ্য" [Saif Sporting's goal is to win the title] (in Bengali). 30 April 2018.
  11. "সাপোটার্স ফোরামের চোখে সেরারা" [The best in the eyes of the Supporters Forum]. Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). Dhaka. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  12. "আরামবাগ, মুক্তিযোদ্ধার জয়ে শেষ চট্টগ্রাম পর্ব" [The best in the eyes of the Supporters Forum]. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Dhaka. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  13. "এএফসির মোকাবেলায় লাল-সবুজের প্রতিনিধিত্ব করছেন যারা" [Those who are representing the red-green against the AFC] (in Bengali). 25 February 2019.
  14. "P. HUSSAIN". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
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