Atiqur Rahman Fahad (Bengali: আতিকুর রহমান ফাহাদ; born 15 September 1995) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Fortis FC, which he captains and the Bangladesh national team.[2][3]

Atiqur Rahman Fahad
Fahad with Bangladesh in 2020
Personal information
Full name Atiqur Rahman Fahad
Date of birth (1995-09-15) 15 September 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Chittagong, Bangladesh
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Fortis
Number 13
Youth career
2010–2013 Young Star Blues
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Chittagong Abahani (1)
2016–2019 Dhaka Abahani 23 (1)
2019–2023 Bashundhara Kings 45 (0)
2023–2024 Sheikh Jamal DC 10 (0)
2024– Fortis 0 (0)
International career
2013 Bangladesh U19 (0)
2014–2016 Bangladesh U23 5 (0)
2016– Bangladesh 15 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2022

International career

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Youth team

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Fahad was selected by Dutch coach René Koster to represent Bangladesh U19 at the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.[4] The following year, Fahad represented Bangladesh U23 at the 2014 Asian Games. On 15 September 2014, he made his debut against Afghanistan U23. He played only once during the competition and later returned to the team to participate in the 2018 Asian Games.[5]

Senior team

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On March 17, 2016, at the age of just 20 years, 6 months, and 4 days, Fahad came on as a substitute to make his debut for Bangladesh in a friendly match against the UAE. The match was lost 6–1 by Bangladesh in preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round. In his debut year for Bangladesh, Fahad played in only one match.[6]

Honours

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Chittagong Abahani Limited

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Bashundhara Kings

References

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  1. ^ "Atiqur Rahman Fahad - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport.
  2. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Atiqur Rahman Fahad". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh – M. Fahad – Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. ^ "National U-19 team". archive.bff.com.bd. Archived from the original on 28 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Fahad Mohammad Atiqur Rahman – Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 9 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  6. ^ "UAE vs Bangladesh (6-1) Mar 18, 2016 Match Stats". FootballCritic.