Mitul Marma

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Mitul Marma
Personal information
Full name Mitul Marma
Date of birth (2003-12-11) 11 December 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Rangamati, Bangladesh
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Sheikh Russel
Number 1
Youth career
2015 Noakhali FA
2018 Mohammedan SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Uttar Baridhara 18 (0)
2021–2022 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 5 (0)
2022–2023 Fortis 15 (0)
2023– Sheikh Russel KC 10 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Bangladesh U15 5 (0)
2021– Bangladesh U23 4 (0)
2023– Bangladesh 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 April 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Mitul Marma (Bengali: মিতুল মারমা; born 11 December 2003) is a Bangladeshi Marma professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bangladesh Premier League club Sheikh Russel KC, which he captains and the Bangladesh national team.[1]

Mitul has played for Bangladesh U15 and Bangladesh U23 too. He also won 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship with Bangladesh U-15.[2][3]

Early career[edit]

Mitul's football journey was guided by Shantjit Tanchangya, a local teacher in Rangamati. He began with Bangabandhu Primary School Football and then represented the Rangamati District Team. In 2015, Mitul represented Noakhali Football Academy in the Pioneer League. In 2017, he played for Bangladesh Government Press SRC in the Dhaka Third Division League. In 2018, Mitul participated in the BFF U-18 Tournament with Mohammedan Sporting which led to him being selected for the Bangladesh U-15 team.[4]

Club career[edit]

In 2020, Mitul joined Uttar Baridhara in the Bangladesh Premier League, after having been instrumental for Bangladesh in youth football in the previous few years. On 23 December 2020, he made his debut for the club against Saif, coming on as a substitue for Azad Hossain in the 80th minute during the 2020 Federation Cup. He went onto to make a total of 18 appearances in the league season, which earned him a senior national team call up later that year.[5]

On 25 November 2021, Mitul joined Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi after his impressive stint with Uttar Baridhara.[6] His transfer to the Dhanmondi based club came with controversy, as Uttar Baridhara filed an official complaint, accusing him of taking advanced payments.[7] Mitul made five appearances in the league that year under coach Juan Manuel Martínez Sáez, however, following the appointment of Joseph Afusi, he spent the remainder of the season as a substitute.

On 7 August 2022, Mitul joined Premier League newcomers, Fortis FC.[8] On 13 November 2022, he made his comeptitive debut for the against Sheikh Russel KC in the 2022 Independence Cup. In July 2023, he signed for Sheikh Russel.[9]

International career[edit]

Youth[edit]

Mitul played 2018 SAFF U-15 Championship for Bangladesh U-15. Mitul was sent off during a 2–1 victory over Nepal U15.[10] He also started in the final, however, was substituted by Mehedi Hasan during the penalty shootout.[11] Mitul also played two games in the 2018 UEFA Assist U-15 Development Tournament in Thailand.[12]

Mitul was part of the Bangladesh U-19 team in both the 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship and 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification as a substitute.[13] He also represented Bangladesh in the 2019 U19 Three Nations Tournament, an invitational tournament, hosted by Qatar Football Association.[14]

Mitul was named in the Bangladesh U23 team by coach Maruful Haque for the AFC U-23 Championship 2022 qualifiers.[15] On 2 November 2021, he started the last group stage match against Saudi Arabia U23 which concluded in a 3-0 defeat and during the game Mitul was replaced by goalkeeper Pappu Hossain in the first half.[16]

Mitul represented the Olympic team at the 2022 Asian Games in Huangzhou, China. He appeared in all three group-stage fixtures where he produced impressive performances against both India U23 and hosts, China U23, keeping a cleansheet against the latter.[17][18]

Senior[edit]

Mitul got his first call up to the Bangladesh national team in March 2021 as a under-23 standby player.[19] In August 2021, Mitul was included in the 23-men final squad for the Three Nations Cup in Kyrgyzstan.[20][21][22] He made his debut for Bangladesh against Kyrgyzstan U23 in an unofficial match on 9 September 2021.[23][24][25][26]

On 12 October 2023, Mitul made his official debut for Bangladesh in their 1–1 draw with Maldives in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round.[27]

Career statistics[edit]

As of 23 February 2024.[28]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup[a] Other[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Uttar Baridhara 2020–21 Bangladesh Premier League 18 0 1 0 — — 19 0
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League 5 0 1 0 0 0 — 6 0
Fortis 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League 15 0 2 0 2 0 — 19 0
Sheikh Russel KC 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League 8 0 1 0 0 0 — 9 0
Career total 46 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 53 0
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup

International[edit]

As of 26 March 2024.
Bangladesh national team
Year Apps Goals
2023 4 0
2024 2 0
Total 6 0

Honours[edit]

Bangladesh U15

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