Jamal Bhuyan
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Full name | Jamal Harris Bhuyan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 10 April 1990||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Saif Sporting Club | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 SC | 35 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–18 | Bangladesh U23 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013– | Bangladesh | 44 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2020 |
Jamal Harris Bhuyan (born 10 April 1990) is a Danish-born Bangladeshi footballer[3] who plays as a midfielder and Captain for the both Bangladesh national team and Bangladesh Premier League (football) club Saif SC .
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.[citation needed]
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]
Personal life
Bhuyan is fluent in English and Danish, and is semi-fluent in Bengali.[citation needed] On 18 May 2019, he was invited to La Liga studio for a live commentary along with Joe Morrison and John Burridge. The match was between Real Valladolid and Valencia CF. He was also the commentator for the match between SD Eibar and FC Barcelona.[9]
International Goal
U23
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 |
19 August 2018 | Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi | Qatar U-23 | 1–0 |
1–0 |
2018 Asian Games |
Honours
International
- Runner-up (1): 2015
Club
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
References
- ^ a b c d "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jamal to commentate on Barca match". The Daily Star. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
External links
- Jamal Bhuyan at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Copenhagen
- Danish people of Bangladeshi descent
- Danish footballers
- Bangladeshi footballers
- Bangladesh international footballers
- Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club players
- Association football midfielders
- Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
- BK Avarta players
- Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh
- South Asian Games bronze medalists for Bangladesh
- South Asian Games medalists in football
- Bangladeshi football biography stubs