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Anisur Rahman Zico (Bengali: আনিসুর রহমান জিকো) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team.[2][3][4] He is considered to be a penalty specialist and is also one of the best goalkeepers in the country. He is nicknamed "Banglar Bajpakhi" (Bengali: বাংলার বাজপাখি) which translates to "The Hawk/Falcon of Bangla" in English.[5][6]
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Full name | Anisur Rahman Zico | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | 10 August 1997 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Bashundhara Kings | |||||||||||||
Number | 1 | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2014 | Farashganj SC | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
2015 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2016 | Chittagong Abahani | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
2017–18 | Saif Sporting Club | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
2018– | Bashundhara Kings | 97 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Bangladesh U19 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
2017–2019 | Bangladesh U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
2020– | Bangladesh | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023 |
On 14 December 2018, Zico's performance in the shootout in Walton Independence Cup helped Bashundhara Kings edge a spirited Rahmatganj MFS 3–2 in the quarter-final tiebreaker.[7] On 20 December 2018, Zico's performance propelled Kings to the Independence Cup final with a 7–6 win on penalties over Abahani Limited Dhaka. He also got limelight in the 2020 AFC Cup where he played a crucial role for his team, including three penalty saves which helped Kings win 5–1 against TC Sports Club.[8] He was later named the AFC Top Performer of the Week.[9]
On 13 November 2020, Zico made his senior debut against Nepal in an international friendly.[10][11][12]
On 4 December 2020, Zico performed well against reigning Asian champions Qatar in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round.[13] His "heroic" performance gained him popularity among the local fans and also got him offers from MLS and Saudi Pro League clubs.[14][15]
He received the Best Goalkeeper Award in the 2023 SAFF Championship, even after Bangladesh crashed out of the semi-finals of the tournament.[16]
Club | Season | League | Domestic[lower-alpha 1] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Farashganj SC | 2014 | Bangladesh Championship League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Muktijoddha Sangsad | 2015 | Bangladesh Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Chittagong Abahani | 2016 | Bangladesh Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Saif SC | 2017–18 | Bangladesh Premier League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
Bashundhara Kings | 2018–19 | Bangladesh Premier League | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
2023-24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Bashundhara Kings total | 97 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 143 | 0 | ||
Career total | 121 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 170 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bangladesh | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 12 | 0 | |
2022 | 8 | 0 | |
2023 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 31 | 0 |
Bashundhara Kings
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