Mahbubur Rahman Sufil

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Mahbubur Rahman Sufil (Bengali: মাহবুবুর রহমান সুফিল) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bangladesh Premier League club Brothers Union and the Bangladesh national team.^[3]

Mahbubur Rahman

Personal information
Full name	Mahbubur Rahman Sufil
Date of birth	(1999-09-10) 10 September 1999 (age 25)[1]
Place of birth	Moulvibazar, Bangladesh
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Brothers Union
Number	15
Youth career
2014	Mohammedan SC U18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–16	Dilkusha SC
2016–18	Arambagh KS		(2)
2018–22	Bashundhara Kings	52	(1)
2022–23	Mohammedan SC	5	(0)
2023–	Brothers Union	16	(4)
International career‡
2017	Bangladesh U20	8	(4)
2018–22	Bangladesh U23	13	(2)
2018–	Bangladesh	29	(5)
Medal record Representing  Bangladesh SAFF U-18 Championship Runner-up 2017 Bhutan Team South Asian Games 2019 Nepal Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021

He began his professional league career with Arambagh KS in the Bangladesh Premier League. He was the captain of the club for 2017–2018 season.^[4]

Club career

Arambagh KS

Sufil joined Arambagh KS for the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League. He was the captain of the club during the 2017–18 season.^[4] He led the club to its first-ever local title in its almost 60-year history, beating defending champions Chittagong Abahani in the final of the 2017–18 Independence Cup by a 2–0 margin on 10 February 2018 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.^[5][6]

Bashundhara Kings

Sufil joined the Bashundhara Kings from Arambagh KS on 1 July 2018. On 5 February 2021, Sufil scored his first goal for the club during a 2–1 victory over Chittagong Abahani Limited.

International career

Youth

Sufil appeared for the national under-20 side in both the 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship and 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.^[7] He scored three goals in AFC qualification,^[3] including a brace in a 4–0 victory over Sri Lanka^[8] and the game-winner in stoppage time against the Maldives.^[9][10] During the 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship, Sufil scored one goal, the game-tying tally in a 4–3 shock victory over tournament favorites India in the tournament's opening match.^[11]

Senior team

Sufil made his senior international debut on 27 March 2018 in an International friendly against Laos. He entered the match as a second-half substitute before scoring the game-tying goal in the third minute of stoppage time.^[12] In warm-up matches for the friendly against Laos, Sufil scored a goal against Bangkok Glass FC of Thai League 1 during a training camp in Thailand.^[13][14]

International goals

Youth

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	18 September 2017	Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu	India U18	3–3	4-3	2017 SAFF U-18 Championship
2	2 November 2017	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe	Madlives U19	1–0	1-0	2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
3	8 November 2017	Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor	Sri Lanka U19	3–0	4–0	2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4				4–0
5	3 August 2018	Mokpo International Football Center, Mokpo	Sehan University FC	2–1	2-1	Unofficial Friendly[15]
6	16 August 2018	Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong	Thailand U 23	1–0	1–1	2018 Asian Games
7	5 December 2019	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu	Sri Lanka U 23	1–0	1–0	2019 South Asian Games
Last updated 5 December 2019

Senior

Score and result list Bangladesh's goal tally first.^[16]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
–	23 March 2018	Leo Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	BG Pathum United F.C.	1–0	4–3	Unofficial Friendly[17]
1.	27 March 2018	New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane	Laos	2–2	2–2	Friendly
2.	4 September 2018	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Bhutan	2–0	2–0	2018 SAFF Championship
3.	13 November 2020	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Nepal	2–0	2–0	Friendly
4.	29 March 2021	Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu	Nepal	1–2	1–2	2021 Three Nations Cup (Nepal)
5.	7 September 2021	Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek	Kyrgyzstan	1–3	1–4	2021 Three Nations Cup (Kyrgyzstan)
Last updated 7 September 2021

Club

Bashundhara Kings

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	21 September 2018	Sheikh Kamal Stadium, Nilphamari	New Radiant SC	4–0	4–1	Preseason Friendly[18]

References

1. Mahbubur Rahman Sufil at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
2. "Mahbubur Rahman Sufil". national-football-teams. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
3. "GSA Profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
4. "Arambagh, Ctg Abahoni ready to lock horns in Independence Cup final". Bangladesh Football Federation. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
5. "Arambagh new Independence Cup champions". United News of Bangladesh. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
6. "Arambagh celebrate first ever local title". The Daily Observer. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
7. "U19 Boys: The beacon of football renaissance in Bangladesh". Bangladesh Football Federation. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
8. "Bangladesh thrash Sri Lanka 4-0 in AFC U19 Qualifiers". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
9. "Mahbubur rescues Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
10. "Sufil lifts last-gasp Bangladesh". New Age. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
11. "U-18 boys rally from 3-goal deficit to beat India 4-3". The Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
12. "FIFA Int'l Friendly: Bangladesh play 2-2 draw with Laos". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
13. "Sabuj nets hat-trick as Bangladesh win warm-up". The Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
14. "Sabuz hattrick shatters Glass". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
15. "National booters win friendly against South Korean club". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
16. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
17. "Bangladesh win practice match". The Daily Star. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
18. "Bashundhara Kings beat New Radiant in friendly". Dhaka Tribune. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2021.

External links

• Mahbubur Rahman Sufil at National-Football-Teams.com