Mohamed Sohel Rana (footballer, born 1991)

For the player born in 1995, see Sohel Rana (footballer, born 1995). For the player born in 1996, see Mohamed Sohel Rana (footballer, born 1996).

Mohamed Sohel Rana (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ সোহেল রানা; born 13 December 1991) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Brothers Union.^[2]

Sohel Rana

Sohel with Chittagong Abahani in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Sohel Rana
Date of birth	(1991-12-13) 13 December 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Manikganj, Bangladesh[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Brothers Union
Number	16
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Feni SC	?	(2)
2011–2013	Sheikh Jamal DC	?	(0)
2013–2014	Brothers Union	?	(0)
2014–2015	Mohammedan SC	?	(0)
2015–2016	Muktijoddha Sangsad	20	(1)
2016–2018	Chittagong Abahani	20	(0)
2018–2019	Sheikh Russel KC	22	(1)
2018	→ Saif SC (loan)	0	(0)
2019–2022	Dhaka Abahani	39	(2)
2022–2023	Sheikh Russel KC	11	(0)
2023–2024	Chittagong Abahani	11	(1)
2024–	Brothers Union	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 January 2025

Club career

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC

On 24 November 2016, Sohel's free kick goal from 30 yards earned the financially struggling Muktijoddha Sangsad KC a crucial win against his former club Mohammedan SC during the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League.^[3]

Abahani Limited Dhaka

On 23 February 2022, Sohel scored the winning goal for Abahani Limited Dhaka in the Dhaka Derby. He dedicated his long-range strike to his late wife and son, who were both killed in a traffic collision in 2018.^[1][4]

International career

Sohel was called up to the Bangladesh national football team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers by head coach at the time Jamie Day. However, he was not able to make a single appearance during the qualifiers.^[5]

Personal life

On 24 November 2018, while Sohel was returning to Dhaka from his house in Manikganj with his family to join Sheikh Russel KC for the upcoming 2017–18 Independence Cup, a speeding truck crashed into his motorcycle. The collision killed his wife Arfin Akter Jhuma, and four-year-old son Abdullah on the spot, while Sohel himself sustained serious injuries.^[6]

Honours

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

• Federation Cup: 2011–12

Chittagong Abahani Limited

• Independence Cup: 2016

Abahani Limited Dhaka

• Independence Cup: 2021–22
• Federation Cup: 2021–22