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Syed Shah Quazem Kirmane (Bengali: সৈয়দ শাহ কাযেম কিরমানে; born 25 October 1998), is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Bangladesh Premier League club Bangladesh Police and the Bangladesh national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Syed Shah Quazem Kirmane | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bangladesh Police | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | University of Alberta | 30 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Bangladesh Police | 35 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Bangladesh | 2 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024 | |||
Quazem was born on 25 October 1998 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His father, Halim Shah, was a first class cricketer. Quazem moved to Canada at the age of seven, where he attended Lillian Osborne High School in Edmonton.[1]
Quazem began representing the soccer team of University of Alberta following his admission in 2017. In his first two seasons he made a total of thirteen appearances and started only on two occasions. On 23 August 2019, he scored his first goal against University of Lethbridge in 2–1 victory. In the same season he made eleven appearances and also managed to score twice for his team. Following his graduation in 2021, he received offers from a few professional clubs from Bangladesh.[2]
In 2021, Quazem successfully trialed for Bangladesh Premier League club Saif SC, however, he was not able to join the team due to passport issues.[1]
In October 2022, Quazem joined Bangladesh Premier League club Bangladesh Police FC. On 16 November 2022, he made his competitive debut for the club against Rahmatganj MFS in the 2022–23 Independence Cup. On 24 November, he scored his first professional goal during a 4–3 victory over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.[3] Quazem made his league debut against Mohammedan SC on 22 December. He scored his first league goal during a 7–0 mauling of AFC Uttara on 20 May 2023.[4]
In November 2023, Quazem was included in the Bangladesh national team's 30-men preliminary squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round. However, on 2 November, he sustained a hamstring injury during a game against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, which kept him out of action for almost two weeks.[5]
Quazem made his debut for the Bangladesh national team on 11 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Lebanon at the Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar. He substituted Shekh Morsalin in the 77th minute as Lebanon won 4–0.[6]
Club
- As of 17 January 2024.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | Other Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bangladesh Police | 2022–23 | Bangladesh Premier League | 17 | 1 | 1[a] | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | – | 23 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Bangladesh Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
- Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup
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