Anisur Rahman Zico
 Zico holding Best Local Player award of Bangladesh Premier League 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bashundhara Kings | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Farashganj SC | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Chittagong Abahani | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–18 | Saif Sporting Club | 9 | (0) |
| 2018– | Bashundhara Kings | 70 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020– | Bangladesh | 20 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 | |||
Anisur Rahman Zico (Bengali: আনিসুর রহমান জিকো) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team.[2][3][4] He is considered as penalty specialist in the country for his penalty saving ability.He is also considered as the best goalkeeper of Bangladesh right now
International career
On 13 November 2020, Anisur made his senior debut against Nepal in an international friendly.[5][6][7]
On 4 December 2020, Anisur performed well against reigning Asian champions Qatar national football team in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
Club career
On 14 December 2018, Anisur Rahman Zico's performance in the shootout in Walton Independence Cup helped Bashundhara Kings edge a spirited Rahmatganj MFS 3–2 in tiebreak in the fourth quarterfinal.[8] On 20 December 2018, Zico's performance propelled Bashundhara Kings to the Independence Cup final with a 7–6 win on penalties over Dhaka Abahani. He also got limelight in the 2019–20 AFC Cup where he played crucial role for his team including 7 saves and penalty which helped his team to win by 5–1 against TC Sports Club[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 August 2022
| Club | Season | League | Domestic [a] | other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Farashganj SC | 2014 | BCL | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Muktijodhdha Sangsad | 2015 | BPL | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Chittagong Abahani | 2016 | BPL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Saif SC | 2017–18 | BPL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Bashundhara Kings | 2018–19 | BPL | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 | BPL | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2020-21 | BPL | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 3[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | BPL | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 3[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 70 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 105 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 133 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the Federation Cup and Independence Cup
- ^ Appearance in the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance in the AFC Cup
International
- As of 14 June 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
References
- ^ প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "জিকো নামের এক গোলকিপার". Prothomalo.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Anisur Rahman". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "Bangladesh - A. Rahman - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "Rahman Anisur Zico Bashundhara Kings videos, transfer history and stats - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "FIFA International Series: Bangladesh off to a flying start with 2-0 win over Nepal". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "Mujib Barsho friendly series: Bangladesh vs Nepal". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "New goalkeeper, striker for first friendly?". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "Kings survive R'ganj scare". 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Heroic Zico propels Kings to final". 21 December 2018.
External links
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- Anisur Rahman Zico on Facebook
- Anisur Rahman Zico on Instagram