Maraz Hossain Opi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Maraz Hossain Opi | ||
Date of birth | 10 March 2001 | ||
Place of birth | Gazipur, Bangladesh | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Centre forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Abahani Limited Dhaka | ||
Youth career | |||
2013–2017 | BKSP | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2022 | Saif SC | 49 | (6) |
2022– | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2018–2019 | Bangladesh U18 | 4 | (1) |
2019–2020 | Bangladesh U19 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Bangladesh U23 | 3 | (0) |
2022– | Bangladesh | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 Juy 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2022 |
Maraz Hossain Opi (Bengali: মারাজ হোসেন অপি; born 10 March 2001) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who last plays as an attacking midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka and the Bangladesh national football team.[2]
International career
Youth
While studying at BKSP, Bangladesh U18 head coach at the time Peter Turner included Maraz in the squad for the 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship in Nepal. On 27 September 2019, Maraz scored for the U18 team as they trashed Bhutan 4-0 to reach the finals of the tournament.[3]
The following year, Peter Turner who was in charge of the Bangladesh U19 selected Maraz for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers, where Bangladesh failed to win a single game and even suffered a defeat at the hands of Bhutan.[4]
In September 2021, interim appointed Maruful Haque named Maraz in his squad for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. After less than a months training, the team produced frustrating results at they conceded a total of 11 goals during the three matches played. Maraz started all three games for the team throughout the qualifiers.[5]
Senior
Maraz was called up to a 30 member preliminary team by Jamie Day before the 2021 SAFF Championship. However, after Days's dismissal only a month before the tournament, interim coach Óscar Bruzón did not keep him in the final squad.[6]
On 24 March 2022, Maraz made his debut for the Bangladesh national football team, coming on as a substitute for Biplu Ahmed in the 87th minute against Maldives. Bangladesh ended up losing the friendly 2-0.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 July 2022.[8]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup[a] | Other | Continental[b] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Saif SC | 2017–18 | Bangladesh Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
2018–19 | Bangladesh Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Bangladesh Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2020–21 | Bangladesh Premier League | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
2021–22 | Bangladesh Premier League | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6[c] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | |
Career total | 49 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 10 |
- Notes
- ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup
International
- As of match played 8 June 2022
Bangladesh national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2022 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 3 | 0 |
International goals
Bangladesh U18
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 27 September 2019 | APF Stadium, Kathmandu | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship |
References
- ^ "Meraj Hossain Opi – Saif Sporting Club LTD".
- ^ "প্রতিভা চাপা পড়ে থাকে না, চোখে পড়েই". Prothom-alo.
- ^ "U18s take on India Monday in Saff Championship". Dhaka Tribune. September 23, 2019.
- ^ বাংলাদেশ, Daily Bangladesh :: ডেইলি. "Bangladesh face Bhutan in AFC U-19 Championship tomorrow". Daily Bangladesh.
- ^ "Bangladesh to start AFC U-23 mission taking on Kuwait | Sports". BSS.
- ^ প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া. "প্রতিভা চাপা পড়ে থাকে না, চোখে পড়েই". Prothom Alo.
- ^ "Match Report of Maldives vs Bangladesh - 2022-03-24 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
- ^ Maraz Hossain Opi at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
External links
- Maraz Hossain Opi at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Living people
- 2001 births
- Bangladeshi footballers
- Bangladesh international footballers
- Bangladesh youth international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Abahani Limited (Dhaka) players
- Saif SC players
- People from Gazipur District
- Bangladesh Football Premier League players