Anisur Rahman Zico
![]() Zico holding Best Local Player award of Bangladesh Premier League 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anisur Rahman Zico | ||
Date of birth | 10 August 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bashundhara Kings | ||
Number | 22 | ||
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 | 49 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2020– | Bangladesh | 11 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2021 |
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.[1][2][3] He is considered as penalty specialist in the country for his penalty saving ability.
International career[]
On 13 November 2020, Anisur made his senior debut against Nepal in an international friendly.[4][5][6]
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.[7] 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[8]
Career statistics[]
International[]
- As of 15 November 2021
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bangladesh | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 12 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ 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[]
- Anisur Rahman Zico at Soccerway
- Anisur Rahman Zico on Facebook
- Anisur Rahman Zico on Instagram
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Bangladeshi footballers
- Bangladesh international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers