Anisur Rahman Zico

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Anisur Rahman
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Zico holding Best Local Player award of Bangladesh Premier League 2021
Personal information
Full name Anisur Rahman Zico
Date of birth (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 24)
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
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bangladesh 2020 2 0
2021 12 0
Total 14 0

References[]

  1. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Anisur Rahman". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh - A. Rahman - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  3. ^ "Rahman Anisur Zico Bashundhara Kings videos, transfer history and stats - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  4. ^ "FIFA International Series: Bangladesh off to a flying start with 2-0 win over Nepal". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  5. ^ "Mujib Barsho friendly series: Bangladesh vs Nepal". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  6. ^ "New goalkeeper, striker for first friendly?". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  7. ^ "Kings survive R'ganj scare". 15 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Heroic Zico propels Kings to final". 21 December 2018.

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