Jamal Bhuyan

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Jamal Bhuyan
Jamal Bhuyan in 2021.jpg
Bhuyan with Saif SC in 2021
Personal information
Full name Jamal Harris Bhuyan
Date of birth (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Saif Sporting Club
Number 6
Youth career
Brøndby IF
F.C. Copenhagen[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Hellerup IK 1 (1)
2012–2013 BK Avarta ? (?)
2013–2014 Avedøre IF ? (?)
2014–2016 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi
2016–2017 Sheikh Russel KC 2 (1)
2017– Saif SC 45 (4)
2019 → Chittagong Abahani (loan) 5 (1)
2020-2021 → Kolkata Mohammedan (loan) 12 (0)
National team‡
2014– Bangladesh U23 12 (1)
2013– Bangladesh 51 (0)
Honours
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2021

Jamal Harris Bhuyan (Bengali: জামাল হ্যারিস ভূইয়া; born 10 April 1990) is a Danish-born Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and captains both Bangladesh Premier League club Saif SC and the Bangladesh national team.[3][4]

Early life[]

Jamal Bhuyan was born in the Danish town of Glostrup in 1990. He grew up in the suburb of Brøndby Nord. Bhuyan's parents migrated to Kenya from India in the late 60s. At the age of 15, Jamal began playing for the Danish club Brøndby IF. He scored a goal in an important match against rivals F.C. Copenhagen. After the match, the coach of F.C. Copenhagen met him and offered him a place in the team.[5]

Club career[]

2009–10: career debut[]

Bhuyan began his senior playing career by playing for the Danish club Hellerp, where he spent 3 seasons and scored one goal in one match.

2014–16: joining Bangladesh football premier league[]

In the 2014–16 season, Bhuyan joined Sheikh Jamal. He has won a total of 3 titles, including 1 league title, for Sheikh Jamal. After spending two seasons with Sheikh Jamal, he joined Sheikh Russell, Where he played 2 matches.

2017: joining Saif sporting club[]

Jamal in Saif SC's training session in 2019

In the 2017–18 season, Bhuyan joined Saif SC.He played for Chittagong Abahani on loan only in 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup.He scored one goal against Young Elephants FC.[6] He played for the Indian club Kolkata Mohammedan on loan for one season.

International career[]

On 31 August 2013, Bhuyan made his debut for Bangladesh national football team against Nepal in the 2013 SAFF Championship, becoming the first non-resident player to represent the national side.[1][7][8] Bhuyan became the MVP (most valuable player) in the Bangabandhu Cup where eight countries took part.[9] On 19 August 2018, Bhuyan scored the winning goal in the stoppage time in a 1–0 victory over Qatar national under-23 football team to help Bangladesh national under-23 football team qualify for the round of 16 in the 2018 Asian Games and also created history by making Bangladesh qualify for the first time in the Asian Games's knockout stage.[10]

Personal life[]

Bhuyan is fluent in English and Danish, and is semi-fluent in Bengali.[citation needed] On 18 May 2019, he was invited to La Liga studio for a live commentary along with Joe Morrison and John Burridge. The match was between Real Valladolid and Valencia CF. He was also the commentator for the match between SD Eibar and FC Barcelona.[11]

On 5 January 2020, Jamal Bhuyan was married, the wedding ceremony taking place in his birthplace, Copenhagen, Denmark.[12]

International goals[]

U23[]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
 19 August 2018 Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi Qatar Qatar U-23
1–0
1–0
 2018 Asian Games

Honours[]

International[]

Club[]

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Jamal Bhuyan". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ^ "U-18: KB-BRØNDBY 0-3". FCK.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh - J. Bhuyan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. ^ "A Danish rivalry". The Daily Star. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. "A Dane in green and red". Denmark in Bangladesh. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Jamal shines as Ctg Abahani win again". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  7. ^ Raiman, Mahmood (31 August 2013). "Hats off to Jamal Bhuiyan". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  8. ^ Anam, Atique (5 February 2015). "Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2015: The quiet workhorse". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  9. ^ "The odd one out". The Daily Star. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  10. ^ "History as Bangladesh qualify for first ever Asiad football knockouts". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Jamal to commentate on Barca match". The Daily Star. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  12. ^ "Jamal Bhuyan begins new innings secretly". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 August 2020.

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