Tariq Kazi

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Tariq Kazi
Personal information
Full name Tariq Raihan Kazi
Date of birth (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Tampere, Finland[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Right-back, Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Bashundhara Kings
Number 40
Youth career
2012–17 Ilves
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–19 Ilves 15 (0)
2018–19 → HJS Akatemia (loan) 8 (0)
2019 Ilves II 12 (0)
2020– Bashundhara Kings 22 (0)
National team‡
2017 Finland U17 3 (0)
2017–18 Finland U18 4 (0)
2018 Finland U19 1 (0)
2021– Bangladesh U23 0 (0)
2021– Bangladesh 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2021

Tariq Raihan Kazi (Bengali: তারিক কাজী; born 6 October 2000) is Finnish-born Bangaldeshi professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bangladesh Football Premier League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team.[1] Primarily a right wing-back, he can play as a right back or right midfielder and can also be deployed as a centre back.

Kazi is the second Bangladeshi descent footballer to represent Bangladesh internationally after Danish-born Jamal Bhuyan. He represented Finland at U17 and U19 levels internationally, before switching national sides. He also made an appearance in the UEFA Europa League qualifying stage for Ilves.[3]

Personal life[]

Kazi was born to a Finnish mother and a Bangladeshi father in Tampere. Kazi, who has represented Finland in the U17, U18, U19 national team,[4] also has a Bangladeshi passport due to his family roots. His father Sahidul Kazi is a teacher of Tampare University of applied science. Kazi is the grandson of the heroic freedom fighter and school teacher of naogaon, Abdul Jabber Kazi, who was martyred in the battlefield of 1971 liberation war. He has a brother and two sisters

Club career[]

2017: Ilves[]

Kazi began his career with Ilves, making his Veikkausliiga debut for the club in June 2018 as a substitute in a 3-1 loss to KuPS.[5] On 19 July 2018, Kazi became the first ever Bangladeshi to play in a Europa League match.[6]

2018: HJS Akatemia[]

Tariq spent the 2018-19 season on loan at Swedish club HJS Akatemia who currently play in the Kakkonen which is the third level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams.[7] During the season Tariq managed to make 8 appearances for the club.

2020: Bashundhara Kings[]

In November 2019, Kazi joined Bangladesh Football Premier League side Bashundhara Kings on a three-year deal.[8][9][10]

International career[]

Having represented Finland at youth international level, in November 2020, Kazi was called up to the Bangladesh squad for their friendlies against Nepal but had to withdraw from the squad due to injury.[11]

On 3 June 2021, Kazi made his senior international debut for Bangladesh in a 1–1 draw against Afghanistan in the country's 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifier, playing full 90 minutes.[12]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 20 September 2021[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ilves 2017 Veikkausliiga 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018 Veikkausliiga 12 0 1 0 1[b] 0 14 0
2019 Veikkausliiga 3 0 5 0 — 8 0
Total 15 0 6 0 1 0 22 0
HJS Akatemia (loan) Kakkonen 8 0 — — 8 0
Ilves II Kakkonen 12 0 — — 12 0
Bashundhara Kings 2020 Premier League 2 0 — 0 0 2 0
2021 Premier League 16 0 — 3[c] 0 19 0
Total 18 0 0 0 3 0 21 0
Career total 53 0 6 0 4 0 63 0
  1. ^ Includes Finnish Cup
  2. ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League qualifying round
  3. ^ Appearances in AFC Cup

International[]

As of match played 13 October 2021
National team Year Apps Goals
Bangladesh 2021 9 0
Total 9 0

Honours[]

Ilves

Bashundhara Kings

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Tariq Kazi". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
  2. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Tariq Kazi". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. ^ "তারিক কাজী বাংলাদেশ ফুটবলের নতুন হারকিউলিস (In Bengali)". Daily Save Bangladesh Football. 19 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  4. ^ https://www.uefa.com/under19/teams/players/250106096--tariq-kazi/[dead link]
  5. ^ "KUPS VS. ILVES 3 - 1". UK Soccerway.com. 12 June 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  6. ^ https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/players/250106096--tariq-kazi/[dead link]
  7. ^ "Kakkonen 2020" (in Finnish). HJS. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  8. ^ "I can keep my fitness up, says Tariq from Finland". dhakatribune.com. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Kings rope in Tariq Kazi | Daily Sun |".
  10. ^ "Football fraternity welcomes Kingsley & co".
  11. ^ "Kazi ruled out of Nepal friendlies". Daily Dhaka Tribune. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  12. ^ "গোলশূন্য প্রথমার্ধে চমক তারিক কাজী (In Bengali)". Daily Prothom Alo. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  13. ^ Tariq Kazi at Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

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