Mohammad Ridoy
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammad Ridoy[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 January 2002||
Place of birth | Narayanganj, Bangladesh[3] | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dhaka Abahani | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2014–2015 | Jurain Football Academy | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2016 | Rainbow AC | ||
2016 | Purbachal Parishad | 11 | (0) |
2017 | Friends SWO | ||
2018– | Dhaka Abahani | 43 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2018 | Bangladesh U16 | 6 | (0) |
2019–2021 | Bangladesh U19 | 9 | (0) |
2021– | Bangladesh U23 | 6 | (0) |
2021– | Bangladesh | 18 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 |
Mohammad Ridoy (Bengali: মোহাম্মাদ হৃদয়; born 1 January 2002) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka and the Bangladesh national team.
Early career
[edit]Mohammad Ridoy was born on 1 January 2002, in Narayanganj District of Bangladesh. He started his football career in the Narayanganj Rainbow Academy under coach Zakir Hossain. In 2014, he came to Dhaka to participate in the Pioneer Football League with Jurain Football Academy.[4]
Club career
[edit]Starting from Rainbow AC in the Third Division League, Ridoy progressed through Purbachal Parishad in the Second Division League, and Friends Social Welfare Organization in the Senior Division League of Dhaka. Eventually, while a first-year Accounting student at Fareast International University, Dhaka, he made his mark in the professional Bangladesh Premier League by joining Abahani Limited Dhaka.[4]
Abahani Limited Dhaka
[edit]Ridoy initially joined Abahani for the 2018 BFF U-18 Football Tournament, but couldn't participate due to prior Senior Division League participation. He eventually secured a permanent deal after the initial trials. On 29 July 2019, Ridoy made his competitive debut for the club as a stoppage time substitute during a 4–1 victory over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[5]
Ridoy's performance against the league champions Bashundhara Kings during the final matchday of the 2020–21 Bangladesh Premier League season on 20 September 2021, impressed BFF president and former national team captain, Kazi Salahuddin. After the game, Salahuddin personally told the national team coaching staff to include Ridoy in the preliminary squad for the 2021 SAFF Championship.[4]
Ridoy suffered a Peroneal nerve injury during the 2021–22 Independence Cup final on 18 December 2021.[6][7] Sent to Bengaluru for treatment in January 2023, he returned within a month as Indian doctors ruled out the need for surgery.[8] On 19 October 2023, he resumed club practice.[9][10] On December 24, 2023, after 371 days, Ridoy made a comeback, entering as an 87th-minute substitute in a 2–1 victory over Rahmatganj MFS in the 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League.[11]
In October 2023, he was appointed club captain for the 2023–24 Independence Cup.[12]
International career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Ridoy was part of the Bangladesh U16 team which won the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship in Sylhet. In the following five years Ridoy took part in the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers and the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers before making his career breakthrough with Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2021.[5]
On 27 October 2021, After being named on the Bangladesh U23 team by coach Maruful Haque for the AFC U-23 Championship 2022 qualifiers, Ridoy made his debut as the Bangladesh U23 team suffered a 1–0 defeat to Kuwait U23.[13] He went on to play the remaining two games, during a disappointing qualification attempt by the Bangladesh U23 team.[14]
Senior
[edit]On 22 September 2021, Ridoy was called up to national team by interim coach Óscar Bruzón, 6 hours after the original announcement of the squad for the 2021 SAFF Championship.[15][16][17] On 10 November 2021, Ridoy made his debut for the Bangladesh national team against Seychelles during the 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament.[18] He went on to play against both Sri Lanka and Maldives in the same competition.[19]
After returning from a long-term injury, Ridoy was included in the national team for the 2023 SAFF Championship, in India.[20] Following his return, Ridoy took the place of Atiqur Rahman Fahad to become the team's main defensive midfielder under Spanish coach Javier Cabrera.[21]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 23 February 2024.[22]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup[a] | Other[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Abahani Limited Dhaka | 2018–19 | Bangladesh Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2019–20 | Bangladesh Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Bangladesh Premier League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | Bangladesh Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2022–23 | Bangladesh Premier League | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2023–24 | Bangladesh Premier League | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
Abahani Limited Dhaka total | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 1 | ||
Career total | 36 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 53 | 1 |
- ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
International
[edit]- As of 6 June 2024.
Bangladesh | ||||||||||
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Year | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
2021 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
2023 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||
2024 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||
Total | 17 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Abahani Limited Dhaka
Bangladesh U15
References
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- ^ "Mohammad Ridoy". espn. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- ^ "Md Ridoy - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "সালাহউদ্দিনের পছন্দে প্রাথমিক দলে হৃদয়". The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
- ^ a b "সালাহউদ্দিনের পছন্দে প্রাথমিক দলে হৃদয়". bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). 28 September 2021. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024.
- ^ "চোটে পড়া আবাহনী মিডফিল্ডারকে ভারত যেতে হচ্ছে". banglatribune.com (in Bengali). 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024.
- ^ "জাতীয় দলের একজন মুম্বাইয়ে, আরেকজন যাবেন বেঙ্গালুরুতে". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 24 January 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024.
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- ^ "হৃদয়ের মাঠে ফেরার আনন্দ". banglatribune.com (in Bengali). 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024.
- ^ "ইনজুরি কাটিয়ে ফিরলেন হৃদয়". jugantor.com (in Bengali). 20 October 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024.
- ^ "RAHMATGONJ MFS VS. ABAHANI DHAKA 1 - 2". Soccerway. 24 December 2022. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024.
- ^ "'কখনো ভাবিনি আবাহনীর মতো দলের অধিনায়ক হবো'". jagonews24.com (in Bengali). 30 October 2023. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024.
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- ^ "অনূর্ধ্ব-২৩ চূড়ান্ত দলে ইংল্যান্ড প্রবাসী জুলকারনাইন". bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
- ^ "হঠাৎ জাতীয় দলে ডাক!". banglatribune.com. 22 September 2021. Archived from the original on 15 January 2024.
- ^ "জাতীয় দলে নতুন করে ডাক পেলেন আবাহনীর হৃদয়". Newsbangla24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
- ^ "দল ঘোষণার ৬ ঘণ্টা পর ডাক পেলেন আবাহনীর হৃদয়". dhakapost.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
- ^ "দলের পারফরমেন্সে হতাশ; তবুও ফাইনালের আশা ছাড়ছেন না লেমোস" (in Bengali). November 10, 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Bangladesh knocked out of Four Nations tournament after conceding late penalty against Sri Lanka". The Business Standard. November 17, 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
- ^ "মোরসালিনকে নিয়েই সাফের চূড়ান্ত দল, বাদ এলিটা কিংসলে". www.kalerkantho.com (in Bengali). November 28, 2023. Archived from the original on November 28, 2023.
- ^ "বাংলাদেশের মাঝমাঠের 'হৃদয়'". bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). June 28, 2023. Archived from the original on January 15, 2024.
- ^ Mohammad Ridoy at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Mohammad Ridoy at National-Football-Teams.com
- Living people
- 2002 births
- Footballers from Dhaka
- People from Narayanganj District
- Sportspeople from Dhaka Division
- Bangladeshi men's footballers
- Bangladesh men's international footballers
- Bangladesh men's youth international footballers
- Abahani Limited Dhaka players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh