Mohammed Sujan

Mohammed Sujan (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ সুজন; born 1 June 1982) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a defender and at times was deployed as a defensive midfielder.[1] He played for the Bangladesh national team from 2001 to 2013.[2] He was also a key member of the Bangladesh team that won the 2003 SAFF Gold Cup.[3]

Mohammed Sujan
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Sujan
Date of birth (1982-06-01) 1 June 1982
Place of birth Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre Back, Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Muktijoddha Sangsad
2000–2002 Abahani Limited Dhaka
2002–2003 Muktijoddha Sangsad
2003–2006 Brothers Union
2007–2008 Abahani Limited Dhaka
2008–2009 Brothers Union
2009–2010 Abahani Limited Dhaka
2010–2011 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi
2011–2016 Abahani Limited Dhaka
International career
2002–2004 Bangladesh U23 8 (1)
2001–2013 Bangladesh 35 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Men's football
SAFF Championship
Winner 2003 Bangladesh
Runner-up 2005 Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Controversies

In 2008, Sujan took half his contract money from Abahani Limited Dhaka and was supposed to stay with the club that season. However, Sujan decided to return to his former club Brothers Union.[4] Nevertheless, due to the controversy Sujan ended up returning to Abahani the following season.[5]

International career

On 8 February 2001, Sujan made his debut for the Bangladesh national team against Vietnam, during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. During the qualifiers, Sujan scored a brace against Mongolia and helped Bangladesh come from behind to take the lead. However, after a late equalizer saw the game end in a 2–2 draw.[6] Sujan played four out of the five matches during the 2003 SAFF Gold Cup. He helped Bangladesh keep a solid defense as they only conceded twice during the entire tournament. On 1 January 2003 after a 1–1 stalemate during the final of the tournament, against Maldives, Sujan stepped up to take the last penalty during the shootout and kept his nerves as Bangladesh won their first ever SAFF Championship. The match is seen as one of the most important matches in the countries footballing history.[7]

After a six-year absence from the national team, newly appointed head coach Nikola Ilievski recalled Sujan in 2011, after watching his performances in the league with Dhanmondi Club. Ilievski made Sujan the captain of the national team during the 2011 SAFF Championships. However, under his leadership Bangladesh crashed out of the tournament after being defeated 3–1 by rivals Maldives during the last group-stage game. The team was heavily criticized due to their individual mistakes, in the end costing them a place in the knockout stages. On 4 March 2013, Sujan made his last appearance for the national team against Nepal during the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers.[8] Sujan made a total of 35 appearances and scored 3 goals for his country during his twelve year long international career.

Career statistics

International caps

Youth
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.3 October 2002Gudeok Stadium, BusanTurkmenistan Turkmenistan1–11–32002 Asian Games

Senior
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.19 February 2001Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, DammamMongolia Mongolia1–12–22002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
2.2–1
3.14 December 2005Jinnah Sports Stadium, IslamabadPakistan Pakistan1–01–02005 SAFF Championship

Honours

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC

Brothers Union

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Bangladesh

Awards and accolades

  • 2005 − Sports Writers Association's Best Footballer Award.

References
  1. "Bangladesh - M. Sujan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Mohammed Sujan". www.national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  3. Rahman, Anisur (1 October 2021). 'ভাগ্যের উপর ছেড়ে দেওয়া ছাড়া কোনো বিকল্প নেই'. The Daily Star (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. "Brothers' big bite". The Daily Star. 26 May 2008. Archived from the original on 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  5. Rahman, Anisur (5 August 2009). "Abahani settle squad". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  6. "মঙ্গোলিয়ার ফুটবল ইতিহাসে জড়িয়ে আছে 'বাংলাদেশ' নামটাও". আজকের পত্রিকা. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  7. ডেস্ক, প্যাভিলিয়ন. বাংলাদেশের ফুটবল ইতিহাসের অন্যতম সেরা ম্যাচ. pavilion.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2021-12-07. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  8. "Bangladesh v Nepal Starting XIs, 2013/03/04, AFC Challenge Cup |". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-17. Retrieved 2021-12-17.
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