Maraz Hossain Opi
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| Full name | Maraz Hossain Opi | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 March 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gazipur, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Centre forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Rahmatganj MFS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2019 | BKSP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Kingstar SC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Saif SC | 49 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–24 | Dhaka Abahani | 19 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024- | Rahmatganj MFS | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Bangladesh U18 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Bangladesh U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Bangladesh U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Bangladesh | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2024 @ 05:46(AEST) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Maraz Hossain Opi (Bengali: মারাজ হোসেন অপি; born 10 March 2001) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka and the Bangladesh national team.
International career
Youth
Meraz was part of the Bangladesh U16 team that won the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship.[2] While studying at BKSP, Bangladesh U18 head coach at the time Peter Turner included Maraz in the squad for the 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship in Nepal. On 27 September 2019, Maraz scored for the U18 team as they trashed Bhutan 4–0 to reach the finals of the tournament.[3] The following year, Peter Turner who was in charge of the Bangladesh U19 selected Maraz for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers, where Bangladesh failed to win a single game and even suffered a defeat at the hands of Bhutan.[4] In September 2021, interim appointed Maruful Haque named Maraz in his squad for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. After less than a months training, the team produced frustrating results at they conceded a total of 11 goals during the three matches played. Maraz started all three games for the team throughout the qualifiers.[5]
Senior
Maraz was called up to a 30-member preliminary team by Jamie Day before the 2021 SAFF Championship. However, after Days's dismissal only a month before the tournament, interim coach Óscar Bruzón did not keep him in the final squad.[2] On 24 March 2022, Maraz made his debut for the Bangladesh national football team, coming on as a substitute for Biplu Ahmed in the 87th minute against Maldives. Bangladesh ended up losing the friendly 2–0.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 June 2023.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saif Sporting Club | 2017–18 | Bangladesh Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Bangladesh Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bangladesh Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bangladesh Premier League | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bangladesh Premier League | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 6 | ||
| Saif Sporting Club total | 49 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 10 | ||
| Abahani Limited Dhaka | 2022–23 | Bangladesh Premier League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Bangladesh Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 62 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 11 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup
International
- As of match played 8 June 2022
| Bangladesh national team | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
International goals
Youth
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 September 2019 | APF Stadium, Kathmandu | Bhutan Bhutan U18 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship |
Honours
Bangladesh U16
Individual
- 2017 − Pioneer Football League Top Scorer
References
- ↑ "Meraj Hossain Opi – Saif Sporting Club LTD". saifsportingclubltd.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "প্রতিভা চাপা পড়ে থাকে না, চোখে পড়েই". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 16 March 2022.
- ↑ "Maraz-inspired U18s thrash Bhutan 4-0, reach Saff final". Dhaka Tribune. September 27, 2019.
- ↑ "Bangladesh face Bhutan in AFC U-19 Championship tomorrow". Daily Bangladesh. 9 November 2019.
- ↑ "Bangladesh to start AFC U-23 mission taking on Kuwait". BSS. 9 July 2021.
- ↑ "Match Report of Maldives vs Bangladesh - 2022-03-24 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
- ↑ Maraz Hossain Opi at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
External links
- Maraz Hossain Opi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Living people
- 2001 births
- Bangladeshi men's footballers
- Bangladesh men's international footballers
- Bangladesh men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Abahani Limited Dhaka players
- Saif Sporting Club players
- People from Gazipur District
- Bangladesh Premier League footballers
- Sportspeople from Dhaka Division
- Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan alumni