Jamal Bhuyan

Jamal Harris Bhuyan (born 10 April 1990) is a Danish-born Bangladeshi professional footballer[3] who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh national team and I-League outfit Mohammedan Sporting Club, on loan from Saif SC of BPL.[4] He also captains Bangladesh national team.

Jamal Bhuyan
Jamal with Saif SC in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jamal Bhuyan
Date of birth (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990[1]
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Mohammedan SC
(on loan from Saif SC)
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 Club 1 (0)
2016–2017 Sheikh Russel KC 2 (0)
2017–2020 Saif SC 39 (3)
2020– → Mohammedan (loan) 4 (0)
National team‡
2014–18 Bangladesh U23 12 (1)
2013– Bangladesh 47 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:02, 3 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2020

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 Denmark from Bangladesh in the late 60s. At the age of 15, Jamal was playing for the Danish outfit Brøndby IF. He scored a goal in an important match against rivals F.C. Copenhagen (FCK). After the match, the coach of FCK met him and offered him a place in the team.[5]

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][6][7] Bhuyan became the MVP (most valuable player) in the Bangabandhu Cup where eight countries took part.[8] 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.[9]

Personal life

Bhuyan is fluent in English and Danish, and is semi-fluent in Bengali. 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.[10]

On 05 January 2020, Jamal Bhuyan was married, the wedding ceremony taking place in his birthplace, Copenhagen, Denmark.[11]

International goals

U23
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
19 August 2018Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi Qatar U-23
1–0
1–0
2018 Asian Games

Honours

International
Bronze medal (2): 2016, 2019
Runner-up (1): 2015

Club

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

Individual

References
  1. "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. "A Danish rivalry". The Daily Star. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  4. "Bangladesh - J. Bhuyan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  5. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. "A Dane in green and red". Denmark in Bangladesh. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. Raiman, Mahmood (31 August 2013). "Hats off to Jamal Bhuiyan". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  7. Anam, Atique (5 February 2015). "Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2015: The quiet workhorse". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  8. "The odd one out". The Daily Star. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  9. "History as Bangladesh qualify for first ever Asiad football knockouts". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  10. "Jamal to commentate on Barca match". The Daily Star. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  11. বাংলাদেশ, Daily Bangladesh :: ডেইলি. "Jamal Bhuyan begins new innings secretly". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
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