Maraz Hossain Opi

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.

Maraz Hossain
Personal information
Full name Maraz Hossain Opi
Date of birth (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001
Place of birth Gazipur, Bangladesh
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 Abahani Limited Dhaka
Number 20
Youth career
2013–2019 BKSP
2017 Kingstar Sporting Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Saif SC 49 (6)
2022– Abahani Limited Dhaka 13 (1)
International career‡
2018–2019 Bangladesh U18 4 (1)
2019–2020 Bangladesh U19 3 (0)
2021– Bangladesh U23 3 (0)
2022– Bangladesh 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2022

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.[6]

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.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 2 June 2023.[8]
Club Season League Domestic Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saif Sporting Club 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League 5000000050
2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League 500030—80
2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League 2000——20
2020–21 Bangladesh Premier League 18331——214
2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League 1933261—286
Saif Sporting Club total 4966391006410
Abahani Limited Dhaka 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League 1312040—191
2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League 0000000000
Career total 62783131008311
Notes
  1. Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup

International
As of match played 8 June 2022
Bangladesh national team
YearAppsGoals
202230
Total30

Youth
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 September 2019APF Stadium, KathmanduBhutan Bhutan U183–04–02019 SAFF U-18 Championship

Honours

Bangladesh U16

References
  1. "Meraj Hossain Opi – Saif Sporting Club LTD".
  2. প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া. "প্রতিভা চাপা পড়ে থাকে না, চোখে পড়েই". Prothom Alo.
  3. "U18s take on India Monday in Saff Championship". Dhaka Tribune. September 23, 2019.
  4. বাংলাদেশ, Daily Bangladesh :: ডেইলি. "Bangladesh face Bhutan in AFC U-19 Championship tomorrow". Daily Bangladesh.
  5. "Bangladesh to start AFC U-23 mission taking on Kuwait | Sports". BSS.
  6. "প্রতিভা চাপা পড়ে থাকে না, চোখে পড়েই". Prothom-alo.
  7. "Match Report of Maldives vs Bangladesh - 2022-03-24 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  8. Maraz Hossain Opi at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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