Mazharul Islam Himel

Mazharul Islam Himel (Bengali: মাজহারুল ইসলাম হিমেল; born 16 September 1988) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.[2]

For other people with the same name, see Mazhar ul Islam (disambiguation).
Mazharul Islam Himel
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Mazharul Islam Himel
Date of birth (1988-09-16) 16 September 1988
Place of birth Kishoreganj, Bangladesh
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2003–2004 Badda Jagoroni Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Dhanmondi Club (0)
2005–2007 Mohammedan SC (0)
2008–2010 Sheikh Russel KC (0)
2010–2011 Abahani Limited Dhaka (0)
2011–2012 Team BJMC (0)
2012–2013 Abahani Limited Dhaka (0)
2013–2018 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi (0)
2018 Arambagh KS 24 (0)
2020 Mohammedan SC 1 (0)
2021 Chittagong Abahani 2 (0)
International career‡
2003–2004 Bangladesh U17 (0)
2006–2010 Bangladesh U23 (0)
2006–2015 Bangladesh 2 (0)
Medal record
Representing Bangladesh U-23
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2019

Early career

Himel started his football journey while still a student of the Azim Uddin High School in Kishoreganj. Azim Uddin High School won Kishoreganj, Mymensingh and Dhaka divisional school football championships during Himel's tenure as the goalkeeper there. Himel brought victory to the Kishoreganj district football team through a tiebreaker in Bhaluka, Mymensingh for the Kishoreganj district team.[3]

Club career

While playing for the under-17 national football team, Himel joined Badda Jagorani before moving to Dhanmondi Club. In 2005, he joined Mohammedan SC. In his first season at the club, he won the 2005–06 National Football League. He won two league titles with Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, previously known as Dhanmondi Club, and was the club's first choice goalkeeper for almost half a decade following his return in 2013. He was also part of the team that finished runners-up in the 2014 IFA Shield, in India.[4][5] In November 2019, Himel was named Mohammedan SC's captain for the season.[3]

International career

Himel represented Bangladesh U17 during the 2004 AFC U-17 Championship, in Japan.[6] Himel was called up to the Bangladesh national team by coach Andrés Cruciani in 2006.[3] He was part of the Bangladesh U23 team during both the 2006 Asian Games and the 2010 Asian Games. He was second choice to Aminul Haque when the Olympic team clinched gold in the 2010 South Asian Games, on home soil.[7] In 2015, Himel, returned to the national team under head coach Jamie Day, after almost a decade. His only two appearances for the senior national team came between a span of nine years.[8]

Personal life

Himel's father Jinnatul Islam was a renowned sports organizer. Himel is the second youngest of three brothers and three sisters.[3] He is an executive member of Kishoreganj Football District Association.[9]

Honours

Mohammedan SC

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

Bangladesh U-23

References
  1. প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "জিকো নামের এক গোলকিপার". Prothomalo.
  2. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. "Mohd Mazharul Islam Himel | National Football Teams". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
  3. "ঐতিহ্যবাহী মোহামেডান স্পোর্টিং এর অধিনায়ক কিশোরগঞ্জের কৃতী সন্তান হিমেল". kishoreganjnews.com.
  4. Reporter, Sports (2015-05-31). "Good start spoilt". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  5. Reporter, Sports (2014-07-16). "Sk Jamal crowned kings of domestic football". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
  6. "Bangladesh v Qatar". stats.the-afc.com. Archived from the original on 2023-09-22.
  7. "SA Games Champion Squad". Bangladesh Football Federation. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  8. "প্রাথমিক দলে ডাক পেলেন গোলরক্ষক হিমেল". Barta24.
  9. প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া. "করোনাভাইরাস: ৫০০ পরিবারের পাশে গোলরক্ষক হিমেল". bdnews24 (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-05-07.
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