Mohammad Ridoy

Mohammad Ridoy (Bengali: মোহাম্মাদ রিদয়; born 1 January 2002) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Abahani Limited Dhaka[2][3] in the Bangladesh Premier League and the Bangladesh national team.

Mohammad Ridoy
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Ridoy
Date of birth (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002
Place of birth Narayanganj, Bangladesh[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Abahani Limited Dhaka
Number 8
Youth career
2014–2015 Jurain Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Rainbow AC
2016 Purbachal Parishad (0)
2017 Friends Social Organization
2018– Abahani Limited Dhaka 26 (0)
International career‡
2015–2018 Bangladesh U16 6 (0)
2019–2021 Bangladesh U19 9 (0)
2021– Bangladesh U23 6 (0)
2021– Bangladesh 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Early career

Mohammad Ridoy was born on 1 January 2002, in Narayanganj District of Bangladesh. He started his football career in the Narayanganj Rainbow Academy under coach Zakir Hossain. In 2014, he came to Dhaka to participate in the Pioneer Football League with Jurain Football Academy.[4]

Club career

Starting from Rainbow AC in the Third Division League, Ridoy progressed through Purbachal Parishad in the Second Division League, and Friends Social Organization in the Senior Division League of Dhaka. Eventually, while a first-year Accounting student at Fareast International University, Dhaka, he made his mark in the professional Bangladesh Premier League by joining Abahani Limited Dhaka.[4]

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Ridoy initially joined Abahani for the 2018 BFF U-18 Football Tournament, but couldn't participate due to prior Senior Division League participation. He eventually secured a permanent deal after the initial trials. Ridoy's performance impressed BFF president and former national team captain, Kazi Salahuddin, during the final matchday of the 2020–21 league season against Bashundhara Kings, on 20 September 2021. After the game Salahuddin personally told the national team coaching staff to include Ridoy in the preliminary squad for the 2021 SAFF Championship.[4]

International career

Youth

Ridoy was part of the Bangladesh U16 team which won the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship in Sylhet. In the following five years Ridoy took part in the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers and the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers before making his career breakthrough with Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2021.

On 27 October 2021, After being named on the Bangladesh U23 team by coach Maruful Haque for the AFC U-23 Championship 2022 qualifiers, Ridoy made his debut as the Bangladesh U23 team suffered a 1–0 defeat to Kuwait U23.[5] He went on to play the remaining two games, during a disappointing qualification attempt by the Bangladesh U23 team.[6]

Senior

On 22 September 2021, Ridoy was called up to national team by interim coach Óscar Bruzón, 6 hours after the original announcement of the squad for the 2021 SAFF Championship.[7][8] On 10 November 2021, Ridoy made his debut for the Bangladesh national team against Seychelles during the 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament.[9] He went on to play against both Sri Lanka and Maldives in the same competition.[10]

After returning from a long-term injury, Ridoy was included in the national team for the 2023 SAFF Championship, in India.[11]

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 August 2023.[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Abahani Limited Dhaka 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League 1000000010
2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League 0000—0000
2020–21 Bangladesh Premier League 13000—00130
2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League 0000500050
2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League 1203000—150
2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League 0000002[lower-alpha 3]020
Abahani Limited Dhaka total 260305020360
Career total 260305020360
  1. Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

International
As of 17 October 2023.
Bangladesh
YearAppsGoals
202130
202390
Total120

Honours

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Bangladesh U15

References
  1. "Md Ridoy - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
  2. "Mohammad Ridoy". footballnation. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. "Mohammad Ridoy". espn. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. "সালাহউদ্দিনের পছন্দে প্রাথমিক দলে হৃদয়". দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
  5. "Bangladesh lose to Kuwait in opener". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
  6. প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া; ডটকম, বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর. "অনূর্ধ্ব-২৩ চূড়ান্ত দলে ইংল্যান্ড প্রবাসী জুলকারনাইন". bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
  7. "জাতীয় দলে নতুন করে ডাক পেলেন আবাহনীর হৃদয়". Newsbangla24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
  8. "দল ঘোষণার ৬ ঘণ্টা পর ডাক পেলেন আবাহনীর হৃদয়". dhakapost.com (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
  9. Desk, Offside (November 10, 2021). "দলের পারফরমেন্সে হতাশ; তবুও ফাইনালের আশা ছাড়ছেন না লেমোস" (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
  10. "Bangladesh knocked out of Four Nations tournament after conceding late penalty against Sri Lanka". The Business Standard. November 17, 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
  11. "মোরসালিনকে নিয়েই সাফের চূড়ান্ত দল, বাদ এলিটা কিংসলে". www.kalerkantho.com (in Bengali). June 9, 2023. Archived from the original on 26 June 2023.
  12. Mohammad Ridoy at Soccerway
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