Monaem Khan Raju

Monaem Khan Raju (Bengali: মোনায়েম খান রাজু; born 7 July 1990) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Police Football Club in the Bangladesh Premier League.

Monaem Khan Raju
Personal information
Full name Monaem Khan Raju
Date of birth (1990-07-07) 7 July 1990
Place of birth Kishoreganj, Bangladesh
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Police Football Club
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2010 Feni SC ? (?)
2010–2011 Sheikh Russel KC ? (?)
2011–2012 Feni SC ? (?)
2012–2015 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi ? (?)
2016–2018 Sheikh Russel KC 14 (1)
2018–2021 Chittagong Abahani Limited 46 (0)
2021– Police Football Club 20 (0)
International career‡
2011–2016 Bangladesh 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 June 2016

He also represented the Bangladesh national football team between 2011 and 2016.[2]

Career

In 2010, after his debut season with Feni SC, Raju was included in the 39-men preliminary squad for the 2010 South Asian Games by Croatian coach Zoran Đorđević. However, he did not make the final 23-men squad, and Bangladesh U23 ended up clinching gold in the tournament.[3]

On 29 May 2011, Raju scored a brace for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in a 2–0 victory over Arambagh KS. However, the season ended up being a disappointment for the club as they failed to retain the league title, finishing in seventh place.[4]

On 29 August 2013, Raju was added to the 2013 SAFF Championship squad by Dutch coach Lodewijk de Kruif, after captain Mamunul Islam and star midfielder Sohel Rana were deemed not fit enough. However, Raju's inclusion was not accepted by the South Asian Football Federation, due to him not being a member of the previously announced 30-men preliminary squad.[5] Bangladesh Football Federation's decision of including Raju after the original squad already announced, was later heavily criticised by local media, after Bangladesh finished bottom of their group during the tournament.[6]

On 15 January 2016, Raju was named the "Man of the Match" during Bangladesh's encounter with Nepal at the 2016 Bangabandhu Cup. However, after a goalless draw Raju expressed his disappointment during the post-match interview by stating "This is the first time I have become the best player in an international match. A victory would have been a big achievement. But that didn't happen."[7]

On 24 May 2019, while playing for Chittagong Abahani Limited, Raju and four other local footballers were accused of match-fixing.[8]

Career statistics

International
As of 2 June 2016.[9]
Bangladesh national team
YearAppsGoals
201160
201420
2015110
201640
total230

References
  1. "Monaem Khan Raju - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport.
  2. https://fbref.com/en/players/21cd3844/Monaem-Khan-Raju
  3. Reporter, Sports (January 11, 2010). "Zoran picks 39". The Daily Star.
  4. Reporter, Sports (May 29, 2012). "Raju brace sinks Arambagh". The Daily Star.
  5. ডটকম, বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর. "বাংলাদেশ দল থেকে রাজু বাদ". bdnews24.
  6. "Mamunul's race against time". The Daily Star. August 30, 2013.
  7. প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া. "ম্যাচ সেরা হয়েও হতাশ রাজু". bdnews24.
  8. "Football's 'dirty politics' dragged on". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh.
  9. "Monaem Khan Raju Stats, Info and Next Game". FootballCritic.


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