Anisur Rahman Zico
 Zico holding Best Local Player award of Bangladesh Premier League 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anisur Rahman Zico | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bashundhara Kings | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Farashganj SC | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Chittagong Abahani | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–18 | Saif Sporting Club | 9 | (0) |
| 2018– | Bashundhara Kings | 70 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020– | Bangladesh | 24 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Anisur Rahman Zico (Template:Lang-bn) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team.[2][3][4] He is considered as penalty specialist in the country for his penalty saving ability. Being one of the best goalkeepers of Bangladesh, he is also called by the name 'Banglar Bajpakhi' (Bengali: বাংলার বাজপাখি) which means in English 'The hawk of Bangla'.[5][6]
International career
On 13 November 2020, Zico made his senior debut against Nepal in an international friendly.[7][8][9]
On 4 December 2020, Zico performed well against reigning Asian champions Qatar national football team in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
Club career
On 14 December 2018, Zico's performance in the shootout in Walton Independence Cup helped Bashundhara Kings edge a spirited Rahmatganj MFS 3–2 in tiebreak in the fourth quarterfinal.[10] On 20 December 2018, Zico's performance propelled Bashundhara Kings to the Independence Cup final with a 7–6 win on penalties over Abahani Limited Dhaka. He also got limelight in the 2019–20 AFC Cup where he played crucial role for his team including 7 saves and penalty which helped his team to win by 5–1 against TC Sports Club[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 1 August 2022
| Club | Season | League | Domestic [a] | other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Farashganj SC | 2014 | BCL | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Muktijodhdha Sangsad | 2015 | BPL | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Chittagong Abahani | 2016 | BPL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Saif SC | 2017–18 | BPL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Bashundhara Kings | 2018–19 | BPL | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 | BPL | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2020-21 | BPL | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 3[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | BPL | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 3[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Total | 70 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 105 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 94 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 133 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance in the Federation Cup and Independence Cup
- ^ Appearance in the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
- ^ a b c Appearance in the AFC Cup
International
- As of 14 June 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 0 | |
References
- ^ জিকো নামের এক গোলকিপার. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Anisur Rahman". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "Bangladesh - A. Rahman - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "Rahman Anisur Zico Bashundhara Kings videos, transfer history and stats - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "বাংলার বাজপাখি জিকো - Bhorer Kagoj". www.bhorerkagoj.com. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ নিউজ, সময়. "মেজর লিগ সকার থেকেও ডাক পেয়েছিলেন বাংলার 'বাজপাখি' জিকো! | খেলা". Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- ^ "FIFA International Series: Bangladesh off to a flying start with 2-0 win over Nepal". UNB. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "Mujib Barsho friendly series: Bangladesh vs Nepal". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "New goalkeeper, striker for first friendly?". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- ^ "Kings survive R'ganj scare". The Daily Star. 15 December 2018.
- ^ "Heroic Zico propels Kings to final". The Daily Star. 21 December 2018.
External links
- Anisur Rahman Zico at Soccerway
- Anisur Rahman Zico on Facebook
- Anisur Rahman Zico on Instagram
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Bangladeshi footballers
- Bangladesh international footballers
- Bangladesh youth international footballers
- Association football goalkeepers
- Bashundhara Kings players
- Saif Sporting Club players
- Muktijoddha Sangsad KC players
- Farashganj SC players
- Chittagong Abahani Limited players
- Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh
- People from Cox's Bazar District
- Bangladesh Premier League footballers