Anisur Rahman Zico

Anisur Rahman Zico (Bengali: আনিসুর রহমান জিকো) 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]

Anisur Rahman Zico
Zico holding Best Local Player award of Bangladesh Premier League 2021
Personal information
Full name Anisur Rahman Zico
Date of birth (1997-08-10) 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

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 [lower-alpha 1] other Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Apps GoalsAppsGoals
Farashganj SC 2014 BCL 110– ––110
Total 110–––110
Muktijodhdha Sangsad 2015 BPL 30– ––30
Total 30–––30
Chittagong Abahani 2016 BPL 10– ––10
Total 10–––10
Saif SC 2017–18 BPL 9040– –130
Total 9040––130
Bashundhara Kings 2018–19 BPL 220100– –320
2019-20 BPL 60503[lower-alpha 2]01[lower-alpha 3]0150
2020-21 BPL 21050–3[lower-alpha 3]0290
2021–22 BPL 21050–3[lower-alpha 3]0 290
Total 70025030 7 01050
Career total 94029070 4 01330
  1. Appearance in the Federation Cup and Independence Cup
  2. Appearance in the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
  3. Appearance in the AFC Cup

International
As of 14 June 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bangladesh 202020
2021120
202260
Total200

References
  1. জিকো নামের এক গোলকিপার. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Anisur Rahman". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  3. "Bangladesh - A. Rahman - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  4. "Rahman Anisur Zico Bashundhara Kings videos, transfer history and stats - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  5. "বাংলার বাজপাখি জিকো - Bhorer Kagoj". www.bhorerkagoj.com. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  6. নিউজ, সময়. "মেজর লিগ সকার থেকেও ডাক পেয়েছিলেন বাংলার 'বাজপাখি' জিকো! | খেলা". Somoy News (in Bengali). Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  7. "FIFA International Series: Bangladesh off to a flying start with 2-0 win over Nepal". UNB. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  8. "Mujib Barsho friendly series: Bangladesh vs Nepal". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  9. "New goalkeeper, striker for first friendly?". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
  10. "Kings survive R'ganj scare". The Daily Star. 15 December 2018.
  11. "Heroic Zico propels Kings to final". The Daily Star. 21 December 2018.
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