Jamal Bhuyan

Jamal Harris Bhuyan (Bengali: জামাল হ্যারিস ভূইয়া; born 10 April 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Sheikh Russel KC. Born in Denmark, he captains the Bangladesh national team.[3][4]

Jamal Bhuyan
Bhuyan with Saif SC in 2021
Personal information
Full name Jamal Harris Bhuyan
Date of birth (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990[1]
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sheikh Russel KC
Number 6
Youth career
2005 Brøndby IF
2005–2009 F.C. Copenhagen[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Hellerup IK 1 (1)
2012 Abahani Limited Dhaka ? (0)
2012–2013 BK Avarta ? (?)
2013–2014 Avedøre IF ? (?)
2014–2016 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi ? (2)
2016–2017 Sheikh Russel KC 2 (1)
2017–2022 Saif SC 70 (4)
2019 → Chittagong Abahani (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Kolkata Mohammedan (loan) 12 (0)
2022– Sheikh Russel KC 10 (0)
International career‡
2014–2018 Bangladesh U23 12 (1)
2013– Bangladesh 70 (1)
Honours
Representing  Bangladesh
Men's football
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 IndiaTeam
Bronze medal – third place 2019 NepalTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 February 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Early life

Jamal Bhuyan was born in the Danish town of Glostrup in 1990. He grew up in the suburb of Brøndby Nord. Bhuyan's parents migrated to Denmark from Bangladesh in the late 60s. At the age of 15, Bhuyan began playing for the youth team of Danish club Brøndby IF. He scored a goal in an important match against rivals F.C. Copenhagen. After the match, the opposition coach met him and offered him a place in the team, which Bhuyan accepted.[5]

By the time Bhuyan turned 16, he was on the verge of being promoted to the senior team of Copenhagen. However, while his career was struck with a massive blow, after getting stuck in the middle of a gang fight, he was shot four times. One of the bullets reportedly missing his heart by two centimetres. He found himself lying in the hospital bed after being in a coma for two days, later undergoing 12 surgeries, and although the chances of him playing professional football were slim, he returned to the game, eventually having to drop down to the lower divisions of Denmark.[6] He later opened up in an interview about the difficulties he faced returning to football, stating "A few people around me, they died. But, you know, I survived. Because of the injury, I did not have any feeling in my right hand. So the doctors wanted to take some nerves from my foot and put it up in my arm. But I told them, I need my legs."[7]

Club career
Jamal Bhuyan in 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

Bhuyan began his senior career with Danish 2nd Division club Hellerup IK, where he spent 3 seasons and scored one goal in one match. In 2008, at age 16, Bhuyan was sent an offer letter to represent the Bangladesh national football team from the Bangladesh Football Federation. However, he had to turn down the offer due to family complications. Nonetheless, in 2012, Bhuyan joined Abahani Limited Dhaka, one of the biggest clubs in Bangladesh. After a two-year stint, during which he also made his national team debut, he returned to Denmark for a brief period, playing for second division clubs BK Avarta and Avedøre IF.

In 2014, Bhuyan returned to Bangladesh joining Sheikh Jamal SC. In his debut season, he won the domestic double, lifting both the 2015 Bangladesh Premier League and 2015 Federation Cup. He also earned his first continental trophy, winning the 2014 King's Cup in Bhutan. He later went on to make six appearances for the club in their disappointing 2016 AFC Cup campaign. In 2016, he moved to Sheikh Russell, where he only made a couple of appearances.[8]

In the 2017–18 season, Bhuyan joined Saif SC. He played for Chittagong Abahani on loan only in 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup. He scored one goal against Young Elephants FC.[9] In 2019, he was made captain of Saif SC. In 2020, he joined Indian club Kolkata Mohammedan in the I-League on a season-long loan deal.[10][11] In the match against Churchill Brothers, Bhuyan became only the 2nd Bangladeshi to captain an Indian football club when he wore the armband for Mohammedan SC. The first being Monem Munna who captained East Bengal Club in the 1990s.[8]

International career

On 31 August 2013, Bhuyan made his debut for Bangladesh national football team against Nepal in the 2013 SAFF Championship, becoming the first non-resident player to represent the national side.[1][12][13] Bhuyan became the MVP (most valuable player) in the Bangabandhu Cup where eight countries took part.[14] On 19 August 2018, Bhuyan scored the winning goal in the stoppage time in a 1–0 victory over Qatar national under-23 football team to help Bangladesh national under-23 football team qualify for the round of 16 in the 2018 Asian Games and also created history by making Bangladesh qualify for the first time in the Asian Games's knockout stage.[15]

Personal life

On 18 May 2019, he was invited to La Liga studio for a live commentary along with Joe Morrison and John Burridge. The match was between Real Valladolid and Valencia CF. He was also the commentator for the match between SD Eibar and FC Barcelona.[16]

On 5 January 2020, Jamal Bhuyan was married, the wedding ceremony taking place in his birthplace, Copenhagen, Denmark.[17]

International goals

U23
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1
19 August 2018Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, BekasiQatar Qatar U-23
1–0
1–0
2018 Asian Games

Senior
Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.[18]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 November 2021Racecourse Ground, Colombo Maldives1–02–12021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy

Honours

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi

Bangladesh U23

Bangladesh

Individual

References
  1. "Jamal Bhuyan". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. "U-18: KB-BRØNDBY 0-3". FCK.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. "Bangladesh - J. Bhuyan - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  4. "A Danish rivalry". The Daily Star. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  5. Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. "A Dane in green and red". Denmark in Bangladesh. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  6. "Back from the brink". www.dhakatribune.com. 17 December 2022.
  7. "Jamal Bhuyan- Leading from the front after cheating death". 8 January 2021.
  8. "Jamal Bhuyan: Overcoming tragedy to be at the heart of a modern Renaissance". BabaGol.
  9. "Jamal shines as Ctg Abahani win again". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 24 October 2019.
  10. Dey, Sayak Dipta (5 November 2020). "I-League 2020-21: Mohammedan SC sign Bangladesh captain Jamal Bhuyan". www.sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  11. "কলকাতা মোহামেডানের ১৩০, শুভেচ্ছা বাংলাদেশের" [Its 130 for Calcutta Mohammedan, greetings from Bangladesh]. dhakapost.com (in Bengali). Dhaka: The Dhaka Post. 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  12. Raiman, Mahmood (31 August 2013). "Hats off to Jamal Bhuiyan". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
  13. Anam, Atique (5 February 2015). "Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2015: The quiet workhorse". The Daily Star. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  14. "The odd one out". The Daily Star. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  15. "History as Bangladesh qualify for first ever Asiad football knockouts". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
  16. "Jamal to commentate on Barca match". The Daily Star. 18 May 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
  17. "Jamal Bhuyan begins new innings secretly". Daily Bangladesh. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
  18. "Jamal Bhuyan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
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