Maraz Hossain Opi

Maraz Hossain Opi (Bengali: মারাজ হোসেন অপি; born 10 March 2001) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka and the Bangladesh national team.[2]

Maraz Hossain
Personal information
Full name Maraz Hossain Opi
Date of birth (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001
Place of birth Gazipur, Bangladesh
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 Abahani Limited Dhaka
Number 20
Youth career
2013–2019 BKSP
2017 Kingstar Sporting Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Saif SC 49 (6)
2022– Abahani Limited Dhaka 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Bangladesh U18 4 (1)
2019–2020 Bangladesh U19 3 (0)
2021– Bangladesh U23 3 (0)
2022– Bangladesh 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 Juy 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2022

International career

Youth

While studying at BKSP, Bangladesh U18 head coach at the time Peter Turner included Maraz in the squad for the 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship in Nepal. On 27 September 2019, Maraz scored for the U18 team as they trashed Bhutan 4-0 to reach the finals of the tournament.[3]

The following year, Peter Turner who was in charge of the Bangladesh U19 selected Maraz for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers, where Bangladesh failed to win a single game and even suffered a defeat at the hands of Bhutan.[4]

In September 2021, interim appointed Maruful Haque named Maraz in his squad for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. After less than a months training, the team produced frustrating results at they conceded a total of 11 goals during the three matches played. Maraz started all three games for the team throughout the qualifiers.[5]

Senior

Maraz was called up to a 30 member preliminary team by Jamie Day before the 2021 SAFF Championship. However, after Days's dismissal only a month before the tournament, interim coach Óscar Bruzón did not keep him in the final squad.[6]

On 24 March 2022, Maraz made his debut for the Bangladesh national football team, coming on as a substitute for Biplu Ahmed in the 87th minute against Maldives. Bangladesh ended up losing the friendly 2-0.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 July 2022.[8]
Club Season League Domestic Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other Continental[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saif SC 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League 5000000050
2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League 5000000050
2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League 2000000020
2020–21 Bangladesh Premier League 183310000214
2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League 193326[lower-alpha 3]100286
Career total 4966361006110
Notes
  1. Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup

International
As of match played 8 June 2022
Bangladesh national team
YearAppsGoals
202230
Total30

Youth
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 September 2019APF Stadium, KathmanduBhutan Bhutan U183–04–02019 SAFF U-18 Championship

References
  1. "Meraj Hossain Opi – Saif Sporting Club LTD".
  2. "প্রতিভা চাপা পড়ে থাকে না, চোখে পড়েই". Prothom-alo.
  3. "U18s take on India Monday in Saff Championship". Dhaka Tribune. September 23, 2019.
  4. বাংলাদেশ, Daily Bangladesh :: ডেইলি. "Bangladesh face Bhutan in AFC U-19 Championship tomorrow". Daily Bangladesh.
  5. "Bangladesh to start AFC U-23 mission taking on Kuwait | Sports". BSS.
  6. প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া. "প্রতিভা চাপা পড়ে থাকে না, চোখে পড়েই". Prothom Alo.
  7. "Match Report of Maldives vs Bangladesh - 2022-03-24 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  8. Maraz Hossain Opi at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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