Mohammad Ridoy

Mohammad Ridoy (Bengali: মোহাম্মাদ রিদয়) (born 1 January 2002) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Abahani Limited Dhaka[2][3] in the Bangladesh Premier League[4] and the Bangladesh national team.[5]

Mohammad Ridoy
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Ridoy
Date of birth (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002
Place of birth Narayanganj, Bangladesh[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Abahani Limited Dhaka
Number 23
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Abahani Limited Dhaka 16 (0)
International career‡
2016–2018 Bangladesh U16 6 (0)
2019–2021 Bangladesh U19 3 (0)
2021– Bangladesh U23 3 (0)
2021– Bangladesh 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 December 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021

Club career

Early career

Originally from the Narayanganj District of Bangladesh, Ridoy started his football journey at Narayanganj Rainbow Academy under coach Zakir Hossain. He then went onto play for Jurain Football Academy in Pioneer Football League. Ridoy joined Rainbow AC Club in the Dhaka Third Division League, he then went onto play for Purbachal Parishad in Dhaka Second Division and Friends Social Organization in the Dhaka Senior Division League, before finally getting a move to the Bangladesh Premier League by joining Abahani Limited Dhaka, while still being a first year honors second in Accounting at the Fareast International University, in Dhaka.[6]

Abahani Limited Dhaka

During the final matchday game between Bashundhara Kings and Abahani in the 2020–21 Bangladesh Premier League. Ridoy's performance during the game impressed Bangladesh Football Federation president and former national team captain Kazi Salahuddin. After the game Salahuddin personally told the national team coaching staff to include Ridoy in the preliminary squad for the 2021 SAFF Championship.[7]

International career

Youth

Ridoy was part of the Bangladesh U16 team which won the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship in Sylhet. In the following five years Ridoy took part in the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers and the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers before making his career breakthrough with Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2021.

On 27 October 2021, After being named on the Bangladesh U23 team by coach Maruful Haque for the AFC U-23 Championship 2022 qualifiers, Ridoy made his debut as the Bangladesh U23 team suffered a 1–0 defeat to Kuwait U23.[8] He went on to play the remaining two games, during a disappointing qualification attempt by the Bangladesh U23 team.

Senior

On 22 September 2021, Ridoy was called up to national team by interim coach Óscar Bruzón, 6 hours after the original announcement of the squad for the 2021 SAFF Championship.[9] On 10 November 2021, Ridoy made his debut for the Bangladesh national team against Seychelles during the 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament.[10] He went on to play against both Sri Lanka and Maldives in the same competition.[11]

References
  1. "Md Ridoy - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
  2. "Mohammad Ridoy". footballnation. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  3. "Mohammad Ridoy". espn. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
  4. প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া; ডটকম, বিডিনিউজ টোয়েন্টিফোর. "অনূর্ধ্ব-২৩ চূড়ান্ত দলে ইংল্যান্ড প্রবাসী জুলকারনাইন". bangla.bdnews24.com (in Bengali).
  5. "জাতীয় দলে নতুন করে ডাক পেলেন আবাহনীর হৃদয়". Newsbangla24.
  6. "সালাহউদ্দিনের পছন্দে প্রাথমিক দলে হৃদয়". দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক.
  7. "সালাহউদ্দিনের পছন্দে প্রাথমিক দলে হৃদয়". দৈনিক ইত্তেফাক.
  8. "Bangladesh lose to Kuwait in opener". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh.
  9. "দল ঘোষণার ৬ ঘণ্টা পর ডাক পেলেন আবাহনীর হৃদয়". dhakapost.com.
  10. Desk, Offside (November 10, 2021). "দলের পারফরমেন্সে হতাশ; তবুও ফাইনালের আশা ছাড়ছেন না লেমোস".
  11. "Bangladesh knocked out of Four Nations tournament after conceding late penalty against Sri Lanka". The Business Standard. November 17, 2021.


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