Nabib Newaj Jibon

Nabib Newaj Jibon (Bengali: নাবিব নেওয়াজ জীবন; born 17 August 1990) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka, which he captains, and also the Bangladesh national team.[2][3]

Nabib Newaj Jibon
Jibon with Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nabib Newaj Jibon
Date of birth (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990
Place of birth Bogura, Bangladesh
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Striker/Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Abahani Limited Dhaka
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Uttar Baridhara SC 22 (12)
2013–2015 Team BJMC 18 (5)
2015 Mohammedan SC (loan) 0 (0)
2016– Abahani Limited Dhaka 82 (32)
International career‡
2016 Bangladesh U23 4 (3)
2015– Bangladesh 32 (5)
Honours
Representing  Bangladesh
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016
Bronze medal – third place 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Club career

Early career

Jibon's career started in 2006, when he played the JFA Cup U-16 tournament, his impressive performance during the competition earned him a place in the three month long Bangladesh U-17 national camp. However, he could not make it to the final squad. In 2007, he made his pioneer league debut with Noakhali Football Academy and finished the season as top scorer with 11 goals. The following year he played in the second division with Ashulia based, Gazir Char Club, but his time their did not go well as the club didn’t have enough players to compete for promotion. Jibon then roamed all over the country to display his skills at different district leagues, including Khulna, and also in Chittagong, with Chittagong Mohammedan SC in 2009.[4]

In 2010, Jibon made his first division debut with Uttar Baridhara Club. In 2012 the Bangladesh Championship League was introduced, as the country's professional second tier league, and after finishing runners up in the league's in 2013, Uttar Baridhara were promoted to the Bangladesh Premier League. Jibon was an integral part of the team, scoring 12 goals in just 13 matches. He attracted the interest of many top flight clubs after that season, and ended up joining Team BJMC. During his first year at the club, Jibon did not get a chance to play due to binding rules. However, during his second year he managed to get 5 goals and 10 assists out of 18 matches. He also spent time on loan at Mohammedan SC in 2015, for the 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Cup, the same year he made his Bangladesh national team debut.[5]

Abahani Limited Dhaka

On 1 January 2017, Jibon got his big move to Dhaka giants Abahani Limited Dhaka, under coach György Kottán. He won the league title during his second year at the club. His first two seasons at the club, Jibon managed to get limited game time, with foreign strikers occupying the forward line. However, after the appointment of Mário Lemos, during the 2018–19 season, Jibon was converted into a false nine, behind striking duo- Sunday Chizoba and Kervens Belfort. He thrived while playing in the new position, scoring 16 goals and attaining 6 assists during the league season.[6] His best performance that season came against Rahmatganj MFS, when he managed to score a hattrick.[7] The 2019 AFC Cup saw Abahani become the first Bangladeshi club to reach the knockouts of the competition. Jibon scored twice during the group stages, and his goals against Minerva Punjab also earned him AFC recognition.[8] During the knockout match against North Korean side April 25 SC, Jibon also found the net as Abahani won the game 4–3.[9]

International career

Jibon made his senior debut against Kyrgyzstan during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match in 2015.
He scored his first international goal against Sri Lanka in 2016 Bangabandhu Cup.

International Goals

Olympic Team
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.9 February 2016SAI Centre, Paltan BazaarBhutan Bhutan U231–11–12016 South Asian Games
2.11 February 2016SAI Centre, Paltan BazaarNepal Nepal U232–12–12016 South Asian Games
3.15 February 2016Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, SarusajaiMaldives Maldives U231–02(5)-(4)22016 South Asian Games

National Team
Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.[1]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.8 January 2016Shamsul Huda Stadium, Jessore Sri Lanka3–14–22016 Bangabandhu Cup
2.18 March 2016Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates1–11–6Friendly
3.29 September 2019Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Bhutan1–04–1
4.2–0
5.13 November 2020   Nepal1–02–0

Career statistics

International
As of 4 December 2020
Bangladesh National Team
YearAppsGoals
201550
201682
201700
201850
201992
202031

Club
Bangladesh Football Premier League
ClubGoalsAssists
Team BJMC510
Abahani Limited Dhaka(2018–19)40

Honours

Club

Abahani Limited

References
  1. "Nabib Newaj Jibon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. "Bangladesh – N. Newaj Jibon – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  3. Hoque, Shishir (27 September 2019). "A fascinating story of a footballer who went from rags to riches". Dhaka Tribune.
  4. "ফুটবল খেলেই ভালো আছি, কোনো আফসোস নেই: জীবন". Jugantor.
  5. প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "'চুরি করে ফুটবল খেলতাম'". Prothomalo.
  6. "বিদেশিদের ভিড়ে উজ্জ্বল জীবন". Samakal.
  7. "Jibon hat-trick inspires five-star Abahani". Dhaka Tribune. February 3, 2019.
  8. "Jibon's flick gets AFC recognition". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh.
  9. Staff Correspondent. "Dhaka Abahani beat N Korea's April 25 SC in AFC Cup". Prothomalo.
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