Shahriar Emon

Shahriar Emon (Bengali: শাহরিয়ার ইমন; born 7 March 2001) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a right-winger for Bangladesh Premier League club Mohammedan SC. He is also an active soldier for the Bangladesh Army.[2]

Shahriar Emon
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Shahriar Emon
Date of birth (2001-03-07) 7 March 2001
Place of birth Khulna, Bangladesh
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Right-Winger
Team information
Current team
 Mohammedan SC
Number 18
Youth career
2018 Mohammedan SC U18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Bangladesh Army 0 (0)
2021– Mohammedan SC 26 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 February 2023

Early life

During his primary education years, Emon started off as a goalkeeper. But once he reached sixth grade, Saiful Islam who was his high school teacher in Khulna, changed his position to a forward and Emon made it to the school team within three years. While in pursuit of becoming a professional foobtballer, he faced strong resistance from his parents who wanted their eldest son of four children to build up his career in conventional means. In 2017, his career faced a standstill, after failing to pass his SSC examination. Nonetheless, he redeemed himself in the re-examinations with a 3.53 GPA, which convinced his parents to let him pursue football. The following year, he played in the Khulna First Division and Khulna Second Division leagues.[1] In 2018, with advice from his mentor Prashant Das, Emon came to Dhaka to take part in the trials for the Mohammedan SC U18 team. After failing to make the cut during the trials, he enrolled in the Bangladesh Army, in 2019.[2]

Club career

On 25 November 2021, Emon joined Mohammedan SC, after impressing the clubs former striker Alfaz Ahmed, who regularly trained the Bangladesh Army Football Team.[2] With the Army Team he took part in the 2021 Independence Cup. On 2 December 2021, Emon scored the winning goal as Army caused a major upset by defeating his parent club Mohammedan 2–1 to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament.[3]

On 22 June 2022, Emon scored a solo goal for Mohammedan in the league against arch-rivals Abahani Limited Dhaka. Although his team went on to lose the Dhaka Derby 2–4, his goal heaped praise from the local media.[4]

International career

In August 2022, Bangladesh national team head coach Javier Cabrera, drafted Emon in the Bangladesh preliminary squad for the September FIFA window. Nonetheless, he failed to make the final squad.[5][6] On March 2023, he was recalled to the team for a training camp held in Medina, Saudi Arabia.[7][8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 24 February 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mohammedan SC 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League 172314[lower-alpha 3]100203
2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League 91312[lower-alpha 3]000122
Mohammedan SC total 26362—00325
Career total 263626100386
  1. Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup
  3. Appearance(s) with the Bangladesh Army

References
  1. Reporter, Sports (August 27, 2022). "Emon surprised at call-up". The Daily Star.
  2. "'ব্যর্থ' ইমনই মোহামেডানের নতুন ভরসা". www.kalerkantho.com. August 7, 2022.
  3. "Army stun Mohammedan". New Age | The Most Popular Outspoken English Daily in Bangladesh.
  4. প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া. "ইমনের এমন সুন্দর গোল দেখারও মানুষ নেই". Prothomalo.
  5. sun, daily. "Shahriar Emon gets maiden call | Daily Sun |". daily sun.
  6. নিউজ, সময়. "কম্বোডিয়া ও নেপালের বিপক্ষে ২৩ সদস্যের দল ঘোষণা | খেলা". Somoy News.
  7. প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া. "২২ বছর পর কেমন হবে বাংলাদেশের ফুটবলারদের সৌদি আরব সফর". Prothomalo.
  8. Desk, Offside (March 2, 2023). "জাতীয় দল ঘোষণা; নতুন মুখ তিন".
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