Zico holding Best Local Player award of Bangladesh Premier League 2021 | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Full name | Anisur Rahman Zico | |||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 27) | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Bashundhara Kings | |||||||||||||
Number | 1 | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2014 | Farashganj SC | 11 | (0) | |||||||||||
2015 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||
2016 | Chittagong Abahani | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
2017–18 | Saif Sporting Club | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
2018– | Bashundhara Kings | 97 | (0) | |||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2015 | Bangladesh U19 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
2017–2019 | Bangladesh U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||
2020– | Bangladesh | 30 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 September 2023 |
Anisur Rahman Zico (Bengali: আনিসুর রহমান জিকো) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team. He is considered to be a penalty specialist and is also one of the best goalkeepers in the country. He is nicknamed "Banglar Bajpakhi" (Bengali: বাংলার বাজপাখি) which translates to "The Hawk/Falcon of Bangla" in English.
Club career
On 14 December 2018, Zico's performance in the shootout in Walton Independence Cup helped Bashundhara Kings edge a spirited Rahmatganj MFS 3–2 in the quarter-final tiebreaker. On 20 December 2018, Zico's performance propelled Kings to the Independence Cup final with a 7–6 win on penalties over Abahani Limited Dhaka. He also got limelight in the 2020 AFC Cup where he played a crucial role for his team, including three penalty saves which helped Kings win 5–1 against TC Sports Club. He was later named the AFC Top Performer of the Week.
International career
On 13 November 2020, Zico made his senior debut against Nepal in an international friendly.
On 4 December 2020, Zico performed well against reigning Asian champions Qatar in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round. His "heroic" performance gained him popularity among the local fans and also got him offers from MLS and Saudi Pro League clubs.
He received the Best Goalkeeper Award in the 2023 SAFF Championship, even after Bangladesh crashed out of the semi-finals of the tournament.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 May 2024.
Club | Season | League | Domestic | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Farashganj SC | 2014 | Bangladesh Championship League | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Muktijoddha Sangsad | 2015 | Bangladesh Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Chittagong Abahani | 2016 | Bangladesh Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
Saif SC | 2017–18 | Bangladesh Premier League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
Bashundhara Kings | 2018–19 | Bangladesh Premier League | 22 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 32 | 0 | |
2019–20 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
2022–23 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||
2023-24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Bashundhara Kings total | 97 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 143 | 0 | ||
Career total | 121 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 170 | 0 |
- Appearance in the Federation Cup
- ^ Independence Cup
- Appearance in the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
- ^ Appearance in the AFC Cup
International
- As of 7 September 2023.
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bangladesh | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 12 | 0 | |
2022 | 8 | 0 | |
2023 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 31 | 0 |
Honours
Bashundhara Kings
- Bangladesh Premier League: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24
- Bangladesh Federation Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21
- Independence Cup: 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24
Individual
- 2020–21 ,2021–22 ,2022–23 − BPL Goalkeeper of the Season.
- 2023 – SAFF Championship Best Goalkeeper Award.
References
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- "Rahman Anisur Zico Bashundhara Kings videos, transfer history and stats - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- "বাংলার বাজপাখি জিকো - Bhorer Kagoj". www.bhorerkagoj.com. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- নিউজ, সময়. "মেজর লিগ সকার থেকেও ডাক পেয়েছিলেন বাংলার 'বাজপাখি' জিকো! | খেলা". Somoy News (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- "Kings survive R'ganj scare". The Daily Star. 15 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Heroic Zico propels Kings to final". The Daily Star. 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2020.
- "Kings' goalie Zico named AFC top performer | Daily Sun |". Archived from the original on 2023-06-12. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- "FIFA International Series: Bangladesh off to a flying start with 2-0 win over Nepal". UNB. Archived from the original on 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- "Mujib Barsho friendly series: Bangladesh vs Nepal". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on 2020-11-13. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- "New goalkeeper, striker for first friendly?". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-11-12. Archived from the original on 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- "জিকো ভাবতেই পারেননি কাতারের বিপক্ষে খেলবেন!". banglatribune.com. 5 December 2020.
- নিউজ, সময়. "মেজর লিগ সকার থেকেও ডাক পেয়েছিলেন বাংলার 'বাজপাখি' জিকো! | খেলা". Somoy News. Archived from the original on 2023-03-16. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
- "Qatar crush Bangladesh despite Zico heroics". The Business Standard. December 5, 2020. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- ডেস্ক, স্পোর্টস (July 4, 2023). "সাফের সেরা গোলরক্ষক জিকো". The Daily Star Bangla. Archived from the original on July 5, 2023. Retrieved July 4, 2023.
- "Bangladesh - A. Rahman - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 2020-11-14. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Anisur Rahman". www.national-football-teams.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
External links
- Anisur Rahman Zico at Soccerway
- Anisur Rahman Zico on Facebook
- Anisur Rahman Zico on Instagram
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Bangladeshi men's footballers
- Bangladesh men's international footballers
- Bangladesh men's youth international footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Bashundhara Kings players
- Saif Sporting Club players
- Muktijoddha Sangsad KC players
- Farashganj SC players
- Chittagong Abahani Limited players
- Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh
- People from Cox's Bazar District
- Bangladesh Premier League footballers
- Sportspeople from Chittagong Division