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Bangladeshi footballer
Atiqur Rahman Meshu
Personal information
Full name Atiqur Rahman Meshu
Date of birth (1988-08-26) 26 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Kishoreganj, Bangladesh
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team Brothers Union (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Brothers Union
2009–2010 Dhaka Abahani
2010–2011 Sheikh Jamal DC
2011–2012 Brothers Union
2012–2014 Dhaka Abahani (2)
2015–2018 Sheikh Russel KC
2018–2019 Mohammedan SC 21 (0)
2019–2021 Dhaka Abahani 1 (0)
2021 Brothers Union 2 (0)
International career
2010–2014 Bangladesh U23 10 (1)
2007–2016 Bangladesh 37 (2)
Managerial career
2021–2022 Fortis (assistant)
2022–2024 Fortis Academy
2024 Bangladesh U17 (assistant)
2024– Brothers Union (assistant)
Medal record
Representing Bangladesh U-23
South Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2016

Atiqur Rahman Meshu (Bengali: আতিকুর রহমান মিশু; born 26 August 1988) is a Bangladeshi football coach and former player who is currently the assistant coach of Brothers Union. He represented the Bangladesh national team between 2007 and 2016.

International career

On 24 August 2007, Meshu made his Bangladesh national team debut against Kyrgyzstan in the 2007 Nehru Cup, held in New Delhi, India.

On 16 February 2010, he scored his first international goal during a 2–1 victory over Tajikistan in the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup. On 3 September 2013, he scored his second international goal during a 1–1 draw with India in the 2013 SAFF Championship.

He was also part of the Bangladesh U23 team which won gold in the 2010 South Asian Games. He remained an integral member of the olympic team during both the 2010 Asian Games and 2012 Summer Olympics. However, an injury sustained before the 2014 Asian Games affected his form for both club and country.

Playing style

Meshu was a versatile player who played as left back, right back, center back and also as a defensive midfielder, throughout his career which lasted for more than a decade.

Honours

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

Bangladesh U23

References

  1. "SA Games Champion Squad". Bangladesh Football Federation. 12 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  2. "Atiqur Rahman Meshu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  3. "The players are to be blamed: Meshu". The Daily Star. September 7, 2013.
  4. "একটি সোনালি প্রজন্মের দিনকাল". www.kalerkantho.com (in Bengali). January 29, 2023.
  5. "Bangladesh dream of second round". The Daily Star. November 5, 2010.
  6. "Meshu ruled out as Bangladesh U-23 suffer defeat". Dhaka Tribune. September 10, 2014.
  7. "'ম্যাচে চোট পেলে সান্ত্বনা থাকত'". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 11 September 2014.
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