Ibrahim Fazeel

Ibrahim Fazeel
Fazeel celebrating the SAFF Championship win in 2008
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Fazeel
Date of birth (1980-10-09) 9 October 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Malé, Maldives
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Llangefni Town
Number 99
Youth career
Majeediya School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 New Lagoons (6)
2001–2003 Island Football Club (44)
2004–2006 New Radiant (60)
2007 VB Sports Club (18)
2007–2008 DPMM FC (2)
2008–2011 Victory Sports Club (79)
2012 New Radiant (8)
2013 B.G. Sports Club (4)
2014 New Radiant (6)
2015 New Radiant (4)
2015 Bodorgan FC 7 (6)
2017 Llangefni Town FC
2017– New Radiant
International career‡
2000–2014 Maldives[1] 72 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 February 2015

Ibrahim Fazeel (born 9 October 1980) is a Maldivian footballer[2] nicknamed "Oppo".[3][4][5][6][7][8] He can play both as a midfielder and as a forward currently who plays for Llangefni Town FC. He started his career while he was a student in Majeediyya School in 1999. Fazeel played his first international match on 2 April 2000 against Syria (AFC Asian Cup Lebanon 2000) and scored first goal in the Golden jubilee international tournament against Bangladesh. He is the only player who scored for times in the semi-finals to take Maldives to the finals.

After his international duty in 1999, he signed for his first club New lagoons in 2000. Between 2001 and 2003 he played for IFC which was the best club at that time. From 2004 to 2006 he changed to New Radiant SC. In 2007, a new club named VB signed him for a record fee. In October 2007, he transferred to DPMM FC in Brunei along with fellow Maldivian Ali Ashfaq and scored two goals for the team. In 2008, Fazeel lend his team to travel to final in SAFF Championship 2008 by scoring a goal against Sri Lanka. From 2008 to 2011 he played for Victory SC. Later in 2012, he played for New Radiant SC along with his National teammates Ashfaq and Ahmed Thoriq and played for BG Sports in 2013 and returned to his old team New Radiant SC He was one of the most important members of the Maldives national football team.

At the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, Fazeel helped the Maldives National Football Team by scoring a penalty kick which led the team to 3rd place against Afghanistan by 1–1 (8–7)

Club career

Anglesey League club Bodorgan FC acquired the signature of Fazeel on 7 February 2016.[9]

On 20 January 2017, Welsh Alliance side Llangefni Town F.C. completed the signing of Fazeel.[10][11]

Career Statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
Maldives 2000 4 1
2001 4 0
2002 2 0
2003 10 3
2004 7 1
2005 3 3
2007 1 0
2008 7 3
2009 9 7
2010 1 0
2011 16 4
2012 1 0
2014 6 0
Total 71 22
Scores and results list Maldives's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fazeel goal.
List of international goals scored by Ibrahim Fazeel
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 4 May 2000 Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Bangladesh 1-1 1-1 Friendly [13]
2 8 January 2003 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Pakistan 1-0 1-0 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup [14]
3 3 December 2003 Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Mongolia 3-0 12-0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [15]
4 4-0
5 8 September 2004 Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Lebanon 1-5 2-5 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification [16]
6 7 December 2005 People's Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan  Afghanistan 2-0 9-1 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup [17]
7 4-1
8 7-1
9 5 June 2008 Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives    Nepal 3-1 4-1 2008 SAFF Championship [18]
10 4-1
11 11 June 2008 Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka  Sri Lanka 1-0 1-0 2008 SAFF Championship [19]
12 14 April 2009 Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Turkmenistan 1-2 1-3 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification [20]
13 16 April 2009 Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Philippines 1-1 3-2 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification [21]
14 18 April 2009 Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Bhutan 3-0 5-0 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification [22]
15 4-0
16 9 December 2009 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  India U23 2-0 2-0 2009 SAFF Championship [23]
17 11 December 2009 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh  Sri Lanka 2-1 5-1 2009 SAFF Championship [24]
18 4-1
19 6 August 2011 Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles  Comoros 2-1 2-2 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games [25]
20 9 August 2011 Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles  Seychelles 1-2 1-5 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games [26]
21 24 November 2011 Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives  Seychelles 1-1 2-1 Friendly [27]
22 2-1

Honours

Maldives

References

  1. ^ Ibrahim Fazeel - Goals in International Matches
  2. ^ Darpan, Pratiyogita (August 2008). Pratiyogita Darpan. Pratiyogita Darpan. p. 35.
  3. ^ "އަހަރުގައިވެސް އޮއްޕޮގެ ލެގަސީ ފަނޑުނުވީ މިހެންވެ". avas.mv.
  4. ^ "އޮއްޕޮ އަދިވެސް ހަމަ ތަފާތީ، މިއަދަކީ އޭނާއަށް ހާއްސަ ދުވަހެއް". sun.mv.
  5. ^ "ލާންގެވްނީ ޓީމުގައި އޮއްޕޮ ވިދާލައިފި". avas.mv.
  6. ^ "އޮއްޕޮ ޔޫރަޕު ފުޓްބޯޅައިގެ އިތުރު ހަރުފަތަކަށް". sun.mv.
  7. ^ "OPPO CONSIDERING RETIREMENT". baolha.mv.
  8. ^ "Ibrahim Fazeel - Football News article". Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  9. ^ Anglesey football club signs Maldives international in a bid to boost season. access date: 19 February 2017
  10. ^ "OPPO" SIGNS FOR THE TOWN!. access date: 19 February 2017
  11. ^ 30 top January transfers in North Wales football. access date: 19 February 2017
  12. ^ "Ibrahim Fazeel". National-football-teams.com. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Maldives vs. Bangladesh". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Maldives vs. Pakistan". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  15. ^ "Maldives vs. Mongolia". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  16. ^ "Maldives vs. Lebanon". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Maldives vs. Afghanistan". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  18. ^ "Maldives vs. Nepal". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Sri Lanka vs. Maldives". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Maldives vs. Turkmenistan". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  21. ^ "Maldives vs. Philippines". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Maldives vs. Bhutan". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  23. ^ "Maldives vs. India (Olympic)". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  24. ^ "Maldives vs. India (Olympic)". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  25. ^ "Maldives vs. Comoros". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  26. ^ "Seychelles vs. Maldives". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  27. ^ "Maldives vs. Seychelles". Retrieved 14 April 2024.
Preceded by Haveeru Maldivian Footballer of the Year
2005 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Haveeru Ranboot
2006 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
[First Time]
 FAM Maldivian Footballer of the Year
2005 		Succeeded by