Mohammad Ridoy

Mohammad Ridoy
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Ridoy[1]
Date of birth (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth Narayanganj, Bangladesh[3]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dhaka Abahani
Number 8
Youth career
2014–2015 Jurain Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Rainbow AC
2016 Purbachal Parishad 11 (0)
2017 Friends SWO
2018– Dhaka Abahani 43 (1)
International career‡
2015–2018 Bangladesh U16 6 (0)
2019–2021 Bangladesh U19 9 (0)
2021– Bangladesh U23 6 (0)
2021– Bangladesh 20 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Bangladesh
SAFF U-15 Championship
Winner 2015 Bangladesh Team
SAFF U-18 Championship
Runner-up 2019 Nepal Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2024

Mohammad Ridoy (Bengali: মোহাম্মাদ হৃদয়; born 1 January 2002) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka and the Bangladesh national team.

Early career

Mohammad Ridoy was born on 1 January 2002, in Narayanganj District of Bangladesh. He started his football career in the Narayanganj Rainbow Academy under coach Zakir Hossain. In 2014, he came to Dhaka to participate in the Pioneer Football League with Jurain Football Academy.[4]

Club career

Starting from Rainbow AC in the Third Division League, Ridoy progressed through Purbachal Parishad in the Second Division League, and Friends Social Welfare Organization in the Senior Division League of Dhaka. Eventually, while a first-year Accounting student at Fareast International University, Dhaka, he made his mark in the professional Bangladesh Premier League by joining Abahani Limited Dhaka.[4]

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Ridoy initially joined Abahani for the 2018 BFF U-18 Football Tournament, but couldn't participate due to prior Senior Division League participation. He eventually secured a permanent deal after the initial trials. On 29 July 2019, Ridoy made his competitive debut for the club as a stoppage time substitute during a 4–1 victory over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[5]

Ridoy's performance against the league champions Bashundhara Kings during the final matchday of the 2020–21 Bangladesh Premier League season on 20 September 2021, impressed BFF president and former national team captain, Kazi Salahuddin. After the game, Salahuddin personally told the national team coaching staff to include Ridoy in the preliminary squad for the 2021 SAFF Championship.[4]

Ridoy suffered a Peroneal nerve injury during the 2021–22 Independence Cup final on 18 December 2021.[6][7] Sent to Bengaluru for treatment in January 2023, he returned within a month as Indian doctors ruled out the need for surgery.[8] On 19 October 2023, he resumed club practice.[9][10] On December 24, 2023, after 371 days, Ridoy made a comeback, entering as an 87th-minute substitute in a 2–1 victory over Rahmatganj MFS in the 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League.[11]

In October 2023, he was appointed club captain for the 2023–24 Independence Cup.[12]

International career

Youth

Ridoy was part of the Bangladesh U16 team which won the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship in Sylhet. In the following five years Ridoy took part in the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers and the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers before making his career breakthrough with Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2021.[5]

On 27 October 2021, After being named on the Bangladesh U23 team by coach Maruful Haque for the AFC U-23 Championship 2022 qualifiers, Ridoy made his debut as the Bangladesh U23 team suffered a 1–0 defeat to Kuwait U23.[13] He went on to play the remaining two games, during a disappointing qualification attempt by the Bangladesh U23 team.[14]

Senior

On 22 September 2021, Ridoy was called up to national team by interim coach Óscar Bruzón, 6 hours after the original announcement of the squad for the 2021 SAFF Championship.[15][16][17] On 10 November 2021, Ridoy made his debut for the Bangladesh national team against Seychelles during the 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament.[18] He went on to play against both Sri Lanka and Maldives in the same competition.[19]

After returning from a long-term injury, Ridoy was included in the national team for the 2023 SAFF Championship, in India.[20] Following his return, Ridoy took the place of Atiqur Rahman Fahad to become the team's main defensive midfielder under Spanish coach Javier Cabrera.[21]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 February 2024.[22]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup[a] Other[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Abahani Limited Dhaka 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0
2020–21 Bangladesh Premier League 14 0 0 0 — 0 0 14 0
2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 0
2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League 12 0 3 0 0 0 — 15 0
2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League 9 1 2 0 5 0 2[c] 0 18 1
Abahani Limited Dhaka total 36 1 5 0 10 0 2 0 53 1
Career total 36 1 5 0 10 0 2 0 53 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

International

As of 6 June 2024.
Bangladesh
Year Apps Goals
2021 3 0
2023 11 0
2024 3 0
Total 17 0

Honours

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Bangladesh U15

References

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