A. M. Bachan
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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohammad Abdul Majid | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cuttack,[1] Orissa, British India | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| Mohammedan | |||||||||||||||||
| Orissa | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1951 | India | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Abdul Majid "Bachan" was an Indian association football player who played as a forward for Mohammedan SC and the India football team. He is the first footballer from Odisha to play internationally for India.[2] The Bachan Memorial Football Tournament, organised by the Cuttack District Athletic Association (CDAA) at Cuttack is held in his memory.[3][4]
Bachan played for the Calcutta club Mohammedan SC and was the captain of the squad that won their 8th Calcutta Football League title in 1948.[5] He was the top scorer of that season with 21 goals.[6]
Bachan represented the Orissa state in the Santosh Trophy.[7] He was part of the team which reached the semi-finals of the Santosh Trophy for the first time in the 1950–51 edition held at Calcutta.[8][9][10]
