Amirul Islam (field hockey)
Bangladeshi field hockey player
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Amirul Islam (Bengali: আমিরুল ইসলাম; born 10 November 2005) is a Bangladeshi professional field hockey player[1] who plays as a defender. He is a prominent emerging talent in Bangladeshi hockey, known for his powerful and precise penalty corner conversions and is widely regarded as the primary drag-flick specialist for the Bangladesh & Bangladesh junior national team.
Faridpur, Bangladesh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Amirul Islam | ||
| Born |
10 November 2005 Faridpur, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2023– | Bangladesh U21 | 24 | (36) |
| 2023– | Bangladesh U22 | 5 | (9) |
| 2023– | Bangladesh | 23 | (6) |
Early life
He started playing hockey at the age of 10. He was introduced to the drag-flick skill much later, during the 2019 Independence Cup, while playing for BKSP.
International career
Youth level
Amirul gained international recognition during Bangladesh's debut appearance at the U21 Hockey World Cup held in Chennai, India. His performance in the opening matches earned him a spot among the tournament's leading goal scorers.[2]
He achieved the rare feat of scoring back-to-back hat-tricks in the group stage, scoring three penalty corner goals in the team's opening match, a 3–5 loss against Australia and three more penalty corner goals, spearheading a historic 3–3 comeback draw against South Korea after Bangladesh trailed 0–3.[3]
