Ashraful Islam Rana
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Ashraful Islam Rana | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Manikganj, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2023 | Bangladesh Army | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Mohammedan SC | (0) | |
| 2016–2018 | Chittagong Abahani | 42 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Saif SC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Sheikh Russel KC | 86 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Chittagong Abahani | 16 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Brothers Union | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Bangladesh U23 (wildcard) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2022 | Bangladesh | 25 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2025– | Brothers Union (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2026– | Bangladesh (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ashraful Islam Rana (Bengali: আশরাফুল ইসলাম রানা; born 1 May 1988), commonly known as Ashraful Rana, is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He last played for Bangladesh Premier League club Brothers Union and also represented the Bangladesh national team from 2015 to 2022.[2][3][4][5][6]
Early career
Rana joined the Bangladesh Army in 2003 and played numerous local tournaments for the Bangladesh Army football team over the next decade and more.[7]
Mohammedan SC
He started his professional league career with Mohammedan SC in 2015, after leaving his job in the Army. Having made his league debut at the age of 27, Rana became a regular face with both the club and country within a year.
Chittagong Abahani
In 2016 he moved to Chittagong Abahani where he won the 2016 Independence Cup.[8]
Sheikh Russel KC
In September 2018, Ashraful Rana joined Sheikh Russel KC for 2018–19 season. As of unofficial sources, his salary that season was 5.5 million taka. He was also named captain of the team.[9] Under his captaincy, Sheikh Russel became runners-up in the 2018-19 Independence Cup. It was Russel's first final after five years. Rana kept 4 clean sheets in 5 matches of the tournament. He kept 18 clean sheets in the 2018–19 season. Rana remained the club's captain for the 2021–22 season.[10]
In 2023, Rana returned to the Bangladesh Army football team as a guest player to participate in the 2023 Durand Cup.[11]
