Minhajul Abedin Ballu
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| Full name | Minhajul Abedin Rakib Ballu | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 16 September 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dhaka, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Central Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Mohammedan SC | |||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Arambagh FA | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | The Muslim Institute | |||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | T&T Club Motijheel | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Farashganj SC | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Brothers Union | 20 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | 15 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021– | Mohammedan SC | 36 | (3) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Bangladesh U16 | 6 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 September 2015 | ||||||||||||||
Minhajul Abedin Rakib (Bengali: মিনহাজুল আবেদিন রাকিব, born 16 September 2001), also known as Ballu,[1] is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Mohammedan SC.
Ballu began his career at Arambagh Football Academy under the guiadance of coach Ibrahim Khalil Kala.[2]
Club career
Ballu participated in the Dhaka Third Division Football League in 2015 with The Muslim Institute.[3]
He began his Premier League journey with Farashganj SC during the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League.[2]
In August 2023, Ballu played three games as a guest player for Bangladesh Army in the 2023 Durand Cup.[4]
On 2 February 2024, Ballu scored the only goal as Mohammedan SC defeated Bashundhara Kings in the 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League to become the first club to defeat Kings at the Bashundhara Kings Arena.[5][6] He was named Man of the Match following the games conclusion, and was also rewarded with Tk 25,000 from Mohapagol, the largest supporter club of Mohammedan.[1][7]
International career
Ballu captained Bangladesh at U14 level at the AFC U-14 Championship 2014 qualifiers held in Myanmar.[8]
He was part of the Bangladesh U16 team that won the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship, where Ballu scored in a 4–0 victory over Sri Lanka U16 during the group stages.[9] In the same year, Ballu also represented the Bangladesh U16 team during the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers held on home soil.[10]