Rakib Hossain
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.png) Rakib with Bangladesh in 2023 | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mohammed Rakib Hossain[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1998[2] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barisal, Bangladesh[3] | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Right winger | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Bashundhara Kings | |||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Araf SC | ? | (?) | |||||||||||
| 2016 | Bangladesh Police | ? | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Victoria SC | ? | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Chittagong Abahani | 27 | (8) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Dhaka Abahani | 18 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2022– | Bashundhara Kings | 56 | (25) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Bangladesh U23 | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2020– | Bangladesh | 49 | (6) | |||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2025 | ||||||||||||||
Mohammed Rakib Hossain (Bengali: রাকিব হোসেন; born 18 November 1998) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays for Bangladesh Premier League club, Bashundhara Kings, and the Bangladesh national team. As a versatile player, Rakib can play in a multitude of roles but mostly plays as a right-winger.
Chittagong Abahani
He scored a goal against Sheikh Russel KC in the 2020 Federation Cup quarter-final, on 1 January 2021, helping Chittagong Abahani reach the semi-finals of the tournament.[4]
Dhaka Abahani
On 20 October 2021, Rakib joined Dhanmondi giants Abahani Limited Dhaka.
International career
Rakib made his senior debut against Sri Lanka during a 2020 Bangabandhu Cup match on 19 January 2020. He was credited with an assist on Mohammad Ibrahim's goal in the 83rd minute.[5]
During the 2021 SAFF Championship game against Nepal, Rakib's back pass to Anisur Rahman Zico lead to confusion in the Bangladesh defense, and after a late challenge by Zico on Nepali striker Anjan Bista he was sent off. Eventually, 10-men Bangladesh ended up drawing the game 1–1, and thus were reach unable to tournament final.[6]
On 22 September 2022, Rakib scored his first senior international goal for Bangladesh in 1–0 win over Cambodia.[7]
Personal life
His younger brother, Asadul Islam Sakib, is also a professional footballer.[8]
