Shahidul Alam Sohel
Bangladeshi footballer (born 1992)
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Mohammed Shahidul Alam (Bengali: শহিদুল আলম সোহেল; born 1 May 1992), known by his nickname Sohel, is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammed Shahidul Yousuf Alam Sohel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Chittagong, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dhaka Abahani | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Badda Jagoroni | (0) | |
| 2008–2014 | Dhaka Abahani | (0) | |
| 2014–2016 | Sheikh Jamal DC | (0) | |
| 2016–2024 | Dhaka Abahani | 144 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Rahmatganj MFS | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Dhaka Abahani | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Bangladesh U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Bangladesh U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2023 | Bangladesh | 26 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 5 September 2021 | |||
Club career
In 2007, Sohel began his career at Badda Jagoroni Sangsad in the Senior Division League in Dhaka.[4] The following year, he joined Abahani Limited Dhaka in the Bangladesh Premier League as the understudy to the veteran first-choice, Biplob Bhattacharjee.[5] Sohel made his breakthrough during the 2011 Super Cup, replacing the injured Ziaur Rahman in the tournament's semi-final against Muktijoddha Sangsad KC, which Abahani won 5–4 on penalties.[6] In the final against arch-rivals, Mohammedan SC, Sohel repeated his heroics and cemented his place in the team as he guided Abahani to a 3–2 victory in tiebreakers.[7][8] His first league triumph as a starter came in 2012.
International career
Sohel represented the Bangladesh U19 team at the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers in Bangkok, Thailand.[9] He made his debut for the U23 team during the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship qualifiers in Nepal.[10] On 2 December 2011, Sohel made his senior national team debut against Pakistan during a goalless draw in the 2011 SAFF Championship.[11] Sohel made a critical error while judging a long-distance free-kick from Bimal Gharti Magar to concede the first goal as Bangladesh lost the group deciding match against Nepal during the 2018 SAFF Championship, 2–0.[12] He was heavily criticized by both fans and local media as his blunder cost Bangladesh a place in the semi-finals.[13] Sohel was later excluded from the squad for the 2018 Bangabandhu Cup, held in the same month.[12]
Personal life
Shahidul Alam Sohel was born on 1 May 1992, in Chittagong, Bangladesh. His father, Yusuf Bulli, was also a footballer and represented the Bangladesh national team during the 1978 Asian Games.
Career statistics
International
- As of 5 September 2021.[11]
| Bangladesh | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |||||||
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| 2015 | 9 | 0 | |||||||
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 2018 | 4 | 3 | |||||||
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| Total | 26 | 0 | |||||||
Honours
- Abahani Limited Dhaka
- Bangladesh Premier League: 2008–09, 2009–10, 2012, 2016, 2017–18
- Federation Cup: 2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021–22
- Independence Cup: 2021–22
- Super Cup: 2011
- Bordoloi Trophy: 2010
Individual
- 2017 – Bangladesh Premier League Best XI.[14]