Bishwanath Ghosh (; born 30 May 1999) is a Bangladeshi professional

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who plays as a defender for

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club

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and the Bangladesh national team.

International career

On 4 September 2018, Bishwanath made his senior international debut against

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Career statistics

International

International goals

=Youth

=Senior

Personal life

Bishwanath married his childhood girlfriend Chaity Ghosh in January 2020 in middle of

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. He took a three-hour break from his head coach during practise session for the same. From religious views, Bishwanath is a follower of

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Honours

Bashundhara Kings *

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, 2021–22,

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, 2023–24 * Independence Cup:

, 2023–24; runner-up: 2021-22 * Federation Cup: 2019–20,

; third place:

References

1999 births Living people Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladesh men's international footballers Bangladesh men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Bangladesh Bangladeshi Hindus People from Tangail District Victoria Sporting Club players Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players Sheikh Russel KC players Bashundhara Kings players Bangladesh Premier League footballers Footballers from Dhaka Division 21st-century Bangladeshi sportsmen {{Bangladesh-footy-bio-stub