Fahamedul Islam (; born 30 June 2006) is a Bangladeshi professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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and the Bangladesh national team.

Club career

Islam was born in Feni, Bangladesh, and moved to Italy at a young age. He developed through the youth academies of

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and later

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, where he played for the under-18 team, making 25 appearances and scoring four goals in the 2023–24 season. In 2024, he transitioned to senior football, joining

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club , where he made six appearances. Later that year, he moved to

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, playing two matches before signing with

on 5 February 2025. He made an immediate impact by scoring a

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for the club's under-19 team, and almost scoring an equaliser in his first-team debut against Paganese a few days later.

International career

In 2025, Fahamedul was called up to the preliminary squad of the Bangladesh national team for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifying game against

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. He arrived in

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, Saudi Arabia for training on 11 March 2025, and started training with the squad the following day. However, he failed to make the final 24 squad and returned to Italy. on May 27th 2025, Fahamedul was called again to the preliminary squad of Bangladesh against

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and

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. Islam made his first appearance and start for

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on 4 June 2025 against Bhutan for 60 minutes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Islam, Fahamedul 2006 births Living people People from Feni District Footballers from Chittagong Division Bangladeshi emigrants to Italy Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladesh men's international footballers Italian men's footballers US Livorno 1915 players Olbia Calcio 1905 players Serie D players