Jewel Rana (; born 25 December 1995) is a Bangladeshi professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Mohammedan SC and has also played for and the Bangladesh national team.

Club career

Brothers Union

Rana started his professional career in 2013 when he signed a contract with

Brothers Union Brothers Union () is a professional association football, football club based in Gopibagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh. It currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League (football), Bangladesh Premier League, the top flight of Football in Bangladesh, ...

. He came into the limelight in the 2013 Super Cup when he scored three goals and became joint top scorer with

Sheikh Russel KC Sheikh Russel KC ( Bengali: শেখ রাসেল ক্রীড়া চক্র) is a professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Founded in 1995, the club currently competes in the Bangladesh Premier League. They won Feder ...

's Jahid Hasan Ameli and

Dhaka Mohammedan Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in Dhaka. Founded in 1936, it is one of the oldest and the most successful football club in the country, with a support base in all parts of the country. Th ...

's Wahed Ahmed. He received ''The Rising Star'' award there.

Mohammedan SC

At the end of the 2013–14 season, he earned a contract from

for the next season. The 2014–15 season was also very successful for Rana. He scored seven goals for Black and Whites and became the second top scorer in the local merit list of the 2014–15 Bangladesh Premier League.

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

Rana made his

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(continental club tournament) debut as a loaned player for

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (Bengali language, Bengali: শেখ জামাল ধানমন্ডি ক্লাব) is a professional association football, football club based in the Dhanmondi area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club com ...

against

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on 26 April 2016. He played an important role for the team where his team won the match by 3–2 goals. He also received the Player of the Match award in that match.

Abahani Limited Dhaka

On 19 June 2019, Rana scored his first goal in

against Manang Marshyangdi Club.

International career

For his brilliant performance in domestic football, Rana was called up to the national team by Lodewijk de Kruif in 2015. He made his debut in an

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against

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on 30 May 2015. He received the Player of the Match award for his performance against

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during the

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. He also played well against Asian Giant

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in the same qualification round. He missed two easy chances due to his inexperience. He scored his first international goal against

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at the

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International Goals

Abahani Limited Dhaka Bangladesh

Career statistics

International

References

Living people 1995 births Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladesh men's international footballers Bangladesh men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Bangladesh Brothers Union players Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club players Saif Sporting Club players Abahani Limited Dhaka players Rahmatganj MFS players Bangladesh Premier League footballers People from Jhenaidah District Footballers from Khulna Division {{Bangladesh-footy-bio-stub