Mahbubur Rahman Sufil () is a Bangladeshi professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Bangladesh national team. He began his professional league career with Arambagh KS in the

. He was the captain of the club for 2017–2018 season.

Club career

Arambagh KS

Sufil joined Arambagh KS for the

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. He was the captain of the club during the 2017–18 season. He led the club to its first-ever local title in its almost 60-year history, beating defending champions Chittagong Abahani in the final of the 2017–18 Independence Cup by a 2–0 margin on 10 February 2018 at the

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Bashundhara Kings

Sufil joined the

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from Arambagh KS on 1 July 2018. On 5 February 2021, Sufil scored his first goal for the club during a 2–1 victory over

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International career

Youth

Sufil appeared for the national under-20 side in both the

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and 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. He scored three goals in AFC qualification, including a brace in a 4–0 victory over

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and the game-winner in stoppage time against the

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. During the

, Sufil scored one goal, the game-tying tally in a 4–3 shock victory over tournament favorites

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in the tournament's opening match.

Senior team

Sufil made his senior international debut on 27 March 2018 in an

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against

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. He entered the match as a second-half substitute before scoring the game-tying goal in the third minute of stoppage time. In warm-up matches for the friendly against

, Sufil scored a goal against

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during a training camp in

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International goals

Youth

Senior

Score and result list Bangladesh's goal tally first.

Club

Bashundhara Kings

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sufil, Mahbubur Rahman Living people 1999 births Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladesh men's international footballers Bangladesh men's youth international footballers People from Moulvibazar District Men's association football forwards Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Arambagh KS players Bashundhara Kings players Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players Brothers Union players Asian Games footballers for Bangladesh Bangladesh Premier League footballers South Asian Games bronze medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in football Footballers from Sylhet Division 21st-century Bangladeshi sportsmen