Mojibur Rahman Jony (; born 1 January 2005) is a Bangladeshi professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Bashundhara Kings Bashundhara Kings () is a professional football club based in Bashundhara Residential Area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club competes in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top tier of the Bangladesh football league system. The club was established i ...

and the Bangladesh national team.

Early life

Mojibur Rahman Jony was born on 1 January 2005, in

Dinajpur Dinajpur ( ) is a city and the district headquarters of Dinajpur district situated in Rangpur Division, Bangladesh. It was founded in 1786. It is located 413 km north-west of Dhaka. It is bounded on the north by Suihari, Katapara, Bangi ...

. He began playing football in 2009, with the help of his uncle while his day-labour father, who worked at a rice mill, and elder brother also helped him pursue the sport. His performances during the National Sports Council Cup got him selected for advanced training in Gopalganj,

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, and

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before getting admitted to

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) (, Bangladesh Institute of Sports Education) is the national sports institute of Bangladesh. It is residential and is located at Savar Upazila, Savar, about north-west of the capital, Dhaka, and about ...

(BKSP) in 2017. He represented Bangladesh in youth football at the

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and 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers. Jony came to

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to play for

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in the ''Super League'' round of the 2019–20 Dhaka Third Division League. On 22 August 2021, he scored his first goal for the club coming as a brace against Asaduzzaman FA, in a 2–1 victory. With 5 goals in 9 games, he led Bikrampur to promotion to the Dhaka Second Division League as one of the top five teams in the league. However, he was diagnosed with appendicitis, and underwent surgery in 2019, keeping him out of the game for a year.

Club career

In September 2021, Jony joined BFF Elite Academy for the

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season and made his debut during the academy's inaugural professional league match on 20 February 2022, against

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. After only appearing twice in the first phase of the league he moved to

Gopalganj SC Gopalganj Sporting Club () is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in Gopalganj. The club was set to compete in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top tier of Bangladeshi football league system, after being promoted from the Bangladesh ...

, during the mid-season transfer window in March. On 11 June 2022, he scored a brace against Kawran Bazar PS in the last game of the season, helping his side to a 2–1 victory. On 13 October 2022, Jony joined the newly promoted

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in the

. On 18 February 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–3 victory over Mohammedan SC. In July 2023,

signed Jony in preparation for the preliminary round of the

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International career

Jony represented the Bangladesh U20 at the

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and

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. During the AFC U-20 qualifiers in

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he scored a goal against Nepal U20 and also registered two assists in four matches. In March 2023, he was called up to the senior national team for a training camp held in

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. On 25 March 2023, he made his debut for the Bangladesh national team in a 1–0 victory over

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. On 15 June 2023, Jony scored his first senior international goal coming in a 1–0 victory over

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Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Youth

:''Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.''

Senior

:''Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.''

Honours

Bashundhara Kings *

: 2023–24 * Independence Cup: 2023–24

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mojibur Rahman, Jony Living people 2005 births People from Dinajpur District, Bangladesh Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladesh men's youth international footballers Bangladesh men's international footballers Fortis FC players Men's association football midfielders Bangladesh Premier League footballers Footballers from Rangpur Division Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan alumni 21st-century Bangladeshi sportsmen