Arman Aziz

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| fullname = Mohammed Arman Aziz

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Chittagong, Bangladesh

| height = 1.75 m

| position = Defensive midfielder, Central midfielder

| currentclub = Chittagong Abahani (team manager)

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| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Bakolia XI, Chittagong

| years1 = 2000–2003

| years2 = 2003–2004

| years3 = 2005–2006

| years4 = 2007

| years5 = 2008–2010

| years6 = 2010–2011

| years7 = 2011–2012

| years8 = 2012–2014

| years9 = 2015–2016

| years10 = 2016–2017

| clubs1 = Fakirerpool YMC

| clubs2 = Arambagh KS

| clubs3 = Mohammedan SC

| clubs4 = Muktijoddha Sangsad

| clubs5 = Mohammedan SC

| clubs6 = Muktijoddha Sangsad

| clubs7 = Mohammedan SC

| clubs8 = Abahani Limited Dhaka

| clubs9 = Mohammedan SC

| clubs10 = Chittagong Abahani

| nationalyears1 = 2002

| nationalteam1 = Bangladesh U19

| nationalyears2 = 2004–2006

| nationalteam2 = Bangladesh U23

| nationalyears3 = 2005–2009

| nationalteam3 = Bangladesh

| nationalcaps3 = 32

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 10 January 2020

| ntupdate = 28 February 2020

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Arman Aziz ({{langx|bn|আরমান আজিজ}}; born 10 May 1984) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a midfielder for the Bangladesh national team. He last served as team manager for Chittagong Abahani, the last club he represented as a player.

Club career

Arman entered competitive football in the Chittagong Premier League with Bakulia XI. In 2000, he joined Fakirerpool Young Men's Club in Dhaka. In 2003, he debuted in the Dhaka Premier Division League with Arambagh KS.

Arman rose to prominence during the 2005–06 National League with Mohammedan SC. As captain, he led the team to victory in four trophies, including a significant win over rivals Abahani Limited Dhaka in the 2008 Federation Cup final. Despite receiving eleven stitches before the final due to an injury in the semi-final, he personally requested coach Maruful Haque to include him in the starting eleven, stating, "My mother told me to play, and I obeyed her".{{Cite web|title=Arman does it for his mom|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-52923|date=2008-09-02|website=The Daily Star|access-date=2020-05-22|archive-date=September 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925170828/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-52923|url-status=live}}

In 2016, he joined his hometown club Chittagong Abahani. He announced his retirement on 22 February 2017, after playing against Mohammedan SC, in the 2017 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup at the MA Aziz Stadium.{{Cite news |title=Arman to play final game today|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/arman-play-final-game-today-1365103|date=2017-02-22|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2020-05-20|archive-date=September 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925171033/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/arman-play-final-game-today-1365103|url-status=live}}

International career

Arman represented the U19 team at the 2002 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers and captained the team, leading them to qualify for the main tournament. In 2005, he appeared for the national B team during the Myanmar Grand Royal Challenge Cup. He was later appointed captain of the Olympic team for the 2006 Asian Games.{{Cite news |title=Babloo picks his squad for Asiad|url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/11/20/d61120040441.htm|date=2006-11-20|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2023-09-24|archive-date=September 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925172039/https://archive.thedailystar.net/2006/11/20/d61120040441.htm|url-status=live}}

{{Cite web|url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/sport/article1292423.bdnews|title=ফুটবলকে আরমানের বিদায়|website=bangla.bdnews24.com|language=bn|archive-date=13 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113075449/https://bangla.bdnews24.com/sport/article1292423.bdnews|url-status=live}} He previously represented the olympic team during the 2004 South Asian Games.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/03/28/d40328040436.htm|title=The Booters’ gold hunt starts today|website=archive.thedailystar.net|access-date=2022-12-08|archive-date=2023-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515050548/https://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/03/28/d40328040436.htm|url-status=live}}

On 10 December 2005, Arman made his senior international debut for Bangladesh against Nepal at the 2005 SAFF Gold Cup. He earned 32 caps for Bangladesh between 2005 and 2009, before retiring from international duty in 2010, due to a long-term injury.

Post–playing career

In 2017, Arman became the team manager of the Saif Sporting Club.{{Cite web |script-title=bn:Saif form formidable squad|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/14595/saif-form-formidable-squad|website=New Age|access-date=2017-04-30}}

In October 2018, he began serving as the team manager for Chittagong Abahani.{{Cite web |script-title=bn:হাঁফ ছেড়ে বেঁচেছে ক্লাবগুলো|url=https://www.deshrupantor.com/sport/2020/05/19/219195|website=Desh Rupantor|language=bn|access-date=2020-05-20}}

Honours

;Mohammedan SC

;Chittagong Abahani

Independence Cup: 2016

;Individual

Kool-BSJA Footballer of the Year: 2008{{cite news |title=BSJA hands out 7-year awards|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-81190|work=The Daily Star|date=2009-03-25|archive-date=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926094215/https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-81190|url-status=live}}