Jamal Bhuyan

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jamal Bhuyan

| image = Jamal Bhuyan in 2021.jpg

| caption = Bhuyan with Saif SC in 2021

| fullname = Jamal Harris Bhuyan

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|4|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark

| height = {{height|m=1.73}}

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub = Brothers Union

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2005

| youthclubs1 = Brøndby IF

| youthyears2 = 2005–2009

| youthclubs2 = F.C. Copenhagen{{cite web |url=https://www.fck.dk/nyhed/u-18-kb-broendby-0-3 |title=U-18: KB-BRØNDBY 0-3 |website=FCK.dk |access-date=19 July 2018 |language=Danish |archive-date=28 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628080525/https://www.fck.dk/nyhed/u-18-kb-broendby-0-3 |url-status=live }}

| years1 = 2009–2012

| years2 = 2012

| years3 = 2012–2013

| years4 = 2013–2014

| years5 = 2014–2016

| years6 = 2016–2017

| years7 = 2017–2022

| years8 = 2019

| years9 = 2020–2021

| years10 = 2022–2023

| years11 = 2023–2024

| years12 = 2024

| years13 = 2025–

| clubs1 = Hellerup IK

| caps1 = 1

| goals1 = 1

| clubs2 = Dhaka Abahani

| caps2 = ?

| goals2 = 0

| clubs3 = BK Avarta

| caps3 = ?

| goals3 = ?

| clubs4 = Avedøre IF

| caps4 = ?

| goals4 = ?

| clubs5 = Sheikh Jamal DC

| caps5 = ?

| goals5 = 2

| clubs6 = Sheikh Russel KC

| caps6 = ?

| goals6 = 2

| clubs7 = Saif SC

| caps7 = 78

| goals7 = 4

| clubs8 = → Chittagong Abahani (loan)

| caps8 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| clubs9 = → Kolkata Mohammedan (loan)

| caps9 = 12

| goals9 = 0

| clubs10 = Sheikh Russel KC

| caps10 = 25

| goals10 = 0

| clubs11 = Club Sol de Mayo

| caps11 = 4

| goals11 = 2

| clubs12 = Dhaka Abahani

| caps12 = 5

| goals12 = 0

| clubs13 = Brothers Union

| caps13 = 1

| goals13 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2018

| nationalteam1 = Bangladesh U23

| nationalcaps1 = 12

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalyears2 = 2013–

| nationalteam2 = Bangladesh

| nationalcaps2 = 87

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| pcupdate = 21 February 2025

| ntupdate = 8 September 2024

| medaltemplates =

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Jamal Bhuyan ({{langx|bn|জামাল ভূইয়া}}; born 10 April 1990) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Brothers Union. Born in Denmark, he represents and captains the Bangladesh national team. {{Cite web |title=Bangladesh – J. Bhuyan – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/jamal-bhuyan/192807/ |access-date=2020-11-04 |website=int.soccerway.com |archive-date=30 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210430222438/https://int.soccerway.com/players/jamal-bhuyan/192807/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |date=5 September 2013 |title=A Danish rivalry |newspaper=The Daily Star |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/a-danish-rivalry/ |access-date=10 February 2014 |archive-date=21 February 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221215908/http://archive.thedailystar.net/beta2/news/a-danish-rivalry/ |url-status=dead }}

Early life

Jamal Bhuyan was born in Glostrup in 1990. He grew up in the suburb of Brøndby Nord. Bhuyan's parents migrated to Denmark from Bangladesh in the late 1960s. At the age of 15, Bhuyan began playing for the youth team of the Danish club Brøndby IF. He scored a goal in an important match against the rivals F.C. Copenhagen. After the match, the opposition coach met him and offered him a place in the team, which Bhuyan accepted.{{cite web |last1=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark |title=A Dane in green and red |url=http://bangladesh.um.dk/en/about-us/news/newsdisplaypage/?newsid=7fcb635f-407f-472c-81d5-4cfaa47cf96f |website=Denmark in Bangladesh |access-date=19 July 2018 |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719143222/http://bangladesh.um.dk/en/about-us/news/newsdisplaypage/?newsid=7fcb635f-407f-472c-81d5-4cfaa47cf96f |url-status=live }}

By the time Bhuyan turned 16, he was on the verge of being promoted to the senior team of Copenhagen. However, his career was struck with a massive blow after he got stuck in the middle of a gang fight. He was shot four times. One of the bullets reportedly missed his heart by two centimetres. He found himself lying in the hospital bed after being in a coma for two days, later undergoing 12 surgeries, and although the chances of him playing professional football were slim, he returned to the game, eventually having to drop down to the lower divisions of Denmark.{{Cite web |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2022/12/17/back-from-the-brink |title=Back from the brink |date=17 December 2022 |website=dhakatribune.com |access-date=27 February 2023 |archive-date=27 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227165345/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2022/12/17/back-from-the-brink |url-status=live }} He later opened up in an interview about the difficulties he faced while returning to football, stating: "A few people around me, they died. But, you know, I survived. Because of the injury, I did not have any feeling in my right hand. So the doctors wanted to take some nerves from my foot and put it up in my arm. But I told them, I need my legs."{{Cite web |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/jamal-bhuyan-leading-from-the-front-after-cheating-death-7137797/ |title=Jamal Bhuyan- Leading from the front after cheating death |date=8 January 2021 |access-date=27 February 2023 |archive-date=27 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227162824/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/jamal-bhuyan-leading-from-the-front-after-cheating-death-7137797/ |url-status=live }}

Club career

File:Jamal Bhuyan in 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup.jpg in 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup]]

Bhuyan began his senior career with Danish 2nd Division club Hellerup IK, where he spent 3 seasons and scored one goal in one match. In 2008, at age 16, Bhuyan was sent an offer letter to represent the Bangladesh national football team from the Bangladesh Football Federation. However, he had to turn down the offer due to family complications. Nonetheless, in 2012, Bhuyan joined the Abahani Limited Dhaka, one of the biggest clubs in Bangladesh. After a two-year stint, during which he also made his national team debut, he returned to Denmark for a brief period, playing for the second division clubs BK Avarta and Avedøre IF.

In 2014, Bhuyan returned to Bangladesh by joining the Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club. In his debut season, he won the domestic double, lifting both the 2015 Bangladesh Premier League and 2015 Federation Cup. He also earned his first continental trophy, winning the 2014 King's Cup in Bhutan. He later went on to make six appearances for the club in their disappointing 2016 AFC Cup campaign. In 2016, he moved to Sheikh Russel KC, with whom he scored two goals in the league.{{Cite web |url=https://www.babagol.net/blog/2021/3/17/jamal-bhuyan-overcoming-tragedy-to-be-at-the-heart-of-a-modern-renaissance |title=Jamal Bhuyan: Overcoming tragedy to be at the heart of a modern Renaissance |website=BabaGol |access-date=27 February 2023 |archive-date=27 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227164841/https://www.babagol.net/blog/2021/3/17/jamal-bhuyan-overcoming-tragedy-to-be-at-the-heart-of-a-modern-renaissance |url-status=live }}

In the 2017–18 season, Bhuyan joined the Saif SC. He played for the Chittagong Abahani on loan only in the 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup. He scored one goal against the Young Elephants FC.{{cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2019/10/24/jamal-shines-as-ctg-abahani-win-again |work=Dhaka Tribune |title=Jamal shines as Ctg Abahani win again |access-date=24 October 2019 |archive-date=24 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191024000025/http://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/2019/10/24/jamal-shines-as-ctg-abahani-win-again |url-status=live }} In 2019, he was made captain of the Saif SC. In 2020, he joined the Indian club Kolkata Mohammedan in the I-League on a season-long loan deal.{{cite web |url=https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/football/12852 |title=কলকাতা মোহামেডানের ১৩০, শুভেচ্ছা বাংলাদেশের |trans-title=Its 130 for Calcutta Mohammedan, greetings from Bangladesh |date=22 February 2021 |access-date=3 November 2022 |language=bn |location=Dhaka |website=The Dhaka Post |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103112559/https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/football/12852 |archive-date=3 November 2022}} In the match against the Churchill Brothers, Bhuyan became only the second Bangladeshi to captain an Indian football club when he wore the armband for Mohammedan, the first being Monem Munna who captained East Bengal in the 1990s.

In August 2023, Jamal joined the Argentine club Sol de Mayo in the Torneo Federal A, following months of speculation. Initially, he was set to remain at the Sheikh Russel KC, as the club included him in their squad list for the 2023–24 season, however, Jamal confirmed his transfer to Sol de Mayo after Sheikh Russel failed to pay his dues from the previous year.{{Cite web |url=https://www.samakal.com/sports/article/2308189876/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87 |title=জামাল ভূঁইয়া জানালেন খেলবেন আর্জেন্টিনাতেই |website=SAMAKAL |access-date=19 August 2023 |archive-date=16 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230816080644/https://www.samakal.com/sports/article/2308189876/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%87%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/proud-jamal-signs-sol-de-mayo-3397366 |title='Proud' Jamal signs for Sol de Mayo|date=18 August 2023 |website=The Daily Star |access-date=19 August 2023 |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819162805/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/proud-jamal-signs-sol-de-mayo-3397366 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/hmjf990o3q |title=ফেসবুক লাইভে জামাল জানালেন, তিনি এখন আর্জেন্টাইন ক্লাব সোল দে মায়োর|date=18 August 2023 |website=Prothomalo |access-date=19 August 2023 |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819162804/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/hmjf990o3q |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |url=https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/football/216450 |title=জামাল এখন আর্জেন্টাইন ক্লাবের |website=dhakapost.com |access-date=19 August 2023 |archive-date=19 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230819162806/https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/football/216450 |url-status=live }}

International career

On 31 August 2013, Bhuyan made his debut for the Bangladesh national football team against Nepal in the 2013 SAFF Championship, becoming the first non-resident player to represent the national side.{{cite news |last=Raiman |first=Mahmood |title=Hats off to Jamal Bhuiyan |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2013/08/31/hats-off-to-jamal-bhuiyan-2 |date=31 August 2013 |newspaper=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=11 February 2015 |archive-date=19 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719173434/https://www.dhakatribune.com/uncategorized/2013/08/31/hats-off-to-jamal-bhuiyan-2 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |last=Anam |first=Atique |title=Bangabandhu Gold Cup 2015: The quiet workhorse |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/sports/the-quiet-workhorse-63302 |date=5 February 2015 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=5 February 2015 |archive-date=5 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205054718/http://www.thedailystar.net/sports/the-quiet-workhorse-63302 |url-status=live }} Bhuyan became the MVP (most valuable player) in the Bangabandhu Cup where eight countries took part.{{cite news |title=The odd one out |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/the-odd-one-out-1661 |date=10 February 2015 |newspaper=The Daily Star |access-date=16 June 2015 |archive-date=12 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312091842/http://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/the-odd-one-out-1661 |url-status=live }} On 19 August 2018, Bhuyan scored the winning goal in the stoppage time in a 1–0 victory over the Qatar national under-23 football team to help the Bangladesh national under-23 football team qualify for the round of 16 in the 2018 Asian Games and also created history by making Bangladesh qualify for the first time in the Asian Games's knockout stage.{{cite news |url=https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2018/08/19/bangladesh-qualify-to-knockouts-in-asiad |title=History as Bangladesh qualify for first ever Asiad football knockouts |work=Dhaka Tribune |access-date=21 August 2018 |archive-date=21 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821223235/https://www.dhakatribune.com/sport/football/2018/08/19/bangladesh-qualify-to-knockouts-in-asiad |url-status=live }}

Personal life

On 18 May 2019, he was invited to the La Liga studio for a live commentary along with Joe Morrison and John Burridge. The match was between the Real Valladolid and the Valencia CF. He was also the commentator for the match between the SD Eibar and the FC Barcelona.{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/jamal-commentate-barca-match-1741693 |title=Jamal to commentate on Barca match |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=18 May 2019 |access-date=18 May 2019 |archive-date=18 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518195702/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/jamal-commentate-barca-match-1741693 |url-status=live }}

On 5 January 2020, Jamal Bhuyan was married, the wedding ceremony taking place in his birthplace, Copenhagen, Denmark.{{Cite web |title=Jamal Bhuyan begins new innings secretly |url=https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/Jamal-Bhuyan-begins-new-innings-secretly/34709 |access-date=2020-08-14 |website=Daily Bangladesh |language=en |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127202046/https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/english/Jamal-Bhuyan-begins-new-innings-secretly/34709 |url-status=live }}

Career statistics

=International=

{{Updated|8 September 2024.}}{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/53515.html |title=Jamal Bhuyan |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=28 July 2015 |archive-date=4 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230904061354/https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/53515/Jamal_Bhuyan.html |url-status=live }}

Year	Apps	Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=11 \| Bangladesh
2013	3	0
2014	3	0
2015	14	0
2016	6	0
2018	7	0
2019	9	0
2020	5	0
2021	13	1
2022	8	0
2023	13	0
2024	6	0
Total	87	1

=International goals=

==Olympic==

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%"
{{Center\|1}}	19 August 2018	Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium, Bekasi	{{flagicon\|Qatar}} Qatar U-23	{{Center\|1–0}}	{{Center\|1–0}}	2018 Asian Games