Mojibur Rahman Jony
{{short description|Bangladeshi footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jony
| fullname = Mojibur Rahman Jony
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2005|1|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = Dinajpur, Bangladesh
| position = Central Midfielder
| height = {{height|m=1.65}}
| currentclub = Bashundhara Kings
| clubnumber = 37
| youthyears1 = 2017–2021
| youthclubs1 = BKSP
| years1 = 2021
| clubs1 = Bikrampur Kings
| caps1 = 9
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2021–2022
| clubs2 = BFF Elite Academy
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2022
| clubs3 = Gopalganj SC
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2022–2023
| clubs4 = Fortis
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2023–
| clubs5 = Bashundhara Kings
| caps5 = 16
| goals5 = 3
| pcupdate = 24 January 2025
| nationalyears1 = 2017
| nationalteam1 = Bangladesh U15
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017
| nationalteam2 = Bangladesh U16
| nationalcaps2 = 1
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2022–
| nationalteam3 = Bangladesh U20
| nationalcaps3 = 6
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2023–
| nationalteam4 = Bangladesh U23
| nationalcaps4 = 3
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2023–
| nationalteam5 = Bangladesh
| nationalcaps5 = 20
| nationalgoals5 = 2
| ntupdate = 16 November 2024
| image = Jony Talukdar.jpg
| caption = Jony in 2022
| medaltemplates =
{{medalSport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|BAN}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|SAFF U-15 Championship}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2017 Nepal|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|SAFF U-20 Championship}}
{{Medal|RU|2022 India|Team}}
}}
Mojibur Rahman Jony ({{langx|bn|মজিবুর রহমান জনি}}; born 1 January 2005) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team.
Early life
Mojibur Rahman Jony was born on 1 January 2005, in Dinajpur. 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, Khulna, and Barishal before getting admitted to Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) in 2017. He represented Bangladesh in youth football at the 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship and 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers.{{Cite web|url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/sport/eyb44g65v4|title=‘চাই কিংসলের মতো আমাকে নিয়েও মাতামাতি হোক’|first=Mohammed|last=Jubayer|website=bdnews24|language=bn|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117155255/https://bangla.bdnews24.com/sport/eyb44g65v4|url-status=live}} Jony came to Dhaka to play for Bikrampur Kings 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/still-alive-jony-now-thriving-his-journey-3265236|title=‘Still alive’ Jony now thriving on his journey|first=Anisur|last=Rahman|date=March 7, 2023|website=The Daily Star|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117155549/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/still-alive-jony-now-thriving-his-journey-3265236|url-status=live}}
Club career
In September 2021, Jony joined BFF Elite Academy for the 2021–22 Bangladesh Championship League season and made his debut during the academy's inaugural professional league match on 20 February 2022, against NoFeL SC.
After only appearing twice in the first phase of the league he moved to Gopalganj SC, 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 Fortis FC in the Bangladesh Premier League. On 18 February 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 4–3 victory over Mohammedan SC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/194804/articlelist/323/article/article/index.php|title=Fortis FC stun MSC|date=February 18, 2023|website=New Age|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117155701/https://www.newagebd.net/article/194804/articlelist/323/article/article/index.php|url-status=live}} In July 2023, Bashundhara Kings signed Jony in preparation for the preliminary round of the 2023–24 AFC Champions League.{{Cite web |title=Kings strengthen squad ahead of AFC CL|url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/208433/kings-strengthen-squad-ahead-of-afc-cl|access-date=2023-08-05|website=New Age|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117155849/https://www.newagebd.net/article/208433/kings-strengthen-squad-ahead-of-afc-cl|url-status=live}}
International career
Jony represented the Bangladesh U20 at the 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship and 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualification. During the AFC U-20 qualifiers in Arad, Bahrain he scored a goal against Nepal U20 and also registered two assists in four matches.{{Cite web|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/645504/Bangladesh-U20-finish-third-in-group|title=Bangladesh U-20 finish third in group|website=daily sun|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117160211/https://www.daily-sun.com/printversion/details/645504/Bangladesh-U20-finish-third-in-group|url-status=live}}
In March 2023, he was called up to the senior national team for a training camp held in Medina, Saudi Arabia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/ntzy0e9rv0|language=bn|title=২২ বছর পর কেমন হবে বাংলাদেশের ফুটবলারদের সৌদি আরব সফর|date=March 4, 2023|website=Prothomalo|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117160425/https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/ntzy0e9rv0|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.offsidebangladesh.com/জাতীয়-দল-ঘোষণা-নতুন-মুখ-ত/|language=bn|title=জাতীয় দল ঘোষণা; নতুন মুখ তিন|date=March 2, 2023|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117160646/https://www.offsidebangladesh.com/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%98%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%B7%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%96-%E0%A6%A4/|url-status=live}} On 25 March 2023, he made his debut for the Bangladesh national team in a 1–0 victory over Seychelles.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/sport/2023/03/25/1264556|language=bn|title=বেঞ্চে কিংসলে, অভিষেক জনির|date=March 25, 2023|website=www.kalerkantho.com|archive-date=November 28, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231128070654/https://www.kalerkantho.com/online/sport/2023/03/25/1264556|url-status=live}}
On 15 June 2023, Jony scored his first senior international goal coming in a 1–0 victory over Cambodia.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/happy-the-win-need-improve-3347341|title=‘Happy with the win but need to improve’|date=June 16, 2023|website=The Daily Star|archive-date=November 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231117161030/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/happy-the-win-need-improve-3347341|url-status=live}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|23 February 2023.}}{{soccerway|mojibor-rahman/869696}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Domestic Cup{{efn|Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup}} !colspan="2"|Other{{efn|Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bikrampur Kings
|9 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 5 | ||||
| BFF Elite Academy
|Bangladesh Championship League |2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Gopalganj SC
|2021–22 |Bangladesh Championship League |11 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 2 | ||||
| Fortis
|17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 1 | ||
| Bashundhara Kings
|Bangladesh Premier League |3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 8 |
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=International=
{{Updated|16 November 2024.}}{{NFT player|90776}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3 | Bangladesh | ||
| Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 2 |
=International goals=
==Youth==
:Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 18 September 2022 | Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain | {{fbu|20|Nepal}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 3–0 | 2023 AFC U-20 Championship qualifiers |
==Senior==
:Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:100%;"
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 15 June 2023 | National Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | {{fb|Cambodia}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 2. | 16 November 2024 | Bashundhara Kings Arena, Dhaka, Bangladesh | {{fb|MDV}} | align=center | 1–1 | align=center | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Bashundhara Kings
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|90776}}
- {{soccerway|mojibor-rahman/869696}}
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