Nazmul Islam Rasel

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| name = Nazmul Islam Rasel

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| fullname = Mohammed Nazmul Islam Rasel

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|4|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tangail, Bangladesh{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/news/four-newcomers-four-different-stories-1937429|title=Four newcomers, four different storie|date=July 28, 2020|access-date=5 February 2025|website=The Daily Star}}

| height = {{height|meters=1.73}}{{Cite web|url=https://archive.bff.com.bd/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1794&Itemid=199|title=National U-19 team|website=archive.bff.com.bd|access-date=15 February 2024}}

| position = Defensive Midfielder

| clubnumber = 6

| currentclub = Dhaka Wanderers

| youthyears1 = 2007–2011

| youthclubs1 = BKSP

| years1 = 2012–2013

| clubs1 = Victoria SC

| caps1 =

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2013–2014

| clubs2 = Feni SC

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| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2014–2015

| clubs3 = Farashganj SC

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| years4 = 2016–2017

| clubs4 = Brothers Union

| caps4 =

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2017–2018

| clubs5 = Muktijoddha Sangsad

| caps5 = 21

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2018–2019

| clubs6 = Chittagong Abahani

| caps6 = 17

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2019–2021

| clubs7 = Bangladesh Police

| caps7 = 11

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2021–2022

| clubs8 = Saif SC

| caps8 = 3

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2022–2024

| clubs9 = Rahmatganj MFS

| caps9 = 7

| goals9 = 0

| years10 = 2024–

| clubs10 = Dhaka Wanderers

| caps10 = 8

| goals10 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2010

| nationalteam1 = Bangladesh U17

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| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2011–2013

| nationalteam2 = Bangladesh U19

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| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 24 January 2025

| ntupdate = 10 October 2013

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Nazmul Islam Rasel ({{langx|bn|নাজমুল ইসলাম রাসেল}}; born 8 April 1996) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Dhaka Wanderers.

Club career

Rasel began his professional career in the Bangladesh Championship League with Victoria SC in 2012. On 8 March 2012, he scored his first professional league goal against Beanibazar SC in a 2–1 victory.{{Cite web|url=https://archive.bff.com.bd/index.php?option=com_bearleague&task=view_match&id=377&Itemid=0|title=Beani Bazar SC Ltd. 1 : 2 Victoria Sporting Club|website=archive.bff.com.bd|access-date=15 February 2024}}

The following year, Russel made his Bangladesh Premier League debut with Feni SC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagonews24.com/sports/football/599191|date=22 July 2020|access-date=28 January 2025|language=bn|title=সেই স্বপ্ন আজও দেখেন কুয়েতকে হারানোর অন্যতম নায়ক রাসেল}} He scored his first Premier League while representing Farashganj SC in a 2–2 with against Chittagong Abahani during the 2014–15 league season.

In 2019, Rasel joined Police FC for a salary of Tk 25 lakh per season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/cricket/news/pay-cut-will-have-big-impact-1986461|title=‘Pay cut will have a big impact’|date=October 30, 2020|access-date=5 February 2025|website=The Daily Star}} His impact playing as captain during the five matches before the cancellation of the 2019–20 league season earned him a senior national team call up.{{Cite web|url=https://www.banglatribune.com/sport/635193/%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8B-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2|title=হেমন্ত-সজীবের মতো হারিয়ে যেতে চান না নাজমুল|date=30 July 2020|access-date=5 February 2025|language=bn|website=Bangla Tribune}}

International career

Rasel made his debut for Bangladesh U17 during the 51st Subroto Cup in India. He then went on to represent Bangladesh U19 during the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers held in Dhaka.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-199424|title=U-19 squad announced|date=August 20, 2011|access-date=5 February 2025|website=The Daily Star}}

He returned to the team during the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers and although Bangladesh failed to advance to the main stage, Rasel played an integral role in their 1–0 victory over Kuwait U19.

In June 2020, Rasel made the preliminary 36-man squad named by coach Jamie Day for the eventually delayed 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round. Nonetheless, he failed to make the final team list.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bestnews.com.bd/2020/08/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%80%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%93-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE/|language=bn|title=জাতীয় দলের আরও তিন ফুটবলার করোনা আক্রান্ত|first=Abdullah|last=Mamun|date=August 5, 2020|access-date=5 February 2025|website=Bestnews.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/170709/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%9E%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A4|date=28 July 2020|access-date=5 February 2025|language=bn|title=নতুনরা চ্যালেঞ্জ নিতে প্রস্তুত|website=Dainik Ittefaq}}