Syed Shah Quazem Kirmane
{{short description|Bangladeshi football player (born 1998)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Syed Shah
|image =
|caption =
|fullname = Syed Shah Quazem Kirmane
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|10|25|df=yes}}
|birth_place = Dhaka, Bangladesh
|height = {{height|m=1.74}}
|position = Attacking midfielder, left winger
|currentclub = Bangladesh Police
|clubnumber = 23
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 =
|collegeyears1 = 2017–2021
|college1 = University of Alberta
|collegecaps1 = 30
|collegegoals1 = 3
|years1 = 2022–
|clubs1 = Bangladesh Police
|caps1 = 43
|goals1 = 4
|nationalyears1 = 2024–
|nationalteam1 = Bangladesh
|nationalcaps1 = 2
|nationalgoals1 = 0
|club-update = 24 January 2025
|nationalteam-update = 16 November 2024
}}
Syed Shah Quazem Kirmane ({{langx|bn|সৈয়দ শাহ কাযেম কিরমানে}}; born 25 October 1998), is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Bangladesh Premier League club Bangladesh Police and the Bangladesh national team.
Early life
Quazem was born on 25 October 1998 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. His father, Halim Shah, was a first class cricketer. Quazem moved to Canada at the age of seven, where he attended Lillian Osborne High School in Edmonton.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/195491|title=ক্রিকেটার হালিমের ছেলের চোখ জাতীয় ফুটবল দলে|language=bn|date=21 May 2023|website=Dhaka Post|access-date=18 January 2024|archive-date=18 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118081356/https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/195491|url-status=live}}
College career
Quazem began representing the soccer team of University of Alberta following his admission in 2017. In his first two seasons he made a total of thirteen appearances and started only on two occasions. On 23 August 2019, he scored his first goal against University of Lethbridge in 2–1 victory. In the same season he made eleven appearances and also managed to score twice for his team. Following his graduation in 2021, he received offers from a few professional clubs from Bangladesh.{{Cite web|url=https://bearsandpandas.ca/sports/mens-soccer/roster/syed-shah/9035|title=Syed Shah - 2021 - Golden Bears Soccer|website=University of Alberta|access-date=18 January 2024|archive-date=18 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118081555/https://bearsandpandas.ca/sports/mens-soccer/roster/syed-shah/9035|url-status=live}}
Club career
In 2021, Quazem successfully trialed for Bangladesh Premier League club Saif SC, however, he was not able to join the team due to passport issues.
In October 2022, Quazem joined Bangladesh Premier League club Bangladesh Police FC. On 16 November 2022, he made his competitive debut for the club against Rahmatganj MFS in the 2022–23 Independence Cup. On 24 November, he scored his first professional goal during a 4–3 victory over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/police-upend-sheikh-jamal-3178491|title=Police upend Sheikh Jamal|date=24 November 2022|website=The Daily Star|access-date=18 January 2024|archive-date=18 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118081714/https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/football/news/police-upend-sheikh-jamal-3178491|url-status=live}} Quazem made his league debut against Mohammedan SC on 22 December. He scored his first league goal during a 7–0 mauling of AFC Uttara on 20 May 2023.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/195291|title=আজমপুরকে ৭-০ গোলে হারিয়েছে পুলিশ|language=bn|date=20 May 2023|website=Dhaka Post|access-date=18 January 2024|archive-date=18 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118081831/https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/195291|url-status=live}}
International career
In November 2023, Quazem was included in the Bangladesh national team's 30-men preliminary squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round. However, on 2 November, he sustained a hamstring injury during a game against Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, which kept him out of action for almost two weeks.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/235984|title=ক্রিকেটার হালিমের ছেলের 'দুভার্গ্য'|language=bn|date=7 November 2023|website=Dhaka Post|access-date=18 January 2024|archive-date=18 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118081937/https://www.dhakapost.com/sports/235984|url-status=live}}
Quazem made his debut for the Bangladesh national team on 11 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Lebanon at the Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar. He substituted Shekh Morsalin in the 77th minute as Lebanon won 4–0.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/687488/|title=Lebanon v Bangladesh game report|date=11 June 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|17 January 2024.}}{{soccerway|syed-shah-quazem-kirmine/886349|access-date=18 January 2024}}
| 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 !colspan="2"|Other Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=2|Bangladesh Police
|17 | 1 | 1{{efn|name=FED|Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup}} | 0 | 5{{efn|name=IND|Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup}} | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2023–24
|Bangladesh Premier League |3 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=FED}} | 0 | 3{{efn|name=IND}} | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
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References
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External links
- {{soccerway|886349}}
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Category:Footballers from Dhaka
Category:Bangladeshi men's footballers
Category:Bangladesh men's international footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:University of Alberta alumni
Category:Bangladeshi expatriate men's footballers
Category:Bangladesh Police FC players