Hasan Murad Tipu

Hasan Murad Tipu (Bengali: হাসান মুরাদ টিপু; born 2 January 1998) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka and the Bangladesh national team. He is an active soldier for the Bangladesh Army.

Hasan Murad

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Hasan Murad Tipu
Date of birth	(1998-01-02) 2 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, Center-back
Team information
Current team	Dhaka Abahani
Number	2
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–	Bangladesh Army	0	(0)
2019–2022	Swadhinata KS	37	(2)
2022–2025	Mohammedan SC	26	(0)
2024–	Dhaka Abahani	11	(0)
International career‡
2023	Bangladesh U23 (OA)	3	(0)
2023–	Bangladesh	2	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2023

Club career

Early career

In 2013, Murad joined the Bangladesh Army after passing SSC with honors from Kutubdia Model High School and HSC from Kutubdia Government College. In 2016, he joined Kutubdia Players Association of Cox's Bazar. In 2017, he made his debut for the Army Football Team.^[1][2]

Swadhinata KS

In 2019, Murad joined Swadhinata KS while still being employed at the Bangladesh Army. In his second season, the club won promotion to the Bangladesh Premier League as champions of the 2021 Bangladesh Championship League.^[3]

Mohammedan SC

In October 2022, Murad joined Mohammedan SC. On 3 February 2023, he made his competitive debut for the club during a league fixture against Bashundhara Kings.^[4]

International career

In May 2023, Murad was selected by Javier Cabrera for the 35-man preliminary squad for the 2023 SAFF Championship.^[5][6] However, his name was omitted from the 30-man squad which would attend the national camp in June 2023.^[7]

In July 2023, he was selected in the Olympic squad as one of the three over-aged players for the 2022 Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China.^[8][9][10] On 9 September 2023, Murad scored an own goal on his debut for Bangladesh U23 during a defeat to Myanmar U23 in the opening match of the 2022 Asian Games.^[11]

On 17 October 2023, Murad came on as a second-half substitute to make his senior international debut for Bangladesh during a 2–1 victory over Maldives in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round.^[12]

Career statistics

As of 6 August 2023.^[13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup[a]		Other		Continental		Army		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Swadhinata KS	2018–19	Bangladesh Championship League	0	0	—		—		—		—		0	0
	2019–20	Bangladesh Championship League	21	2	—		—		—		—		21	2
	2020–21	Bangladesh Premier League	16	0	0	0	—		—		3[b]	0	16	0
	Swadhinata KS total		37	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		37	2
Mohammedan SC	2021–22	Bangladesh Premier League	9	0	3	0	—		—		0	0	12	0
	2023–24	Bangladesh Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		—		2[c]	0	0	0
	Mohammedan SC total		9	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	—		12	0
Career total			46	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	54	2

1. Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

International

As of 16 November 2023.

Bangladesh national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2023	2	0
Total	2	0

Honours

Mohammedan SC

• Federation Cup: 2022–23

Swadhinata KS

• Bangladesh Championship League: 2021

Bangladesh Army

• National Football Championship: 2020