Mazharul Islam Himel

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Mazharul Islam Himel (Bengali: মাজহারুল ইসলাম হিমেল; born 16 September 1988) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.^[2]

Mazharul Islam Himel

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Mazharul Islam Himel
Date of birth	(1988-09-16) 16 September 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Kishoreganj, Bangladesh
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
2003–2004	Badda Jagoroni
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Dhanmondi Club		(0)
2005–2007	Mohammedan SC		(0)
2008–2010	Sheikh Russel KC		(0)
2010–2011	Dhaka Abahani		(0)
2011–2012	Team BJMC		(0)
2012–2013	Dhaka Abahani		(0)
2013–2018	Sheikh Jamal DC		(0)
2018	Arambagh KS	24	(0)
2020	Mohammedan SC	1	(0)
2021	Chittagong Abahani	2	(0)
International career‡
2003–2004	Bangladesh U17		(0)
2006–2010	Bangladesh U23		(0)
2006–2015	Bangladesh	2	(0)
Medal record Representing Bangladesh U-23 South Asian Games 2010
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2019

Early career

Himel started playing football while a student at the Azim Uddin High School in Kishoreganj. Azim Uddin High School won Kishoreganj, Mymensingh and Dhaka divisional school football championships during Himel's tenure as the goalkeeper there. Himel brought victory to the Kishoreganj district football team through a tiebreaker in Bhaluka, Mymensingh for the Kishoreganj district team.^[3]

Club career

While playing for the under-17 national football team, Himel joined Badda Jagorani before moving to Dhanmondi Club. In 2005, he joined Mohammedan SC. In his first season at the club, he won the 2005–06 National Football League. He won two league titles with Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, previously known as Dhanmondi Club, and was the club's first choice goalkeeper for almost half a decade following his return in 2013. He was also part of the team that finished runners-up in the 2014 IFA Shield, in India.^[4][5] In November 2019, Himel was named Mohammedan's captain for the season.^[3]

International career

Himel represented Bangladesh U17 during the 2004 AFC U-17 Championship, in Japan.^[6] Himel was called up to the Bangladesh national team by coach Andrés Cruciani in 2006.^[3] He was part of the Bangladesh U23 team during both the 2006 Asian Games and the 2010 Asian Games. He was second choice to Aminul Haque when the Olympic team clinched gold in the 2010 South Asian Games, on home soil.^[7] In 2015, Himel, returned to the national team under head coach Jamie Day, after almost a decade. His only two appearances for the senior national team came between a span of nine years.^[8]

Personal life

Himel's father Jinnatul Islam was a sports organizer. Himel is the second youngest of three brothers and three sisters.^[3] He is an executive member of Kishoreganj Football District Association.^[9]

Honours

Mohammedan SC

• National League: 2005–06

Abahani Limited Dhaka

• Federation Cup: 2010

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

• Bangladesh Premier League: 2013–14, 2014–15
• Federation Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15
• King's Cup: 2014

Bangladesh U-23

• South Asian Games Gold medal: 2010