Abid Hossain

Mohammed Abid Hossain
Mohammed Abid Hossain
Mohammed Abid Hossain at Dhaka National Stadium
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Abid Hossain
Date of birth (1995-10-31) 31 October 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth Dhaka, Bangladesh
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Left back
Youth career
2006–2013 Palm Beach Tiger SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Palm Beach FC 62 (2)
2017–2023 Mohammedan SC 80 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 June 2023

Mohammed Abid Hossain (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ আবিদ হোসেন ; born 31 October 1995) is a former Bangladeshi-American footballer who played as a left back.

Early life

Abid was born in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh to mother Lucky Hossain and father Abul Hossain (former Mohammedan SC and Bangladesh National Football Team captain ).His family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida when he was just 5 years old. He grew up in the city of Greenacres where he attended John I. Leonard High School.

Club career

Abid's career began with the Palm Beach Tiger Sporting Club when he was just 10 years old. He also played for his local school team L.C. Swain. After he graduated from high school, he decided to move to Bangladesh to pursue his career with the Mohammedan SC, where he is the first Bangladeshi-American to ever play in the Bangladesh Football League.

Style of play

Abid is a quick and speedy player as he likes to play in Left Back positions.

International career

In 2022, Abid was named in the Bangladesh national football team's preliminary 35-man roster. However, he was unable to participate after suffering an injury. He never made an appearance for the senior national team. He continued playing domestic football before stopping his playing career in 2024.

Honours

Mohammedan SC

References

  1. ↑ ক্যারিয়ার গড়তে যুক্তরাষ্ট্র থেকে বাংলাদেশে ফুটবলার আবিদ. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 6 May 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  2. ↑ স্বপ্ন ছিল একদিন মোহামেডানের জার্সি গায়ে খেলব. The Manobkantha (in Bengali). 9 May 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  3. ↑ আবুলের ছেলে মোহামেডানে. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ↑ "আবুলের ছেলে আবিদের অভিষেক হলো ফুটবলে". The Daily Ittefaq. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Abid Hossain: An expat footballer and a football club come full circle". The Business Standard. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Mohammed Abid Hossain". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. ↑ ফেডারেশন কাপ চ্যাম্পিয়ন মোহামেডান. Bhorer Kagoj (in Bengali). 7 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2023.