REZAUL KARIM (FOOTBALLER)

Rezaul Karim
Personal information
Full name	Rezaul Karim Reza
Date of birth	1 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Chandpur, Bangladesh
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre Back
Senior career*
Years	Team
2006–2009	Fakirerpool YMC
2009–2010	Farashganj SC
2010–2011	Sheikh Jamal DC
2011–2012	Muktijoddha Sangsad
2012–2016	Sheikh Russel KC
2016–2017	Chittagong Abahani
2017–2018	Mohammedan SC
2018–2019	Bashundhara Kings
2019–2021	Sheikh Jamal DC
2021–2024	Dhaka Abahani
International career‡
2010–2011	Bangladesh U23
2010–2021	Bangladesh
Medal record
Representing Bangladesh U-23
South Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2021

Rezaul Karim Reza ( Bengali: রেজাউল করিম রেজা; born 1 July 1987)^[1] is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a centre-back. He represented the Bangladesh national team between 2010 and 2021.^[2]^[3]^[4] Due to his versatility, he can also play as a left-back.^[5]^[6] He most recently played for Dhaka Abahani.

In July 2016, he was appointed as the national team's captain. He led Bangladesh during a friendly against UAE and also during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round fixture against Jordan.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Honours

Fakirerpool YMC

Bangladesh U-23

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

Sheikh Russel KC

Chittagong Abahani Limited

Bashundhara Kings

Abahani Limited Dhaka

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^ "চাঁদপুরের রেজাউল করিমের কাঁধে জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের অধিনায়কের দায়িত্ব". www.chandpur-kantho.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2021-05-14.
^ "Depleted booters face UAE in warm-up today". The Daily Star. March 18, 2016. Archived from the original on August 15, 2023.
^ "Booters suffer massive defeat". The Daily Star. March 25, 2016. Archived from the original on August 15, 2023.
^ "Jordan humiliate Bangladesh 8-0". www.observerbd.com. Archived from the original on August 15, 2023.

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