Jamal Harris Bhuyan ( bn, জামাল হ্যারিস ভূইয়া; born 10 April 1990) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

Bangladesh Premier League The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লীগ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league consisting of seven franchises. The BPL is one of the three professional cricket leagues in ...

club

Sheikh Russel KC Sheikh Russel KC is a professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh, currently playing in the Bangladesh Premier League. The club has won the Federation Cup in 2012, which was their first major title. They also won their maiden Banglad ...

. Born in Denmark, he represents as a

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in the

Bangladesh national football team The Bangladesh national football team ( bn, বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় ফুটবল দল) is the national recognised football team of Bangladesh and is controlled by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). It is a membe ...

Early life

Jamal Bhuyan was born in the Danish town of

Glostrup Glostrup is a Danish town in Region Hovedstaden, forming one of the western suburbs of Copenhagen. It is the administrative seat of Glostrup Municipality, with an estimated population of 22,357 . During the 20th century Glostrup developed from ...

in 1990. He grew up in the suburb of Brøndby Nord. Bhuyan's parents migrated to

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from

Bangladesh Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of . Bangladesh is among the mos ...

in the late 60s. At the age of 15, Jamal began playing for the Danish club

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. He scored a goal in an important match against rivals

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. After the match, the coach of

met him and offered him a place in the team.

Club career

2009–10: career debut

Bhuyan began his senior playing career by playing for the Danish club Hellerp, where he spent 3 seasons and scored one goal in one match.

2014–16: joining Bangladesh football premier league

Jamal Bhuyan in 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

In the 2014–16 season, Bhuyan joined

Sheikh Jamal Sheikh Jamal (28 April 1954 – 15 August 1975) was the second son of Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib and Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the first president of Bangladesh. Early life Jamal was born at Tungipara, Gopalganj on 28 April 1954. His father was Shei ...

. He has won a total of 3 titles, including 1 league title, for Sheikh Jamal. After spending two seasons with Sheikh Jamal, he joined Sheikh Russell, Where he played 2 matches.

2017: joining Saif sporting club

In the 2017–18 season, Bhuyan joined

Saif SC Saif Sporting Club is an association football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It currently competes in the Bangladesh Football Premier League, the top flight of Bangladeshi football. The club is owned by Saif Powertec Limited. The main goal of ...

.He played for

Chittagong Abahani Chittagong Abahani Limited ( bn, চট্টগ্রাম আবাহনী লিমিটেড), also spelled as Chattogram Abahani or Chittagong Abahoni, is a sports club based in Chittagong, Bangladesh. A wing of Abahani Limited was ...

on loan only in

2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup The 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, also known as ''Sheikh Kamal Gold Cup 2019'', was the 3rd edition of Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup, an international club football tournament hosted by the Chittagong Abahani in association with ...

. He scored one goal against

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. He also played for the Indian club

Kolkata Mohammedan Mohammedan Sporting Club is an Indian multi-sports club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. Its football team competes in I-League, the second-tier of Indian football, as well as in Calcutta Football League (CFL), the oldest football league in As ...

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on loan for one season.

International career

On 31 August 2013, Bhuyan made his debut for

against

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in the

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, becoming the first non-resident player to represent the national side. Bhuyan became the MVP (most valuable player) in the

Bangabandhu Cup The Bangabandhu Cup, also known as the Bangabandhu Gold Cup, is an international football tournament organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) as a tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman who is the founding father of Bangladesh ...

where eight countries took part. On 19 August 2018, Bhuyan scored the winning goal in the

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in a 1–0 victory over

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to help

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qualify for the

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in the

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and also created history by making Bangladesh qualify for the first time in the

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's knockout stage.

Personal life

On 18 May 2019, he was invited to

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studio for a live commentary along with

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and

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. The match was between

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and

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. He was also the commentator for the match between

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and

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. On 5 January 2020, Jamal Bhuyan was married, the wedding ceremony taking place in his birthplace, Copenhagen, Denmark.

International goals

U23

Senior

:''Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.''

Honours

International

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** Bronze medal (2):

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** Runner-up (1):

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Club

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club *

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: 2014–15 *

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Individual

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Player of the Tournament * 2014 King's Cup Player of the Tournament

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bhuyan, Jamal 1990 births Living people Footballers from Copenhagen Danish people of Bangladeshi descent Danish footballers Bangladeshi footballers Bangladesh international footballers Bangladesh Football Premier League players Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club players Association football midfielders Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games BK Avarta players Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh South Asian Games bronze medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in football Saif SC players Avedøre IF players Bangladeshi expatriate footballers Bangladeshi expatriate sportspeople in India Expatriate footballers in India I-League players Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players Abahani Limited (Chittagong) players People from Glostrup Municipality Sheikh Russel KC players