Mamunul Islam Mamun() (born 12 December 1988) is a Bangladeshi professional

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who last played as a

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for

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side

Fortis FC ) is a Bangladeshi football club based in Badda, Dhaka. They compete in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top flight of Bangladesh football, having gained promotion as the 2021–22 Bangladesh Championship League champion. Despite of being a Dhaka ...

and also played for the

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during 2009-2020. He has won five league titles with three clubs. Mamunul started his career at

Brothers Union Brothers Union is a football club based in Gopibag, Dhaka. The club was founded in 1949 and the regal business tycoon Kazi Ghiyasuddin Ahmed, better known as K. G. Ahmed served as the founder chairman of the club. At the beginning it was a well ...

as a central midfielder. After spending a season, he moved to Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2008–09 season and became league champion with Sky Blue Brigade. He joined Mohammedan SC Dhaka the following season. For 2010–11 season, Mamunul moved to

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club ) , founded = , dissolved = , ground = Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium , capacity = 5,000 , owntitle = , owner = , mgrtitle = Head Coach , coach = Maruful Haque , chairman = Safwan Sobhan Tasvir , league = Bangladesh Premier Leagu ...

and won his second league title. Leaving Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club after 2011–12 season, he played the next season for

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Muktijoddha Sangsad KC ( bn, মুক্তিযোদ্ধা সংসদ ক্রীড়া চক্র) is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club is nicknamed The Freedom Fighters. It competes i ...

. Then he joined

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 ...

and won his third league title. Again in 2013–14 season he returned to Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and won two more league titles in 2013-14 and 2014–15 season. In the middle of this quest,

Atletico de Kolkata ATK (formerly Atlético de Kolkata) was an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competed in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football and were the league champions during the inaugural 2 ...

signed Mamunul on loan from Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to play the inaugural season of

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. After returning to Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, later he joined his hometown club

Chittagong Abahani Limited 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 ...

for a record transfer fee in 2016. After spending two seasons there, the midfielder returned to Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2018. On 6 September 2020, he announced his retirement from international football.

Career

Brothers Union

Mamunul started his career in

as a

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in 2007–08 season.

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Mamunul moved to

Abahani Limited Dhaka Abahani Limited Dhaka ( bn, ঢাকা আবাহনী লিমিটেড), also referred as Dhaka Abahani or Abahani Limited, is a Bangladeshi professional Association football, football club based in the Dhanmondi area of Dhaka, Ban ...

in 2008–09 season and became the

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in that season.

Mohammedan SC

After winning league title with Abahani he moved to their arch-rival Mohammedan SC in 2009–10 season and won

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and

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with them.

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

Mamunul moved to

from Dhaka Mohammedan SC in 2010–11 season. In his first season with Sheikh Jamal DC he became the league champion.

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC

Mamunul played 2011–12 season for

Sheikh Russel KC

Mamunul went to

from Muktijoddha Sangsad KC. And won the league,

and Independence Cup in 2012–13 season.

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

2013–14 season Mamunul returned to Sheikh Jamal DC. The club became the league champion under Mamunul's captaincy. His success at the club continued as they went on to win the league again in 2014–15 season.

Chittagong Abahani Limited

Ending his stint at Sheikh Jamal DC Mamunul Islam joined his hometown club,

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 a national record fee of taka 65 lakh. He played two seasons there. And he captained the team in his first season.

Abahani Limited Dhaka

After ten long years at several clubs, Mamunul finally returned to Sky Blue Brigade in 2018. He played a veteran role in the team and helped them with his vast experience.

Mohammedan SC

On 17 November 2021, Mamunul returned to Dhaka Mohammedan SC after 11 years.

Rahmatganj MFS

On 17 April 2022, Mamunul joined relegation fighting

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Indian Super League

Mamunul played in the first season of

for

Atlético de Kolkata ATK (formerly Atlético de Kolkata) was an Indian professional football club based in Kolkata, West Bengal. The club competed in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football and were the league champions during the inaugural 2 ...

, he went to the club on a 3 months

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from Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club. He is the only

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player outside

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who was signed in the first season of the league. He impressed Indian football fans in 2014

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by taking Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club(one of three foreign clubs participating in the tournament) to the finals. But Mamunul didn't get a chance to start for Atlético de Kolkata in ''ISL''.

International Goals

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Olympic Team

Senior Team

Honours

Abahani Limited *

: 2008–09 *

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Mohammedan Sporting Club *

: 2009 *

: 2009 Sheikh Russel KC *

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* Independence Cup: 2012–13 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club *

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, 2013–14, 2014–15 *

: 2013–14, 2014–15 Chittagong Abahani Limited * Independence Cup:

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Atlético de Kolkata *

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Bangladesh U-23 *

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Gold medal:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Islam, Mamunul Living people 1988 births People from Chittagong Bangladeshi footballers Bangladesh international footballers Expatriate footballers in India Bangladeshi expatriate sportspeople in India Bangladeshi expatriate footballers Bangladesh Football Premier League players Indian Super League players ATK (football club) players Abahani Limited (Dhaka) players Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players Sheikh Russel KC players Muktijoddha Sangsad KC players Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club players Rahmatganj MFS players Association football central defenders Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh South Asian Games gold medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in football