Maraz Hossain Opi ( bn, মারাজ হোসেন অপি; born 10 March 2001) is a Bangladeshi professional

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who plays as an

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for

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club

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 ...

and the Bangladesh national team.

International career

Youth

Meraz was part of the Bangladesh U16 team that won the

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. While studying at BKSP, Bangladesh U18 head coach at the time Peter Turner included Maraz in the squad for the

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. On 27 September 2019, Maraz scored for the U18 team as they trashed

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4–0 to reach the finals of the tournament. The following year, Peter Turner who was in charge of the Bangladesh U19 selected Maraz for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers, where Bangladesh failed to win a single game and even suffered a defeat at the hands of Bhutan. In September 2021, interim appointed

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named Maraz in his squad for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. After less than a months training, the team produced frustrating results at they conceded a total of 11 goals during the three matches played. Maraz started all three games for the team throughout the qualifiers.

Senior

Maraz was called up to a 30-member preliminary team by Jamie Day before the

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. However, after Days's dismissal only a month before the tournament, interim coach

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did not keep him in the final squad. On 24 March 2022, Maraz made his debut for the

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, coming on as a substitute for

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in the 87th minute against

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. Bangladesh ended up losing the friendly 2–0.

Career statistics

Club

;Notes

International

International goals

Youth

Honours

Bangladesh U16 *

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Individual * 2017 − ''

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Top Scorer''

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Opi, Maraz Hossain Living people 2001 births Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladesh men's international footballers Bangladesh men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Abahani Limited Dhaka players Saif Sporting Club players People from Gazipur District Bangladesh Premier League footballers Sportspeople from Dhaka Division