Mohammad Ridoy (

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: মোহাম্মাদ হৃদয়; born 1 January 2002) is a Bangladeshi professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Abahani Limited Dhaka and the Bangladesh national team.

Early career

Mohammad Ridoy was born on 1 January 2002, in Narayanganj District of Bangladesh. He started his football career in the Narayanganj Rainbow Academy under coach Zakir Hossain. In 2014, he came to

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to participate in the Pioneer Football League with Jurain Football Academy.

Club career

Starting from Rainbow AC in the Third Division League, Ridoy progressed through Purbachal Parishad in the Second Division League, and Friends Social Welfare Organization in the Senior Division League of Dhaka. Eventually, while a first-year Accounting student at

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, Dhaka, he made his mark in the professional

by joining Abahani Limited Dhaka.

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Ridoy initially joined Abahani for the 2018 BFF U-18 Football Tournament, but couldn't participate due to prior Senior Division League participation. He eventually secured a permanent deal after the initial trials. On 29 July 2019, Ridoy made his competitive debut for the club as a stoppage time substitute during a 4–1 victory over Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the

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. Ridoy's performance against the league champions

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during the final matchday of the 2020–21 Bangladesh Premier League season on 20 September 2021, impressed BFF president and former national team captain,

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. After the game, Salahuddin personally told the national team coaching staff to include Ridoy in the preliminary squad for the

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. Ridoy suffered a Peroneal nerve injury during the 2021–22 Independence Cup final on 18 December 2021. Sent to

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for treatment in January 2023, he returned within a month as Indian doctors ruled out the need for surgery. On 19 October 2023, he resumed club practice. On December 24, 2023, after 371 days, Ridoy made a comeback, entering as an 87th-minute substitute in a 2–1 victory over

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in the

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. In October 2023, he was appointed club captain for the 2023–24 Independence Cup.

International career

Youth

Ridoy was part of the Bangladesh U16 team which won the

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. In the following five years Ridoy took part in the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers and the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers before making his career breakthrough with Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2021. On 27 October 2021, After being named on the Bangladesh U23 team by coach

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for the AFC U-23 Championship 2022 qualifiers, Ridoy made his debut as the Bangladesh U23 team suffered a 1–0 defeat to Kuwait U23. He went on to play the remaining two games, during a disappointing qualification attempt by the Bangladesh U23 team.

Senior

On 22 September 2021, Ridoy was called up to national team by interim coach

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, 6 hours after the original announcement of the squad for the

. On 10 November 2021, Ridoy made his debut for the Bangladesh national team against

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during the

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. He went on to play against both

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and

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in the same competition. After returning from a long-term injury, Ridoy was included in the national team for the

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, in

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. Following his return, Ridoy took the place of Atiqur Rahman Fahad to become the team's main defensive midfielder under Spanish coach Javier Cabrera.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Abahani Limited Dhaka * Independence Cup: 2021–22 *

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: 2021–22 Bangladesh U15 * SAFF U-16 Championship:

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ridoy, Mohammad Living people 2002 births Footballers from Dhaka People from Narayanganj District Sportspeople from Dhaka Division Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladesh men's international footballers Bangladesh men's youth international footballers Abahani Limited Dhaka players Men's association football midfielders Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh