Nasirul Islam Nasir ( bn, নাসিরুল ইসলাম নাসির; born 10 August 1988) is a retired Bangladeshi professional

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who plays as a

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. He last played for

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in the

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. He played for the Bangladesh national team from 2009 to 2016. He is regarded as one of the best offensive fullbacks the country has produced.

International career

In 2003, Nasir played both legs as Bangladesh U17 defeated

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3–0 to qualify for the 2004 AFC U-17 Championship. In the main tournament, coach

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played him in all three games as Bangladesh crashed out of the tournament bottom of their group. Nasir represented the Bangladesh U-23 team. On November 8, 2010, he made his international debut for the Bangladesh U-23 team in the match against Uzbekistan U-23 team at the

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. He has participated in 3 matches for the age group of Bangladesh. On 26 April 2009, a 20 year old Nasir made his international debut for Bangladesh, during the group stages of the

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qualifiers, against

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. He was included in the starting XI of that match. Bangladesh won the match 1–0. In his debut year for Bangladesh, Nasir played a total of 5 matches. After a 5-year absence from the national team, Nasir was recalled by interim Óscar Bruzón, in 2021, for the

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. However, Nasir failed to make the final squad for the tournament.

Honours

Mohammedan SC *

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: 2008, 2009 * Super Cup: 2009 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club *

: 2010–11 Bangladesh U-23 *

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Gold medal:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nasir, Nasirul Islam 1988 births Living people Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladesh men's youth international footballers Bangladesh men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Abahani Limited Dhaka players Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players Sheikh Russel KC players Saif Sporting Club players Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club players Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh Chittagong Abahani Limited players South Asian Games gold medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in football People from Chapai Nawabganj district Sportspeople from Rajshahi Division