Mohammed Rakib Hossain ( bn, রাকিব হোসেন; born 18 November 1998) is a

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club

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and the Bangladesh national team. As a versatile player, Rakib can play in a multitude of roles but mostly plays as a left winger.

Club career

Chittagong Abahani

He scored a goal against Sheikh Russel KC in the 2020 Federation Cup quarter-final, on 1 January 2021, helping Chittagong Abahani reach the semi-finals of the tournament.

Dhaka Abahani

On 20 October 2021, Rakib joined

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giants Abahani Limited Dhaka.

International career

Rakib made his senior debut against

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during a

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match on 19 January 2020. He was credited with an assist on Mohammad Ibrahim's goal in the 83rd minute. During the

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game against

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, Rakib's back pass to Anisur Rahman Zico lead to confusion in the Bangladesh defense, and after a late challenge by Zico on

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striker Anjan Bista he was sent off. Eventually, 10-men Bangladesh ended up drawing the game 1–1, and thus were reach unable to tournament final. On 22 September 2022, Rakib scored his first senior international goal for Bangladesh in 1–0 win over

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Career statistics

International career

International goals

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

Honours

Abahani Limited Dhaka *

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: 2021–22 * Independence Cup: 2021–22 Bashundhara Kings *

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, 2023–24 * Independence Cup:

, 2023–24 *

third place:

Bangladesh U23 *

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bronze medal:

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References

Living people 1998 births Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladesh men's international footballers Bangladesh men's youth international footballers Victoria Sporting Club players Abahani Limited Dhaka players Men's association football wingers People from Barisal Chittagong Abahani Limited players Bangladesh Police FC players Bangladesh Premier League footballers Rahmatganj MFS players Bashundhara Kings players {{Bangladesh-footy-bio-stub