Sumon Reza ( bn, সুমন রেজা) is a Bangladeshi professional

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who plays as a

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for

Bangladesh Premier League The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ প্রিমিয়ার লীগ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league consisting of seven franchises. The BPL is one of the three professional cricket leagues in ...

club Sheikh Russel KC and the Bangladesh national team. He also works in the

Bangladesh Air Force The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ বিমান বাহিনী, Bangladesh Biman Bahini) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The Air Force is primarily responsible for air defence of B ...

Club career

Bangladesh Air Force

In 2014, Sumon gave trial for Air Force football team in his own college ground. He got selected and started his professional career as a footballer. He also got job as a soldier in

. He became popular in inter-services football tournaments. Even after signing for a professional league club, Sumon is obligated to represent the Bangladesh Air Force in the Independence Cup.

Uttar Baridhara

Sumon joined

Uttar Baridhara Club Uttar Baridhara Club ( bn, উত্তর বারিধারা ক্লাব) is a Bangladeshi football club, established in 1995, based in Kalachandpur, Baridhara, Dhaka. The club currently competing in Bangladesh Premier League as they b ...

in 2015 ahead of second phase of 2015–16 Bangladesh Premier League. Jahangir Alam, a Uttar Baridhara club official, scouted Sumon from inter-services tournament while he was playing for Air Force football team. He played 5 matches in his first BPL season, mostly as substitute as, Uttar Baridhara were relegated. Sumon missed the next season due to a long-term injury. After recovery, he rejoined Uttar Baridhara to play in the

2018–19 Bangladesh Championship League The 2018-19 Bangladesh Championship League was 7th season of the Bangladesh Championship League since its establishment in 2012. A total of 11 teams will compete in the league. The season started on 10 February 2019 and ended on 24 May 2019. Venu ...

. He also got captaincy of the team and helped them return to the Premier League scoring 8 goals, which includes a hat-trick.

Bashundhara Kings

On 25 November 2021, Sumon joined defending league champions

Bashundhara Kings Bashundhara Kings ( bn, বসুন্ধরা কিংস) is a professional football team based in Bashundhara Residential Area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. They clinched the title of the 2017 Bangladesh Championship League, the second tier of th ...

International career

In July 2020, Sumon earned his first-ever national call by Jamie Day. On 13 November 2020, Sumon made his senior debut against

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in an international friendly. In September 2022, Sumon decided to quit his job in the

, after not receiving clearance to join the national team for a friendly match against

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. Eventually, Sumon did not quit after the Air Force officials agreed to let the striker join the team.

Career statistics

Club

International

Reza, Suman
''national-football-teams.com''. Retrieved 1 October 2021

International goals

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

Honours

Bashundhara Kings *

: 2021-22, 2022-23 *

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third place:

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reza, Sumon 1995 births Living people Bangladeshi men's footballers Bangladesh men's international footballers Bangladesh men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards Uttar Baridhara Club players Bashundhara Kings players People from Tangail District Sportspeople from Dhaka Division Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh