Topu Barman (; born 20 December 1994) is a Bangladeshi professional

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who plays as a

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for

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team Bashundhara Kings, whom he

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and the Bangladesh national team.

Club career

Ealy Career

Tapu Burman was discovered in 2006 through

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's talent search programme. After compelting the initial selection stage, Topu spent almost two years at the

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) ( bn, বাংলাদেশ ক্রীড়া শিক্ষা প্রতিষ্ঠান, Bangladesh Institute of Sports Education) is the national sports institute of Bangladesh. It is res ...

under the supervision of local coaches Golam Sarwar Tipu and Rezaul Haq Jamal. In 2008, Topu along with a few U-16 national team players, were sent to attend a three week training session at the

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, for the final stage of the programme. Topu who was initially selected for the final stage by English coach Anthony Ferguson and England-born Bangladeshi footballer Anwar Uddin, was granted Tk 10,000 scolarship by the Canary Wharf Group, after completing its programme. In 2009, he joined Dhaka First Division team Wari Club.

Bashundhara Kings

Topu Barman joined Bashundhara Kings in September 2019. He made his debut for Bashundhara during a 2019-20 Federation Cup match against Chittagong Abahani on 27 December 2019. His first goal for Bashundhara came against Bangladesh Police FC in the same competition on 1 January 2020. The Federation Cup became the first title Topu won with Bashundhara after his arrival. Before the start of the 2020–21 Federation Cup and

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league season Topu was named as the new

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of Bashundhara Kings after

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departed the side. Topu played twice during the

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as Bashundhara won the trophy for the second year running. Topu helped Bashundhara Kings keep a solid defense as the club won the 2021 Bangladesh Premier League with 4 league games remaining. Topu ended the season league season with a first-half brace against his former club and title rival

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. He opened the scoring with an own goal 28 minutes into the match and then made up for his error with a headed goal into the Abahani net 10 minutes later. The game ended in a stalemate after a goalless second half.

Interest from abroad

After the

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Topu has had offers from

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who currently play in the

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, the topflight of

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and he also has attracted interest from an unknown club from the Qatari Second Division also known as the

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International career

Bangladesh national team

On 24 October 2014, at the age of 19 years, 11 months, and 5 days, Topu made his debut for

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by playing a friendly match against

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. He entered the field as a substitute for defender Yeasin Khan in the 63rd minute of the match, the game ended as 1-1. On 28 December 2015, he scored his first goal in international football against

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. Topu was named in the squad for the

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and had an impressive tournament even though hosts

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were not able to reach the knockout stages once more. He scored against both

and

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during the group-stages. Topu also scored a crucial goal against

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during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification round helping

reach the final stage of the

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round On 1 October 2021, Topu kicked off the

with a calmly converted penalty against

earning the team a 1-0 victory and a winning start to the tournament. He also played the full 90 minutes against

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in the final group match of the competition for both sides where

needed a win to reach the finals, the match concluded as 1-1, after a controversial late penalty call from the referee which ended

s hopes of reaching the finals once again. On 13 November 2021, During the second matchday of the

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, Topu scored an 86th minute penalty to give Bangladesh a memorable win against

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for the first time in 18 years. However,during the last group match against

with Bangladesh only needing a draw, Topu missed a first half penalty and after conceding late into the game Bangladesh suffered a 2-1 defeat, denying the country a place in an international tournament final again.

Career statistics

International apps

International goals

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

Personal life

Topu is dating Swarnali Krishna, a medical student, since 2015. From religious views, Topu is a follower of Hindu religion.

Honours

Bashundhara Kings *

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* Federation Cup:

References

External links

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Topu Barman
at soccerway.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Barman, Topu 1994 births Living people Footballers from Dhaka Bangladeshi footballers Bangladesh international footballers Sheikh Russel KC players Mohammedan SC (Dhaka) players Abahani Limited (Dhaka) players Bashundhara Kings players Association football defenders Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Footballers at the 2018 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh South Asian Games bronze medalists for Bangladesh South Asian Games medalists in football People from Narayanganj District Bangladeshi Hindus