Piash Ahmed Nova () is a Bangladeshi professional

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who plays as a striker for

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club Fortis FC.

Early career

Piash Ahmed Nova was born in Amla Union of

Kushtia District Kushtia District (; ) is a district in the Khulna Division, Khulna administrative division of western Bangladesh. Kushtia is the second largest municipality in Bangladesh and the eleventh largest city in the country. Kushtia has existed as a sepa ...

. He is from a family of three brothers and one sister. His older brother, Pial Ahmed Shiva, helped him get admitted to

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) (, Bangladesh Institute of Sports Education) is the national sports institute of Bangladesh. It is residential and is located at Savar Upazila, Savar, about north-west of the capital, Dhaka, and about ...

(BKSP), where Nova participated in many football tournaments while continuing his education. In 2020, he scored a hat-trick for BSKP in the third place playoff of the 9th Bangladesh Games against

Satkhira District Satkhira District (; ) is a district in southwestern Bangladesh and is part of Khulna Division. It lies along the border with West Bengal, India. It is on the bank of the Arpangachhia River. The largest city and headquarter of this district is Satk ...

Club career

Alamgir Somaj Kollayan KS

In 2021, Nova joined Alamgir Somaj Kollayan KS during the Super League round of the initially delayed 2019–20 Dhaka Third Division League season. On 28 August 2021, he scored a goal in a 8–1 victory over Asaduzzaman FA. On 9 September 2021, Nova scored a hat-trick in the season-ending game against The Muslim Institute, during a 6–0 victory. Eventually, Nova ended his first season playing domestic football with 4 goals from 4 matches, as the club mainly consisting of BKSP students went onto lift the league title.

Bashundhara Kings

In October 2021, Nova joined

club

Bashundhara Kings Bashundhara Kings () is a professional football club based in Bashundhara Residential Area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club competes in the Bangladesh Premier League, the top tier of the Bangladesh football league system. The club was established i ...

, after impressing the club's president, Imrul Hassan, with his performance in the Dhaka Third Division League. Nonetheless, he was unable to make the matchday squad even once during his first season with a professional league club.

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club

In October 2022, Nova was loaned out to

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Lt. Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club (Bengali language, Bengali: শেখ জামাল ধানমন্ডি ক্লাব) is a professional association football, football club based in the Dhanmondi area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club com ...

. On 23 December 2022, he made his professional league debut, as a stoppage time substitute against

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Muktijoddha Sangsad KC () is a Bangladeshi professional football club based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club plays in the Bangladesh Championship League, the second level of Bangladeshi football league system, as they suffered relegation from th ...

. He missed an integral part of the season while preparing for his SSC examination, making a total of six appearances in the league from which he started in only one. In July 2023, it was confirmed that he would remain with the

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outfit on a permanent basis.

Fortis FC

On 19 August 2024, Nova joined Fortis FC.

International career

Youth

In August 2019, Nova was selected for the Bangladesh U15 for the

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by coach Mutafa Anwar Parvez. He started in the last group game against India U15 as defending champions, Bangladesh, failed to make the tournament final. He also made substitute appearances against both Bhutan U16 and Qatar U16 during Bangladesh's failed 2020 AFC U-16 Championship qualification campaign. On 18 October 2019, Nova scored his first international goal, in a 3–0 victory over Faroe Islands U16 in the ''UEFA Assist U-16 Development Tournament''. Under

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Robert Martin Ryles, the Bangladesh team were unbeaten champions of the tournament. On 27 July 2022, in the opening game of the

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, Nova scored a brace in a 2–1 victory over hosts India U20. He scored again in a 1–1 draw against Nepal U20, on 2 August 2022, to ensure the country's spot in the final. Nonetheless, Bangladesh finished runners-up of the tournament, losing the final 2–5 to India. On 12 September 2022, Nova scored the opener in a 2–1 victory over Bhutan U20 in the 2023 AFC U-20 Championship qualifiers. He also found the net in the final group game against Nepal, as Bangladesh missed out on qualification to the main tournament by finishing third in the group. On 6 September 2023, Nova made his debut for Bangladesh U23 in a 0–2 defeat to Malaysia U23 during the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. He was also selected in the final squad for the

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, China.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

Youth

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

Honours

Bangladesh U-20 *

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Alamgir Somaj Kollayan KS * Dhaka Third Division League: 2019–20 Bangladesh U-15 * UEFA Assist U-16 Development Tournament: 2019

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nova, Piash Ahmed Living people 2005 births Bangladeshi men's footballers Bashundhara Kings players Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club players Fortis FC players Bangladesh men's youth international footballers Men's association football forwards People from Kushtia District Bangladesh Premier League footballers Footballers from Khulna Division Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games footballers for Bangladesh Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan alumni 21st-century Bangladeshi sportsmen