Arman Foysal Akash (Bengali: আরমান ফয়সাল আকাশ; born 13 January 2004) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a left-winger for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arman Foysal Akash | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Jamalpur, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-winger, striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dhaka Abahani | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2022 | BKSP | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021 | Alamgir SKKS | 15 | (8) |
| 2022–2023 | AFC Uttara | 11 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Fortis | 9 | (0) |
| 2024– | Dhaka Abahani | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Bangladesh U23 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 | |||
Early career
editAkash, a graduate from Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP), represented the institution's football team in numerous local tournaments. In 2021, he was among the many players brought in from BKSP by Alamgir Somaj Kollayan, helping them win the 2019–20 Dhaka Third Division Football League.[1]
Club career
editOn 26 May 2023, Akash made his professional league debut playing for AFC Uttara against Chittagong Abahani during the 2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League.[2]
On 20 October 2023, while representing his services team, the Bangladesh Navy, Akash scored in a 2–0 victory over Dhaka University, to help Navy qualify for the 2023–24 Independence Cup main round.[3][4]
International career
editOn 6 September 2023, Akash made his debut for Bangladesh U23 in a 0–2 defeat to Malaysia U23 during the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers.[5]
In September 2023, Akash was called up to the Bangladesh national team preliminary squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round.[1] However, he failed to make the final squad.[6] He returned to the preliminary squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round.[7] Eventually, he was again dropped from the squad during the final selection.[8]
On 28 February 2024, Akash returned to the national team's preliminary squad for home and away fixtures against Palestine in the second round of the World Cup qualifiers.[9]
Personal life
editArman works in the Bangladesh Navy and is obligated to represent the Bangladesh Navy Football Team in any competition in which it takes part.[4]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 29 May 2024.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup[a] | Other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Alamgir SKKS | 2019–20 | Dhaka Third Division League | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | 15 | 8 | |||
| AFC Uttara | 2022–23 | Bangladesh Premier League | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Fortis | 2023–24 | Bangladesh Premier League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 35 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
Navy
edit- As of 31 October 2023.
| Team | Year | Domestic | Contitnental | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bangladesh Navy | 2022–23 | 4[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023–24 | 3[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Career total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
- ^ One appearance in Bangladesh Independence Cup qualifiers, three appearances in Bangladesh Independence Cup
- ^ One appearance and one goal in Bangladesh Independence Cup qualifiers, two appearances in Bangladesh Independence Cup
Honours
editAlamgir Somaj Kollayan KS
References
edit- ^ a b "জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের অনুশীলনে তিন নতুন মুখ". Tsports (in Bengali). October 1, 2023. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024.
- ^ "ABAHANI CHITTAGONG VS. AFC UTTARA 1 - 0". Soccerway. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
- ^ "স্বাধীনতা কাপের বাছাইপর্বে সেনা ও নৌবাহিনীর জয়!". OffsideBangladesh. 20 October 2023. Archived from the original on February 28, 2024. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "বাছাইতে বাংলাদেশের হয়ে যারা খেলবেন". channelionline.com. September 1, 2023. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023.
- ^ "মালদ্বীপ সফরে যারা আছেন ক্যাবরেরার দলে". Jago News 24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ "মোরসালিনকে নিয়েই অস্ট্রেলিয়া-লেবানন দল ক্যাববেরার". Dhaka Post (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ "মোরছালিনকে নিয়েই অস্ট্রেলিয়া যাচ্ছে বাংলাদেশ". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ^ "বাংলাদেশ দলে তিন নতুন মুখ, ফিরেছেন জিকো ও তপু". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 28 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ Arman Foysal Akash at Soccerway
External links
edit- Arman Foysal Akash at Soccerway