Ashraful Islam Rana (Bengali: আশরাফুল ইসলাম রানা; born 1 May 1988), commonly known as Ashraful Rana, is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bangladesh Premier League club Brothers Union and formerly played for the Bangladesh national team.[2][3][4][5][6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Ashraful Islam Rana | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Manikganj, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brothers Union | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2014 | Bangladesh Army | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Mohammedan SC | 16 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Chittagong Abahani | 21 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Saif SC (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2023 | Sheikh Russel KC | 86 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Chittagong Abahani | 16 | (0) |
| 2024– | Brothers Union | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Bangladesh U23 (wildcard) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015–2022 | Bangladesh | 25 | (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 13 October 2021 | |||
Club career
editRana joined the Bangladesh Army in 2003 and played local tournaments for their football team over the next decade and more. He started his professional league career with Mohammedan SC in 2015, after leaving his job in the Army. Having made his league debut at the age of 27, Rana became a regular face with both the club and country within a year. In 2016 he moved to Chittagong Abahani where he won the 2016 Independence Cup.[7]
In September 2018, Ashraful Rana joined Sheikh Russel KC for 2018–19 season. As of unofficial sources, his salary that season was 5.5 million taka. He was also named captain of the team.[8] Under his captaincy, Sheikh Russel became runners-up in the 2018-19 Independence Cup. It was Russel's first final after five years. Rana kept 4 clean sheets in 5 matches of the tournament. He kept 18 clean sheets in the 2018–19 season. Rana remained the club's captain for the 2021–22 season.[9]
In 2023, Rana returned to the Bangladesh Army as a guest player to participate in the 2023 Durand Cup.[10]
International career
editRana made his debut for national side in an International friendly against Nepal on 19 December 2015 at Bangabandhu National Stadium. He made ten saves against UAE during an International friendly match which Bangladesh lost 1–6, on 18 March 2016. He played full 90 minutes when Bangladesh got trashed 0–8 by Jordan during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round. On 4 September 2016, Bangladesh Football Federation announced his name as the new captain of the national team. On 6 September 2016, he played his first and only match as Bangladesh captain in a goalless draw against Bhutan in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round.[11][12] His penalty save in the second leg could not prevent Bangladesh from crashing out of the play-offs with an aggregate scoreline of 1–3 in the favour of Bhutan.[13]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of 13 October 2021
| Bangladesh National Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Clean sheets |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 8 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 25 | 9 |
References
edit- ^ "ওজন বাড়িয়ে জরিমানা দিলেন বাংলাদেশের গোলরক্ষক". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 28 August 2019.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ashraful Islam Rana". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Bangladesh - A. Rana - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ "Goalkeeper Ashraful Islam Rana Football Statistics - Banglatribune.com". www.banglatribune.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "Ashraful Rana Asian Games 2018 Score". Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ^ "Ashraful Islam Rana Football Statistics - WhoScored.com". www.whoscored.com. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
- ^ "সুনীলদের জন্য আমরা তৈরি, বলছেন সেনাবাহিনীতে কাজ করা বাংলাদেশের গোলরক্ষক". Anandabazar Patrika (in Bengali). October 13, 2019.
- ^ ঢাকার ফুটবলে ৬৫ লাখ টাকায় ক্লাব বদল!. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-07-26.
- ^ "Rana to continue as Sheikh Russel captain". Daily Sun. 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Bangladesh Army team in Kolkata for Durand Cup". The Daily Star. July 29, 2023.
- ^ "Profligate booters held by Bhutan". The Daily Star. September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Bhutan hold wasteful booters". The Daily Star. September 7, 2016.
- ^ Anam, Atique (October 11, 2016). "Humiliation in Bhutan". The Daily Star.
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