Mithun Chowdhury Mithun (born 10 February 1989) is a Bangladeshi footballer who last played as a striker for Farashganj SC in the Bangladesh Championship League. He also represented the Bangladesh national team and made his international debut in 2009.[2] He captained the U23 team against Kuwait in 2012 Olympic Football Qualifiers. In 2014 FIFA World Cup Football Qualifiers, his maiden international goal broke the deadlock of the match against Lebanon in the second half in a memorable 2–0 win at Dhaka.[3] On 16 June 2014, Mithun scored 5 goals in a single match for Sheikh Russel KC against the newly promoted Uttar Baridhara Club, in the 2013–14 Bangladesh Premier League.[4]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Mithun Chowdhury Mithun | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1989[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Narayanganj, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2005–2008 | Victoria SC | |||||||||||||
| 2008–2010 | Chittagong Abahani | 40 | (17) | |||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | 42 | (22) | |||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Sheikh Russel KC | 48 | (26) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Mohammedan SC | 13 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Farashganj SC | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Bangladesh | 18 | (2) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 October 2014 | ||||||||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Mithun Chowdhury Mithun". Eurosport. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- ^ Mithun Chowdhury at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Too good, but too late". The Daily Star. July 29, 2011. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ "5-star Mithun powers Russel". 16 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
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