Anisur Rahman Zico
Anisur Rahman Zico (Bengali: আনিসুর রহমান জিকো) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team.[2][3][4] He is considered as penalty specialist in the country for his penalty saving ability.
![]() Zico holding Best Local Player award of Bangladesh Premier League 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anisur Rahman Zico | ||
| Date of birth | 10 August 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Bashundhara Kings | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Farashganj SC | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Chittagong Abahani | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–18 | Saif Sporting Club | 9 | (0) |
| 2018– | Bashundhara Kings | 60 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020– | Bangladesh | 16 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022 | |||
International career
On 13 November 2020, Anisur made his senior debut against Nepal in an international friendly.[5][6][7]
On 4 December 2020, Anisur performed well against reigning Asian champions Qatar national football team in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
Club career
On 14 December 2018, Anisur Rahman Zico's performance in the shootout in Walton Independence Cup helped Bashundhara Kings edge a spirited Rahmatganj MFS 3–2 in tiebreak in the fourth quarterfinal.[8] On 20 December 2018, Zico's performance propelled Bashundhara Kings to the Independence Cup final with a 7–6 win on penalties over Dhaka Abahani. He also got limelight in the 2019–20 AFC Cup where he played crucial role for his team including 7 saves and penalty which helped his team to win by 5–1 against TC Sports Club[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 April 2022
| Club | Season | League | Domestic [lower-alpha 1] | other | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Farashganj SC | 2014 | BCL | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Muktijodhdha Sangsad | 2015 | BPL | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Chittagong Abahani | 2016 | BPL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Saif SC | 2017–18 | BPL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Bashundhara Kings | 2018–19 | BPL | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 | BPL | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2020-21 | BPL | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | BPL | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | |||
| Total | 60 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 84 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 120 | 0 | ||
- Appearance in the Federation Cup and Independence Cup
- Appearance in the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup
- Appearance in the AFC Cup
International
- As of 30 March 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 0 | |
References
- প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব. "জিকো নামের এক গোলকিপার". Prothomalo.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Anisur Rahman". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- "Bangladesh - A. Rahman - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- "Rahman Anisur Zico Bashundhara Kings videos, transfer history and stats - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- "FIFA International Series: Bangladesh off to a flying start with 2-0 win over Nepal". unb.com.bd. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- "Mujib Barsho friendly series: Bangladesh vs Nepal". Daily Sun. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- "New goalkeeper, striker for first friendly?". Dhaka Tribune. 2020-11-12. Retrieved 2020-12-07.
- "Kings survive R'ganj scare". 15 December 2018.
- "Heroic Zico propels Kings to final". 21 December 2018.
External links
- Anisur Rahman Zico at Soccerway
- Anisur Rahman Zico on Facebook
- Anisur Rahman Zico on Instagram
