Maraz_Hossain_Opi
Maraz Hossain Opi
Bangladeshi footballer
Maraz Hossain Opi (Bengali: মারাজ হোসেন অপি; born 10 March 2001) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka and the Bangladesh national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maraz Hossain Opi | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-03-10) 10 March 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Gazipur, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Abahani Limited Dhaka | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2019 | BKSP | ||
| 2017 | Kingstar Sporting Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Saif SC | 49 | (6) |
| 2022– | Abahani Limited Dhaka | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Bangladesh U18 | 4 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Bangladesh U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Bangladesh U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022– | Bangladesh | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2022 | |||
Youth
Meraz was part of the Bangladesh U16 team that won the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship.[2]
While studying at BKSP, Bangladesh U18 head coach at the time Peter Turner included Maraz in the squad for the 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship in Nepal. On 27 September 2019, Maraz scored for the U18 team as they trashed Bhutan 4-0 to reach the finals of the tournament.[3]
The following year, Peter Turner who was in charge of the Bangladesh U19 selected Maraz for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers, where Bangladesh failed to win a single game and even suffered a defeat at the hands of Bhutan.[4]
In September 2021, interim appointed Maruful Haque named Maraz in his squad for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. After less than a months training, the team produced frustrating results at they conceded a total of 11 goals during the three matches played. Maraz started all three games for the team throughout the qualifiers.[5]
Senior
Maraz was called up to a 30 member preliminary team by Jamie Day before the 2021 SAFF Championship. However, after Days's dismissal only a month before the tournament, interim coach Óscar Bruzón did not keep him in the final squad.[2]
On 24 March 2022, Maraz made his debut for the Bangladesh national football team, coming on as a substitute for Biplu Ahmed in the 87th minute against Maldives. Bangladesh ended up losing the friendly 2-0.[6]
Club
- As of 2 June 2023.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Saif Sporting Club | 2017–18 | Bangladesh Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Bangladesh Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Bangladesh Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bangladesh Premier League | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 4 | |||
| 2021–22 | Bangladesh Premier League | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 28 | 6 | ||
| Saif Sporting Club total | 49 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 10 | ||
| Abahani Limited Dhaka | 2022–23 | Bangladesh Premier League | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Bangladesh Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 62 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 11 | ||
- Notes
- Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
- Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup
International
- As of match played 8 June 2022
| Bangladesh national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
International goals
Youth
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 September 2019 | APF Stadium, Kathmandu |  Bhutan U18 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship |
Bangladesh U16
Individual
- 2017 − Pioneer Football League Top Scorer
- "Meraj Hossain Opi – Saif Sporting Club LTD". saifsportingclubltd.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2022.
- "প্রতিভা চাপা পড়ে থাকে না, চোখে পড়েই". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 16 March 2022.
- "U18s take on India Monday in Saff Championship". Dhaka Tribune. September 23, 2019.
- "Bangladesh face Bhutan in AFC U-19 Championship tomorrow". Daily Bangladesh. 9 November 2019.
- "Bangladesh to start AFC U-23 mission taking on Kuwait". BSS. 9 July 2021.
- "Match Report of Maldives vs Bangladesh - 2022-03-24 - FIFA Friendlies - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
- Maraz Hossain Opi at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- Maraz Hossain Opi at National-Football-Teams.com