Arham Islam

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Arham Islam
Personal information
Full name Arham Islam
Date of birth (2008-09-13) September 13, 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Dhaka, Bangladesh
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Left winger
Team information
Current team
Western United FC Youth
Youth career
Western United FC Youth
International career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 Bangladesh U17 4 (0)
2025– Australia U20 2 (0)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 December 2025

Arham Islam (born 13 September 2008) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a left winger or Midfielder for Western United FC. [1] [2]

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Early life

Arham's family migrated to Australia during his early childhood where his father, Ariful Islam, an engineer, encouraged him to take up football from a young age. [3]

Club career

Arham currently plays for the youth teams of Western United FC, an A-League club. [4]

International career

Despite being raised in Australia, Arham remains eligible to represent Bangladesh. In 2024, he was called up to the Bangladesh U17 squad for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup qualification tournament. [5] [6]

In 2025, he was selected for the Australia U20 squad for the 2025 SBS Cup football tournament. [7]

References

  1. "'অস্ট্রেলিয়ায় আমার কোচ বলেছেন, মাতৃভূমির জন্য নিজেকে উজাড় করে দেবে'". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  2. "আরহাম কী হবেন আগামীর তারকা". দেশ রূপান্তর. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  3. "'বাংলাদেশ দলের হয়ে খেলছে, এটা অনেক আনন্দের'". Bangla Tribune. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  4. "Western United Junior Academy squads set for season 2025". Western United. 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  5. "Australian expatriate footballer Arham makes Bangladesh U17s debut". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  6. "মেলবোর্ন থেকে ঢাকা, কম্বোডিয়ায় বাংলাদেশের জার্সি পরবে আরহাম". Prothom Alo. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
  7. "CommBank Young Socceroos 20‑Player squad named for SBS Cup in Japan". Football Australia . 2025. Retrieved 2025-12-08.