Mithun Chowdhury

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Mithun Chowdhury
Personal information
Full name Mithun Chowdhury Mithun
Date of birth (1989-02-10) 10 February 1989 (age 35) [1]
Place of birth Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Height 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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
Representing Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh U-23
South Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2010
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 October 2014

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 Qulifiers, his maiden international goal broke the deadlock of the match against Lebanon in 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 newly promoted Uttar Baridhara Club, in the 2013–14 Bangladesh Premier League. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mithun Chowdhury Mithun". Eurosport. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Mithun Chowdhury at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ↑ "Too good, but too late". The Daily Star. July 29, 2011. Archived from the original on December 19, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  4. ↑ "5-star Mithun powers Russel". 16 June 2014. Archived from the original on 2022-05-09. Retrieved 2022-05-09.
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