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Bishwanath Ghosh (footballer)
Bishwanath Ghosh (Bengali: বিশ্বনাথ ঘোষ; born 30 May 1999) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team.
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| Full name | Bishwanath Ghosh | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 30 May 1999[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tangail , Bangladesh | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | |||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right Back, Centre back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Bashundhara Kings | |||||||||||||
| Number | 12 | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2015–16 | Victoria SC | |||||||||||||
| 2016–17 | Mohammedan SC | |||||||||||||
| 2017–19 | Sheikh Russel KC | 44 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2019– | Bashundhara Kings | 68 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–17 | Bangladesh U20 | 8 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2017–19 | Bangladesh U23 | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2018– | Bangladesh | 41 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | ||||||||||||||
International career edit
On 4 September 2018, Bishwanath made his senior international debut against Bhutan in 2018 SAFF Championship.[3]
Career statistics edit
International edit
- As of 26 March 2024.[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2018 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2023 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 41 | 0 | |
International goals edit
Youth edit
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 November 2017 | Central Stadium, Hisor | Sri Lanka U19 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification |
Personal life edit
Bishwanath married his childhood girlfriend Chaity Ghosh in January 2020 in middle of 2020 Bangabandhu Cup. He took a three-hour break from his head coach during practise session for the same.[5]
From religious views, Bishwanath is a follower of Hinduism.
Honours edit
Bashundhara Kings
- Bangladesh Premier League: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23
- Independence Cup: 2022–23, 2023–24; runner-up: 2021-22
- Federation Cup: 2019–20, 2020–21; third place: 2022–23
References edit
- ^ Bishwanath Ghosh at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ . Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "Bishwanath rekindles tradition of long throw-in". Dhaka Tribune. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Bishwanath Ghosh". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ অনুশীলনে ৩ ঘণ্টার ছুটি নিয়ে ফুটবলারের বিয়ে. Odhikar (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-03-08.