Mahbubur Rahman Sufil

Mahbubur Rahman
Personal information
Full name Mahbubur Rahman Sufil
Date of birth 10 September 1999
Place of birth Moulvibazar, Bangladesh
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Brothers Union
Number 15
Youth career
2014 Mohammedan SC U18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–16 Dilkusha SC
2016–18 Arambagh KS (2)
2018–22 Bashundhara Kings 52 (1)
2022–23 Mohammedan SC 5 (0)
2023– Brothers Union 4 (3)
International career
2017 Bangladesh U20 8 (4)
2018–22 Bangladesh U23 13 (2)
2018– Bangladesh 29 (5)
Medal record
Representing Bangladesh
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021

Mahbubur Rahman Sufil (Bengali: মাহবুবুর রহমান সুফিল) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bangladesh Premier League club Brothers Union and the Bangladesh national team.

He began his professional league career with Arambagh KS in the Bangladesh Premier League. He was the captain of the club for 2017–2018 season.

Club career

Arambagh KS

Sufil joined Arambagh KS for the 2016 Bangladesh Premier League. He was the captain of the club during the 2017–18 season. He led the club to its first-ever local title in its almost 60-year history, beating defending champions Chittagong Abahani in the final of the 2017–18 Independence Cup by a 2-0 margin on 10 February 2018 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.

Bashundhara Kings

Sufil joined the Bashundhara Kings from Arambagh KS on 1 July 2018. On 5 February 2021, Sufil scored his first goal for the club during a 2-1 victory over Chittagong Abahani Limited.

International career

Youth

Sufil appeared for the national under-20 side in both the 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship and 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. He scored three goals in AFC qualification, including a brace in a 4–0 victory over Sri Lanka and the game-winner in stoppage time against the Maldives. During the 2017 SAFF U-18 Championship, Sufil scored one goal, the game-tying tally in a 4–3 shock victory over tournament favorites India in the tournament's opening match.

Senior team

Sufil made his senior international debut on 27 March 2018 in an International friendly against Laos. He entered the match as a second-half substitute before scoring the game-tying goal in the third minute of stoppage time. In warm-up matches for the friendly against Laos, Sufil scored a goal against Bangkok Glass FC of Thai League 1 during a training camp in Thailand.

International goals

Youth

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
18 September 2017 Changlimithang Stadium, Thimpu India U18
3–3
4-3
2017 SAFF U-18 Championship
2
2 November 2017 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe Madlives U19
1–0
1-0
2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
3 8 November 2017 Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor Sri Lanka U19 3–0 4–0 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
4 4–0
5
3 August 2018 Mokpo International Football Center, Mokpo Sehan University FC
2–1
2-1
Unofficial Friendly
6
16 August 2018 Pakansari Stadium, Cibinong Thailand U 23
1–0
1–1
2018 Asian Games
7
5 December 2019 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu Sri Lanka U 23
1–0
1–0
2019 South Asian Games
Last updated 5 December 2019

Senior

Score and result list Bangladesh's goal tally first.

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
23 March 2018 Leo Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand BG Pathum United F.C. 1–0 4–3 Unofficial Friendly
1. 27 March 2018 New Laos National Stadium, Vientiane Laos
2–2
2–2
Friendly
2. 4 September 2018 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Bhutan
2–0
2–0
2018 SAFF Championship
3. 13 November 2020 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Nepal
2–0
2–0
Friendly
4. 29 March 2021 Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu Nepal
1–2
1–2
2021 Three Nations Cup (Nepal)
5. 7 September 2021 Dolen Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek Kyrgyzstan
1–3
1–4
2021 Three Nations Cup (Kyrgyzstan)
Last updated 7 September 2021

Club

Bashundhara Kings

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 21 September 2018 Sheikh Kamal Stadium, Nilphamari New Radiant SC 4–0 4–1 Preseason Friendly