Alfaz Ahmed

Alfaz Ahmed (Bengali: আলফাজ আহমদ; born: 7 July 1973) is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played for the Bangladesh national football team from 1995 to 2008.[1][2] He is seen as one of the best strikers to ever play for Bangladesh.[3]

Alfaz Ahmed
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Alfaz Ahmed
Date of birth (1971-07-07) 7 July 1971
Place of birth Sylhet, Bangladesh
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994 Sheikh Moni Arambagh KS
1995–1999 Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club
2000–2001 Mohun Bagan A.C.
2001–2002 Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club
2003 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
2004 Brothers Union
2005–2006 Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club
2007 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
2008–2009 Sheikh Russel KC 20 (18)
2009–2010 Arambagh KS (12)
2010–2011 Dhaka Abahani
2012 Team BJMC
2012–2013 Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club
National team
1994–2008 Bangladesh 55 (11)
Teams managed
2013–16 Dhaka Mohammedan (Assistant and Youth)
2019–20 Uttar Baridhara SC
2020– Dhaka Mohammedan (Assistant and Youth)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Early career

Alfaz started his football career in 1985 in the Youth Football League. He wore the Orient Sporting jersey in the Pioneer League in 1987. He played for Lalbagh Sporting in the second division during the 1988–89 season. Alfaz Ahmed started his journey in the Dhaka domestic football with Rahmatganj MFS during the 1991-92 Dhaka League season. In 1982, his quality performances for Rahmatganj, earned him a move to league giants Dhaka Abahani. At that time, however, there was no shortage of star players at Abahani, and so, Alfaz had to spend most of his time sitting on the bench. After being on the fringes at Abahani for two years, he moved to mid-table side Arambagh KS in 1994, in order to get more game time. It was at Arambagh, where Alfaz regained his old form and after an impressive lone season at the club, he joined Abahani's arch-rivals Dhaka Mohammedan, and thus became one of the most lethal strikers Bangladesh ever produced.[4]

Mohammedan

In 1995, after joining Mohammedan, Alfaz became one of the best players in the country during that time, his consistent goals for the club earned him his first ever Bangladesh national team call up. He also helped Mohammedan win the 1995 Federation Cup by defeating his former club Dhaka Abahani in the final. However, during his first season at the club, he failed to win the prestigious Dhaka League title. Nonetheless, the next season saw Alfaz guide Mohammedan to the league title and also helped the club reach the second round of the 1996 Asian Cup winners Cup. In August 1996, Ahmed was elected as “AFC's player of the month”, for scoring four goals including a treble for Mohammedan in the AFC Cup Winners Cup in Bangladesh.[5] On 7 April 2013, at the age of 42 Alfaz retired from Professional Football after a glorious 28-year career which saw him win numerous trophies and individual honors with club and country. During his last match, Alfaz once again captained Mohammedan against Dhaka Abahani in the Dhaka Derby[6]

International career

Bangladesh national team

He was also a member of the Bangladesh squad in their triumphs in the Grand Royal Challenge Cup in Myanmar in 1995, the 1999 SAFF Games in Nepal[7] and 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup in Bangladesh.[8]

International goals
Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 March 1997Prince Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Chinese Taipei2–12–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
2.24 April 1999Fatorda Stadium, Goa, India Pakistan2–04–01999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
3.29 April 1999Fatorda Stadium, Goa, India   Nepal2–02–11999 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
4.4 October 1999Dasarath Rangasala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal   Nepal1–01–01999 South Asian Games
5.28 November 1999Abu Dhabi, UAE India1–02–22000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.2–1
7.12 February 2001Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia Mongolia1–03–02002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
8.2–0
9.11 January 2003Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh   Nepal1–01–02003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
10.1 April 2006Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Cambodia1–02–12006 AFC Challenge Cup
11.10 April 2006Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Tajikistan1–11–62006 AFC Challenge Cup

Statistics
As of 20 December 2019
Team From To P W D L GS GA %W
Uttar Baridhara SC 1 November 2019[9][10] Present 1 0 0 1 0 1 000.00

Club
As of 26 May 2017[11]
Club Season League Federation Cup Others AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheikh Moni Arambagh KS 1994 Premier Division League--——————--
Total ----------
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. 1995 Premier Division League--——————--
Total ----------
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. 1996 Premier Division League--—————4--
Total -------4--
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. 1997 Premier Division League--——————--
Total ----------
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. 1998 Premier Division League--——————--
Total ----------
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. 1999 Premier Division League--——————--
Total ----------
Mohun Bagan 2000–01 Indian National Football League--——————--
Total ----------
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. 2001–02 National Football Championship--——————--
Total ----------
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 2003 National Football Championship-3——————--
Total ----------
Brothers Union 2004 National Football Championship--——————--
Total ----------
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. 2005-06 National Football Championship--——————--
Total ----------
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC 2007 Bangladesh Premier League-8——————--
Total -8--------
Sheikh Russel KC 2008–09 Bangladesh Premier League2018———1——--
Total 2018---1----
Sheikh Moni Arambagh KS 2009–10 Bangladesh Premier League-12——————--
Total -12--------
Dhaka Abahani Ltd. 2010–11 Bangladesh Premier League--——————--
Total ----------
Team BJMC 2012 Bangladesh Premier League--—1————--
Total ---1------
Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd. 2012-13 Bangladesh Premier League--——————--
Total ----------
Career total ----------

Honours

Club
Mohammedan Sporting Club
  • Premier Division League (2): 1996,1999
  • National Football Championship (2): 2001–02,2005–06
  • Federation Cup (2): 1995,2002
  • Bangladesh Super Cup (1): 2013
Dhaka Abahani Ltd.
  • Bangladesh Super Cup (1): 2011
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
  • National Football Championship (1): 2003
  • Federation Cup (1): 2003
Brothers Union
  • National Football Championship (1): 2004

International

Bangladesh

2003
Gold medal (1): 1999
1995

References
  1. "Bangladesh - M. Alfaz Ahmed - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. "Alfaz Ahmed Stats". FBref.com.
  3. "The Best Bangladeshi Footballers of All Time". UNB.
  4. আলফাজ আহমেদ: বাংলাদেশ ফুটবল ইতিহাসে এক উজ্জ্বল ন (in Bengali). 14 July 2020.
  5. এশিয়ার মাসসেরা হয়েছিলেন বাংলাদেশের যে ফুটবলার. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
  6. "Alfaz Calls It Quits". The Daily Star. 8 April 2013.
  7. RSSSF. "8th South Asian Federation Games 1999 (Kathmandu, Nepal)". 21 April 2002. Retrieved on 3 May 2013.
  8. Chaudhuri, Aruvana; Courtney, Barrie; Hai Naveed, Malik Riaz. "South Asian Gold Cup 2003 (Dhaka, Bangladesh)". RSSSF, 2 October 2005. Retrieved on 3 May 2013.
  9. "বিপিএলে অন্যরকম অভিষেক তারকা ফুটবলার আলফাজের!" (in Bengali). November 2019.
  10. "Alfaz makes top-flight coaching debut". Dhaka Tribune. 20 December 2019.
  11. "Ahmed, Mohd Alfaz". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
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