Russel Mahmud Liton

Rasel Mahmud Liton (Bengali: রাসেল মাহমুদ লিটন) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rahmatganj MFS in Bangladesh Premier League and Bangladesh national team.[1]

Russel Mahmud
Russel with Chittagong Abahani in 2019
Personal information
Full name Russel Mahmud Liton
Date of birth (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994
Place of birth Rangamati, Bangladesh
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Rahmatganj MFS
Number 1
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2012 Brothers Union
2012–2014 Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
2014–2016 Sheikh Russel KC
2017–2018 Mohammedan S.C. 8 (0)
2018–2019 Chittagong Abahani 2 (0)
2019– Rahmatganj MFS 27 (0)
National team‡
2011–2012 Bangladesh U19
2014–2015 Bangladesh U23 9 (0)
2014– Bangladesh 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2019

International career

Youth

In 2011, Liton debuted for Bangladesh U19. He represented Bangladesh in 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification. He played all the five matches and kept cleansheet against Maldives U19.

On 25 August 2014, Liton made his debut for Bangladesh U-23 against Nepal U-23 in an International Friendly[2] On 27 July 2014 he was selected by Lodewijk de Kruif for the 2014 Asian Games, held in Incheon, South Korea.[3][4]

Senior

After the Asian Games, Liton was called up by de Kruif for two friendly matches against Sri Lanka in October 2014, at Jessore and Rajshahi, Bangladesh.[5] He made his debut in the first match, on 24 October.[6][7] He kept his first clean sheet in second match, on 27 October.[8]

Career statistics

International
As of March 2015
Bangladesh U-23
AppearanceClean SheetsPenalty Saves
830
As of 16 June 2015
Bangladesh National Team
AppearanceClean SheetsPenalty Saves
610

References
  1. "Rasel Mahmud Liton". Eurosport Asia.
  2. "Bangladesh U-23s draw first blood against Nepal". Dhaka Mirror. 27 August 2014.
  3. "BFF picks up 25 to form U-23 Nat'l team for Asian Games". 27 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
  4. "MAHMUD Md Rasel". 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015.
  5. "BFF names prelim squad for Sri Lanka friendlies". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016.
  6. "Bangladesh drew with Sri Lanka". Just News BD. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014.
  7. "FIFA friendly Bangladesh draw with Sri Lanka". Bangladesh Chronicle. 24 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014.
  8. "Footballers ecstatic after win". New Age. 28 October 2014.


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