Wali Faisal

Wali Faisal (Bengali: ওয়ালী ফয়সাল; born 1 March 1985)[2] is a Bangladeshi international footballer who plays as a defender for Bangladesh national football team and Rahmatganj MFS.

Wali Faisal
Personal information
Full name Md. Wali Faisal
Date of birth (1985-03-01) 1 March 1985
Place of birth Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Rahmatganj MFS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2011 Abahani Limited
2011–2016 Mohammedan SC
2017–2021 Abahani Limited 53 (0)
2021– Rahmatganj MFS 1 (0)
National team‡
2006–2018 Bangladesh 45 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2018

Early life

Wali was born at Narayanganj, one of the oldest cities in Bangladesh, in 1985. When he was in 3rd or 4th grade great performance was being shown by both Abahani-Mohammedan. He traveled with his favorite team's flag at that time. His maternal uncle Abdullah Parbez was a player of B J M C. Faisal introduced and participated in sports in the supervision of Abdullah.[3]

Football career

Despite the family reluctance, Wali was very attentive to his football career. The coach Azmal Khandakar praises by looking his football skill.[4] Seeing his playing style, late Monena Munna, ex player of Bangladesh National football team, was impressed and invited him to play in the junior team of Abahani Limited.

References
  1. "Wali Faisal". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  2. "Bangladesh Squad Announced For Nepal". www.plaantik.com. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
  3. আবাহনীর নেতৃত্বে ওয়ালী ফয়সাল. bdnews24.com. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  4. ‘বিদ্যুৎ চাচা’র ফুটবল পাঠশালা, Prothom Alo (in Bengali), retrieved 3 December 2014
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