Anisur Rahman Zico (Bengali: আনিসুর রহমান জিকো) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team.[2][3][4] He is considered as penalty specialist in the country for his penalty saving ability.He is also considered as the best goalkeeper of Bangladesh right now
![]() Zico holding Best Local Player award of Bangladesh Premier League 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Anisur Rahman Zico | ||
Date of birth | (1997-08-10) 10 August 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Bashundhara Kings | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014 | Farashganj SC | 11 | (0) |
2015 | Muktijoddha Sangsad KC | 3 | (0) |
2016 | Chittagong Abahani | 1 | (0) |
2017–18 | Saif Sporting Club | 9 | (0) |
2018– | Bashundhara Kings | 70 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2020– | Bangladesh | 20 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 |
On 13 November 2020, Anisur made his senior debut against Nepal in an international friendly.[5][6][7]
On 4 December 2020, Anisur performed well against reigning Asian champions Qatar national football team in 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
On 14 December 2018, Anisur Rahman Zico's performance in the shootout in Walton Independence Cup helped Bashundhara Kings edge a spirited Rahmatganj MFS 3–2 in tiebreak in the fourth quarterfinal.[8] On 20 December 2018, Zico's performance propelled Bashundhara Kings to the Independence Cup final with a 7–6 win on penalties over Dhaka Abahani. He also got limelight in the 2019–20 AFC Cup where he played crucial role for his team including 7 saves and penalty which helped his team to win by 5–1 against TC Sports Club[9]
Club | Season | League | Domestic [lower-alpha 1] | other | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Farashganj SC | 2014 | BCL | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||
Total | 11 | 0 | – | – | – | 11 | 0 | |||||
Muktijodhdha Sangsad | 2015 | BPL | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | |||||
Chittagong Abahani | 2016 | BPL | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
Saif SC | 2017–18 | BPL | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||
Total | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 0 | ||||
Bashundhara Kings | 2018–19 | BPL | 22 | 0 | 10 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 0 | ||
2019-20 | BPL | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
2020-21 | BPL | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
2021–22 | BPL | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
Total | 70 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 105 | 0 | ||
Career total | 94 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 133 | 0 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Bangladesh | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
2021 | 12 | 0 | |
2022 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 0 |
Bashundhara Kings – current squad | |
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