Mohamed Mintu Sheikh (born 1990 in Magura) is a Bangladeshi footballer who last played for Dhaka Mohammedan and for the Bangladesh national team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Mintu Sheikh | ||
| Date of birth | (1990-01-29) 29 January 1990 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Magura, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Feni SC | 12 | (1) |
| 2011 | Sheikh Jamal DC | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2019 | Mohammedan SC | 78 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Bangladesh U23 | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Bangladesh | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 21, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:58, 19 December 2020 (UTC) | |||
Mintu made his top tier debut with Feni SC, in 2009. Mintu was one of the main architects of the Bangladesh U23 team's gold win at the 2010 South Asian Games, held in Dhaka. He also made his debut for the senior team the same year, during a 2-1 victory over Tajikistan. Mintu's performances in the international stage resulted in a competition between Abahani Liited and Sheikh Jamal DC to earn Mintu's signature. Both the clubs named Mintu in their team for the 2012 league season, leading to Abahani sending a complaint to the Bangladesh Football Federation. They soon withdrew the complaint and Mintu went on to join Sheikh Jamal DC.[3] The following year Mintu signed for Dhaka Mohammedan, and in 2013, Mintu scored the winning penalty against Sheikh Russel KC, as Mohammedan won the 2013 Super Cup.[4] He became the historic teams captain in 2018.[5]
On 19 November 2018, Mintu was arrested, however, had soon been granted bail in a case under Dowry Prevention Act in Bangladesh.[3][6][7]