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Mohammed Sujan (Bengali: মোহাম্মদ সুজন; born 1 June 1982) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a defender and at times was deployed as a defensive midfielder.[1] He played for the Bangladesh national team from 2001 to 2013.[2] He was also an integral member of the 2003 SAFF Gold Cup winning Bangladesh team.[3]

Mohammed Sujan

Personal information
Full name	Mohammed Sujan
Date of birth	(1982-06-01) 1 June 1982 (age 40)
Place of birth	Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre Back, Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Muktijoddha Sangsad KS
2000–2002	Dhaka Abahani Limited
2002–2004	Muktijoddha Sangsad KS
2004–2007	Brothers Union
2007–2010	Dhaka Abahani Limited
2010–2011	Sheikh Jamal DC
2011–2015	Chittagong Abahani
2015–2017	Dhaka Abahani Limited
National team
2002–2004	Bangladesh U23	8	(1)
2001–2013	Bangladesh	36	(3)
Honours Representing  Bangladesh Men's football SAFF Championship Winner 2003 Bangladesh Runner-up 2005 Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Controversies

During 2008, Sujan took half his contract money from Abahani and was supposed to stay with the club that season. However, Sujan decided to return to his former club Brothers Union.[4] Nevertheless, due to the controversy Sujan ended up returning to Abahani before the start of the season.[5]

Bangladesh national team

On 8 February 2001, Sujan made his debut for the Bangladesh national football team against Vietnam, during the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. During the qualifiers, Sujan scored a brace against Mongolia and helped Bangladesh come from behind to take the lead. However, after a late equalizer saw the game end in a 2-2 draw.[6] Sujan played four out of the five matches during the 2003 SAFF Gold Cup. He helped Bangladesh keep a solid defense as they only conceded twice during the entire tournament. On 1 January 2003 after a 1–1 stalemate during the final of the tournament, against Maldives, Sujan stepped up to take the last penalty during the shootout and kept his nerves as Bangladesh won their first ever SAFF Championship. The match is seen as one of the most important matches in the countries footballing history.[7]

After a six year absence from the national team, newly appointed head coach Nikola Ilievski recalled Sujan in 2011, after watching his performances in the league with Dhanmondi Club.[8] Ilievski made Sujan the captain of the national team during the 2011 SAFF Championships. However, under his leadership Bangladesh crashed out of the tournament after being defeated 3–1 by rivals Maldives during the last group-stage game. The team was heavily criticized due to their individual mistakes, in the end costing them a place in the knockout stages. On 4 March 2013, Sujan made his last appearance for the national team against Nepal during the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers.[9] Sujan made a total of 36 appearances and scored 3 goals for his country during his twelve year long international career.

Career statistics

International caps

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	8 February 2001	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia	Vietnam	0-0 (draw)	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
2	10 February 2001	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	0-3 (lost)	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
3	12 February 2001	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia	Mongolia	3-0 (won)	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
4	15 February 2001	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia	Vietnam	4-0 (lost)	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
5	17 February 2001	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	0-6 (loss)	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
6	19 February 2001	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam, Saudi Arabia	Mongolia	2-2 (draw)	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
7	28 April 2001	Bangladesh	Bhutan	3-1 (won)	Friendly
8	11 January 2003	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Nepal	1-0 (won)	2003 SAFF Cup (Group Stage)
9	13 January 2003	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Maldives	1-0 (won)	2003 SAFF Cup (Group Stage)
10	18 January 2003	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	India	2-1 (won)	2003 SAFF Cup (Semi Final)
11	20 January 2003	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Maldives	1-1 (5:3)(won)	2003 SAFF Cup (Final)
12	27 March 2003	Hong Kong	Laos	1-2 (lost)	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
13	30 March 2003	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2-2 (draw)	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
14	26 November 2003	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Tajikistan	0-2 (lost)	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
15	30 November 2003	Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan	Tajikistan	0-2 (lost)	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC First Round
16	8 December 2005	Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	Bhutan	3-0 (won)	2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
17	10 December 2005	Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	Nepal	2-0 (won)	2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
18	14 December 2005	Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	Pakistan	1-0 (won)	2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
19	17 December 2005	Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	India	0-2 (lost)	2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
20	22 December 2005	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Pakistan	1-2 (lost)	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification (preliminary)
21	26 December 2005	National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	Pakistan	3-0 (won)	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification (preliminary)
22	22 February 2006	Pakhtakor Central Stadium, Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	0-5 (lost)	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
23	1 March 2006	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Hong Kong	0-2 (lost)	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
24	18 October 2008	Shah Alam Stadium, Selangor, Malaysia	Myanmar	0-1 (lost)	2008 Merdeka Tournament
25	11 November 2008	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Myanmar	0-0 (draw)	Friendly
26	13 November 2008	Thuwunna Stadium, Yangon, Myanmar	Indonesia	0-2 (lost)	Friendly
27	28 April 2009	Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka	Myanmar	1-2 (lost)	2010 AFC Challenge Cup
28	23 July 2011	Camille Chamoun Sports City Stadium, Beirut, Lebaonon	Lebanon	0-4 (lost)	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
29	28 July 2011	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Lebanon	2-0 (won)	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC Second Round
30	2 December 2011	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, India	Pakistan	0-0 (draw)	2011 SAFF Championship
31	6 December 2011	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, India	Nepal	0-1 (lost)	2011 SAFF Championship
32	11 December 2011	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi, India	Maldives	1-3 (lost)	2011 SAFF Championship
33	11 December 2011	Dasharath Rangashala Stadium, Kathmandu, Nepal	Nepal	1-1 (draw)	Friendly
34	17 December 2012	Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	0-5 (lost)	Friendly
35	20 December 2012	Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Malaysia	0-0 (draw)	Friendly
36	4 March 2013	Dasharath Rangasala, Kathmandu, Nepal	Nepal	2-0 (won)	2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

International goals

Bangladesh U23

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	3 October 2002	Gudeok Stadium, Busan	Turkmenistan	1–1	1–3	2002 Asian Games

Bangladesh

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 February 2001	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam	Mongolia	1–1	2–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers
2.				2–1
3.	14 December 2005	Jinnah Sports Stadium, Islamabad	Pakistan	1–0	1–0	2005 SAFF Championship

Honours

Club

Dhaka Abahani

• Bangladesh Premier League: 2008–09, 2009–10,

Sheikh Jamal

• Bangladesh Premier League: 2010–11

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC

• National Football Championship: 2003
• Bangladesh Federation Cup: 2001, 2003

International

Bangladesh

• SAFF Championship: 2003

References

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