Jayed Ahmed

Jayed Ahmed
Personal information
Full name Jayed Ahmed
Date of birth (2002-12-14) 14 December 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Golapganj, Sylhet, Bangladesh[1]
Height 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, Right back
Team information
Current team
 Bangladesh Police
Number 18
Youth career
2018–2019 Saif SC Jr.
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Saif SC 8 (1)
2022–2023 AFC Uttara 18 (0)
2023–2024 Sheikh Jamal DC 10 (0)
2024– Bangladesh Police 0 (0)
International career‡
2023– Bangladesh U23 5 (0)
2023– Bangladesh 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024

Jayed Ahmed (Bengali: জায়েদ আহমেদ; born 14 December 2002) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Bangladesh Police FC and the Bangladesh national team. Due to his versatility, he can operate either as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder, wide midfielder or as a right back.

Club career

Jayed began his career with Saif SC Jr. in the 2017–18 Dhaka Third Division League.[1] He was eventually promoted to the senior team for the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. On 3 March 2020, he scored his first professional goal against Muktijoddha Sangsad KC during a 2–0 victory, in what was only his second league appearance.[2][3]

International career

In 2019, Jayed was called up to attend training sessions with the Bangladesh U19 team, however, he failed to make the final list of selected players.[4]

Jayed represented the Bangladesh U23 team in both the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers and the 2022 Asian Games.[5]

On 14 November 2023, he made his debut for the Bangladesh national team during a 1–1 draw with Maldives in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round.[6]

On February 26, 2024, Jayed, along with a few of his teammates, was spotted playing in a local tournament in Sylhet, although he was scheduled to report to the national team the following day for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round preparation, drawing criticism from local news outlets.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 November 2023.[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Domestic Cup[a] Other[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saif SC 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League 3 1 0 0 — — 3 1
2020–21 Bangladesh Premier League 3 0 0 0 — — 3 0
2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League 2 0 0 0 0 0 — 2 0
Saif SC total 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
AFC Uttara 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League 18 0 2 0 2 0 — 22 0
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Career total 26 1 2 0 4 0 0 0 32 1
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup

International

As of 21 March 2024.[9]
Bangladesh national team
Year Apps Goals
2023 1 0
2024 1 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ a b "জাতীয় ফুটবল দলে ডাক পেলেন গোলাপগঞ্জের জায়েদ". beanibazarnews24 (in Bengali). 18 June 2023.
  2. ^ "BPL Football: Saif SC earn 2-0 victory over Muktijoddha SKC". unb.com.bd. 3 March 2023.
  3. ^ "মুক্তিযোদ্ধাকে হারিয়ে শীর্ষে সাইফ". Prothomalo (in Bengali). 3 March 2020.
  4. ^ "BFF picks 21 BPL booters for U-18, U-19 training". The Business Standard. August 22, 2019.
  5. ^ "জাতীয় ফুটবল দলের অনুশীলনে তিন নতুন মুখ". tsports.com (in Bengali). 1 October 2023.
  6. ^ "নতুন তিন ফুটবলারকে নিয়ে মালদ্বীপে যাচ্ছে বাংলাদেশ". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 9 October 2023.
  7. ^ "'খ্যাপ' খেলে জাতীয় দলের ক্যাম্পে জিকো, তাজ, জায়েদ!". Channel 24 (in Bengali). 2 March 2024.
  8. ^ Jayed Ahmed at Soccerway
  9. ^ Jayed Ahmed at National-Football-Teams.com