Nabib Newaj Jibon

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Nabib Newaj Jibon
Jibon with Abahani Limited Dhaka in 2019
Personal information
Full name Nabib Newaj Jibon
Date of birth (1990-08-17) 17 August 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth
Bogura, Bangladesh
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s)
Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Abahani Limited Dhaka
Number 10
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Uttar Baridhara 33 (16)
2013–2015 Team BJMC 27 (5)
2015 →
Mohammedan SC
(loan)		 0 (0)
2016– Abahani Limited Dhaka 95 (37)
International career‡
2016–2019 Bangladesh U23 (OA) 8 (3)
2015– Bangladesh 32 (5)
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016
Bronze medal – third place 2019
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 March 2022

Nabib Newaj Jibon (Bengali: নাবিব নেওয়াজ জীবন; born 17 August 1990) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bangladesh Premier League club Abahani Limited Dhaka and the Bangladesh national team.

Club career

Early career

Jibon's career started in 2006, when he played the JFA Cup U-16 tournament, his impressive performance during the competition earned him a place in the three month long

Chittagong Mohammedan SC in 2009.[2]

In 2010, Jibon made his

Bangladesh Premier League. Jibon was an integral part of the team, scoring 12 goals in just 13 matches.[3] He attracted the interest of many topflight clubs after that season and ended up joining Team BJMC. On 25 June 2014, he scored his first Premier League goal coming in a 2–2 with Mohammedan SC.[4] During his second year he managed to get 4 goals and 10 assists out of 18 matches. He also spent time on loan at Mohammedan SC in 2015, for the 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Cup, the same year he made his Bangladesh national team debut.[5]

Abahani Limited Dhaka

On 1 January 2017, Jibon got his big move to

April 25 SC, Jibon also found the net as Abahani won the game 4–3.[9]

International career

On 13 October 2015, Jibon made his senior debut against Kyrgyzstan during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. On 8 January 2018, he scored his first international goal against Sri Lanka during the 2016 Bangabandhu Cup.

Personal life

Jibon was born in

Mohun Bagan and Kalighat Milan Sangha FC in the Calcutta Football League during the British regime. His uncle Shahinur Kabir Shimul represented the Bangladesh national football team during the 1986 Asian Games.[10] In 2021, Jibon was stranded in India after undergoing surgery on his right knee during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was able to return to Bangladesh with the help of India national football team player Pritam Kotal and his wife, Sonel Paul.[11][12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 October 2023[13]
Club Season League Cup[a] Other[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Uttar Baridhara Club 2012 Bangladesh Championship League 11 4 — — — 11 4
2013 Bangladesh Championship League 12 13 — — — 12 13
Team BJMC 2013–14
Bangladesh Premier League
 9 1 0 0 0 0 — 9 1
2014–15 Bangladesh Premier League 18 4 2 0 — — 20 4
Team BJMC total 27 5 2 9 0 0 0 0 27 5
Abahani Limited Dhaka 2016 Bangladesh Premier League 13 5 5 0 0 0 5[c] 0 23 5
2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League 21 4 5 2 3 1 6[c] 0 35 7
2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League 24 16 4 0 0 0 8[c] 3 36 19
2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League 6 2 3 2 — 2[c] 0 11 4
2020–21 Bangladesh Premier League 1 0 4 0 — — 5 0
2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League 17 5 4 2 5 2 1[c] 0 27 9
2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League 13 5 3 0 3 0 — 19 5
2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1
Abahani Limited Dhaka total 95 37 28 6 12 4 22 3 157 50
Career total 145 59 30 6 12 4 22 3 209 72
Notes
  1. Bangladesh Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup
  3. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

International

As of 9 March 2022[1]
Bangladesh National Team
Year Apps Goals
2015 5 0
2016 8 2
2017 0 0
2018 5 0
2019 9 2
2020 3 1
2022 2 0
Total 32 5

International goals

Olympic Team

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 9 February 2016 SAI Centre, Paltan Bazaar Bhutan Bhutan U23 1–1 1–1 2016 South Asian Games
2. 11 February 2016 SAI Centre, Paltan Bazaar Nepal Nepal U23 2–1 2–1 2016 South Asian Games
3. 15 February 2016 Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Sarusajai Maldives Maldives U23 1–0 2(5)-(4)2 2016 South Asian Games

National Team

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 8 January 2016
Jessore
  Sri Lanka 3–1 4–2 2016 Bangabandhu Cup
2. 18 March 2016 Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi  United Arab Emirates 1–1 1–6 Friendly
3. 29 September 2019 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka  Bhutan 1–0 4–1
4. 2–0
5. 13 November 2020    Nepal 1–0 2–0

Honours

Abahani Limited Dhaka

Bangladesh U23

References

  1. ^ a b "Nabib Newaj Jibon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  2. ^ Hoque, Shishir (27 September 2019). "A fascinating story of a footballer who went from rags to riches". Dhaka Tribune.
  3. ^ "ফুটবল খেলেই ভালো আছি, কোনো আফসোস নেই: জীবন". Jugantor.
  4. ^ Hoque, Shishir (26 June 2014). "Wahed rescues a point for Mohammedan". Dhaka Tribune.
  5. ^ "'চুরি করে ফুটবল খেলতাম'". Prothomalo (in Bengali).
  6. ^ "বিদেশিদের ভিড়ে উজ্জ্বল জীবন". Samakal (in Bengali).
  7. ^ "Jibon hat-trick inspires five-star Abahani". Dhaka Tribune. February 3, 2019.
  8. ^ "Jibon's flick gets AFC recognition". New Age.
  9. ^ "Dhaka Abahani beat N Korea's April 25 SC in AFC Cup". Prothomalo.
  10. ^ "নাবিব নেওয়াজের অনুপ্রেরণা মোহনবাগানে খেলা তার দাদা". Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 15 November 2020.
  11. ^ "কলকাতার 'দিদি'র কাছে ঋণী বাংলাদেশের নাবিব". Prothomalo. April 27, 2021.
  12. ^ "ভারতের মেয়ের বাংলাদেশের জার্সিপ্রেম". Prothomalo (in Bengali). April 17, 2022.
  13. ^ "Bangladesh – N. Newaj Jibon – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". Retrieved 19 December 2015.
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