Mannaf Rabby
Mannaf Rabby (Bengali: মান্নাফ রাবি; born 6 June 1997) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a left-winger for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Bangladesh Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mannaf Rabby | ||
| Date of birth | 6 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Jessore, Bangladesh[1] | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team  | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Shams Ul Huda Football Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | 
| 2012–2013 | Fakirerpool YMC | ||
| 2014–2015 | Agrani Bank Ltd. SC | (0) | |
| 2015–2016 | Rahmatganj MFS | (5) | |
| 2016–2017 | Brothers Union | (4) | |
| 2017–2018 | Chittagong Abahani Limited | 5 | (0) | 
| 2018–2019 | Brothers Union | 20 | (8) | 
| 2019–2021 | Chittagong Abahani Limited | 24 | (3) | 
| 2021–2022 | Sheikh Russel KC | 21 | (3) | 
| 2022– | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | 14 | (2) | 
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Bangladesh U20 | 6 | (2) | 
| 
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2015  | |||
Club career
    
Having begun his career at Shams Ul Huda Football Academy in his hometown Jessore, Rabby joined Fakirerpool Young Men's Club in the Dhaka Senior Division League in 2012.[2]
On 8 April 2015, Rabby scored a stoppage time equaliser for Rahmatganj MFS in a 2–2 draw with Abahani Limited Dhaka during his Bangladesh Premier League debut. He found the net 5 times in his first year playing top-flight football.[3][4]
Rabby was the third highest local scorer in the 2018–19 league season with 8 goals for Brothers Union, however, he was not called up to the national team by the head coach at the time, Jamie Day.[5][6][7]
On 27 November 2021, Rabby scored in his debut to guide Sheikh Russel KC to an opening day victory over Uttar Baridhara Club in the 2021 Independence Cup.[8]
International career
    
Rabby represented the Bangladesh U19 team during both the 2015 SAFF U-19 Championship and 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.[9][10][11][12]
In 2016, Lodewijk de Kruif named Rabby in the 32-man Bangladesh national team preliminary squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification – play-off round, however, he failed to make the final team before the qualifiers.[13]
References
    
- "কোরবানির ঈদ আমার বেশি ভালো লাগে: মান্নাফ রাব্বি". banglanews24.com. July 9, 2022.
 - Rahman, Anisur (November 30, 2018). "A legacy of dreams". The Daily Star.
 - "ফিটনেস রক্ষার লড়াই করছেন রাব্বি". jjdin.
 - Reporter, Sports (July 27, 2016). "No end to stalemates". The Daily Star.
 - "বিপিএলে প্রতি ৮ মিনিটে 'গোল করেছেন' যে ফুটবলার!". Sarabangla | Breaking News | Sports | Entertainment. April 18, 2020.
 - প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (April 22, 2016). "মোহামেডানকে নিয়ে ব্রাদার্সের বিদায়". Prothomalo.
 - প্রতিবেদক, নিজস্ব (April 4, 2020). "মাঠে নামলেন ফুটবলার মান্নাফ রাব্বি". Prothomalo.
 - প্রতিবেদক, ক্রীড়া (November 27, 2021). "মান্নাফের গোলে জয় শেখ রাসেলের". Prothomalo.
 - Nation, The New. "Bangladesh U-19 beat Sri Lanka U-19". The New Nation.
 - Correspondent, Staff (October 2, 2015). "Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka with ease". Prothomalo.
 - "টেনশন চাপা দিয়ে বাংলাদেশের শুরু". www.kalerkantho.com. October 11, 2015.
 - "সাফ যুব ফুটবল প্রত্যাশিত জয়ে সেমিতে বাংলাদেশ". sebahotnews. August 23, 2015.
 - Reporter, Sports (May 11, 2016). "34-man squad named". The Daily Star.
 
External links
    
- Mannaf Rabby at Soccerway
 - Mannaf Rabby at Global Sports Archive