Bangladesh football team captain Jamal Bhuyan signs for Argentine Club

Captain of Bangladesh national football team Jamal Bhuyan signed contract to play for Argentine 3rd Division Football Club” Sol De Mayo” on Friday.

The Denmark- born Bangladesh origin professional player Jamal Bhuyan will be the first Bangladeshi footballer to play in a competitive league in the World champions Argentina.

According to a live video posted on Jamal’s social media page, Jamal was seen standing beside club officials in front of a table with a number of Bangladesh flags and his new jersey before signing the contract on Friday night.

Jamal Bhuyan made his first appearance in the Bangladesh National Football team in 2013 and played a record number of 75 football matches for Bangladesh.

Jamal Bhuyan, who served Bangladesh national team as captain for about five years,  guided Bangladesh to the 2nd round of the Asian Games Football for the first time in 2018 scoring a brilliant goal  to beat stronger Qatar in the continental meet.

Jamal Bhuyan, who played for Sheikh Russel KC in the last BPL, also played for Sheikh Jamal DC,Saif SC and Chittagong Abahani in BPL and for Kolkata Mohammedan SC in Kolkata league.

However, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF)  included him in the preliminary national squad to play  two FIFA international Friendlies  against Afghanistan on September 4 and 7.

In a video post on Friday, the 33-year-old said.  “I came here to represent Bangladesh. I’m signing for Sol de Mayo today. I hope you follow me,”

“Bangladesh is my love. As a Bangladeshi I’m really proud. I want to show my skills and performance. If I play well here I hope two-three or more Bangladeshis will come and play here,” he added.

“I can utilize my experience as I have played a lot of international matches, I can provide new energy. I hope I can take Sol de Mayo to the next level.”