Rahbar Wahed Khan

Rahbar Wahed Khan, also known as Sharan Khan, (born March 6, 1996) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sheikh Jamal DC in Bangladesh Premier League and the Bangladesh national team.

Rahbar Wahed Khan
Personal information
Full name Md Rahbar Wahed Khan[1]
Date of birth (1996-03-06) March 6, 1996
Place of birth Dhaka, Bangladesh
Height 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sheikh Jamal DC
Number 7
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Siena Heights Saints 56 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 North Toronto Nitros 2 (0)
2021– Sheikh Jamal DC 0 (0)
National team‡
2021– Bangladesh 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 30, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 7, 2021

Early life

Khan attended school at Bangladesh International Tutorial, where he was named captain of the U14 football team.[2] He played for teams such as DOHS United and Seven Nations Army.[3]

College career

In 2014, he began attending Siena Heights University, playing for the soccer team, on a 25% scholarship.[2] He scored his first goal in his second season, against Grace Christian University on September 15, 2015.[4] He became the captain of the team, was named the Player of the Year award in 2016 and 2017.[5] In his senior season, he scored a career-high seven goals,[6] including a hat trick against the Cornerstone Golden Eagles on October 14, 2017.[7] In 2017, he earned All-WHAC honours in 2017. That same season, he was the WHAC men's soccer offensive player of the week twice and earned WHAC All-Academic honours (which he also earned in 2016) and was named an NAIA Scholar-Athlete.[8] The university also offered him a job as an assistant-coach.[2]

Club career

He had previously been contacted by two clubs in the Bangladesh Premier League, but he turned them down as his dream was to play in Europe.[9]

In 2021, he played with the North Toronto Nitros in the Canadian-based League1 Ontario.[10] He made his debut on July 31 against Master's FA.[11]

On 30 October 2021, he signed for Bangladesh Premier League club Sheikh Jamal DC.[12][13] He made his official debut on 27 November in an Independence Cup match against the Bangladesh Air Force, recording an assist in a 3-0 victory.[14][15]

International career

In 2021, he was called up to the Bangladesh national football team for the 2021 Three Nations Cup in Kyrgyzstan.[16] His father said Rhabar resigned from his job in Canada, in order to accept the call-up.[9] He made his debut on September 5 against Palestine.[17][18] He made his first start two days later against Kyrgyzstan.[19]

Career statistics
As of December 6, 2021
Club Season League Domestic Cup Other Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
North Toronto Nitros 2021[11] League1 Ontario 20–––20
Sheikh Jamal DC 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League 000[lower-alpha 1]03[lower-alpha 2]0–30
Career total 2000300050
  1. Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in Independence Cup

References
  1. "Bangladeshi expatriates Tahmid, Rahbar named for Kyrgyz tour". Daily Sun. August 24, 2021.
  2. Chowdhury, Rafeed Elahi (February 9, 2018). "The Football Pundit". The Daily Star.
  3. "Two expatriate footballers excited with national team call-up". The Business Standard. August 26, 2021.
  4. "Rhabar Khan profile". Siena Heights University.
  5. Saleh, Rabita (June 18, 2021). "Unlocking The Potential Of Bangladeshi Student Athletes". The News Times.
  6. "Siena Heights Men's Soccer 2018 Media Guide" (PDF). Siena Heights University.
  7. "Khan Efforts Help Men's Soccer to Convincing Homecoming Victory Over Cornerstone". Siena Heights University. October 14, 2017.
  8. "Siena Heights All-Decade Series: Men's Soccer". Siena Heights University. October 9, 2020.
  9. "Football:Toronto-boy in Dreamland as Day looks to Diaspora". United News of Bangladesh. August 26, 2021.
  10. Abreu, Vance (September 1, 2021). "Rahbar Wahed Khan Receives Dream-Call-Up". North Toronto Nitros. Archived from the original on September 3, 2021.
  11. "Rahbar Wahed Khan 2021 L1O profile". League1 Ontario.
  12. @sharan_10 (October 30, 2021). "2021-2022 Season" – via Instagram.
  13. "Sheikh Jamal complete transfers". The Daily Star. November 20, 2021.
  14. "Rahbar Khan on his Sheikh Jamal DC debut". Bangladesh Football Live. Facebook. 27 November 2021.
  15. "Sk Jamal, Russel begin with wins". New Age (Bangladesh). 27 November 2021.
  16. "Two NRBs in 23-man squad for Kyrgyzstan series". The Daily Star. August 24, 2021.
  17. "Sharan Khan made his debut for Bangladesh". Bangladesh Football Live. Facebook. September 5, 2021.
  18. "Bangladesh lose 2-0 to Palestine". Dhaka Tribune. September 6, 2021.
  19. "Sufil's goal only consolation in heavy defeat". The Daily Star. September 8, 2021.
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