Topu Barman

Topu Barman joined Bashundhara Kings in September 2019. He made his debut for Bashundhara in a 2019-20 Federation Cup match against Chittagong Abahani on 27 December 2019. He scored his first goal for Bashundhara against Bangladesh Police FC in the same competition on 1 January 2020.[4]Topu helped Bashundhara win the cup that year.[5] The 2019-20 league season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh with Topu making 6 appearances until then.[6]

Before the start of the 2020–21 Federation Cup and 2021 league season Topu was named as the new captain of Bashundhara Kings after Daniel Colindres departed the side.Topu captained Bashundhara in 2 matches during the Cup as Bashundhara won the trophy for the second year running.[7] Topu helped Bashundhara Kings keep a solid defense as the club won the Bangladesh Premier League:2021 with 4 matches on hand which was their second league title in 2 years.[8].Topu ended the season league season with a first half brace against his former club and title rivals Dhaka Abahani.He opened the scoring with an own goal 28 minutes into the match and then made up for his error with a headed goal into the Abahani net 10 minutes later.In the end the match concluded as a 1-1 draw.[9]

After the 2021 SAFF Championship Topu has had offers from NorthEast United FC who currently play in the Indian Super League, the top flight of Indian football and he also has attracted interest from an unknown club from the Qatari Second Division also known as the Qatar Stars League[10]

On October 24 2014, at the age of 19 years, 11 months and 5 days, Topu made his debut for Bangladesh national football team by playing a friendly match against Sri Lanka . He entered the field as a substitute for defender Yasin Khan in the 63rd minute of the match . The match finished as an 1-1 draw.[11][12]

On 28 December 2015, he scored his first goal in international football against Bhutan.[13] Topu was named in the squad for the SAFF Championship: 2018 and had an impressive tournament even though hosts Bangladesh were not able to reach the knockout stages once more[14].He scored against both Bhutan and Pakistan during the tournament[15][16].He also scored a crucial goal against Afghanistan during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification round helping Bangladesh reach the final stage of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification round[17][18]

On 1 October 2021, Topu kicked off Bangladesh national football teams 2021 SAFF Championship with a calmly converted penalty against Sri Lanka earning the team a 1-0 victory and a winning start to the tournament.[19][20]He also played the full 90 minutes against Nepal in the final group match of the competition for both sides where Bangladesh needed a win to reach the finals, the match concluded in an 1-1 draw after a controversial late penalty call from the Referee which ended Bangladesh national football teams hopes of reaching the finals once again.[21]

On 13 November 2021, During the secon match day of the 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament, Topu scored an 86th minute penalty to give Bangladesh a memorable win against Maldives for the first time in 18 years.[22]However,during the last group match against Sri Lanka with Bangladesh only needing a draw, Topu missed a first half penalty and after a late Waseem razeek goal the game ended as a 2-1 defeat, denying Bangladesh a place in an international tournament final once more.[23]

As of 16 November2021

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 December 2015	Trivandrum International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram	Bhutan	1–0	3–0	2015 SAFF Championship
2.	4 September 2018	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Bhutan	1–0	2–0	2018 SAFF Championship
3.	6 September 2018	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Pakistan	1–0	1–0	2018 SAFF Championship
4.	3 June 2021	Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha	Afghanistan	1–1	1–1	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	1 October 2021	National Football Stadium, Malé	Sri Lanka	1–0	1–0	2021 SAFF Championship
6.	13 November 2021	Racecourse Ground, Colombo	Maldives	2–1	2–1	2021 Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy