Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jayed Ahmed | ||
Date of birth | 14 December 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Golapganj, Sylhet, Bangladesh [1] | ||
Height | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, Right back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
2018–2019 | Saif SC Jr. | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019–2022 | Saif SC | 8 | (1) |
2022–2023 | AFC Uttara | 18 | (0) |
2023– | Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | 4 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Bangladesh U23 | 5 | (0) |
2023– | Bangladesh | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 2024 |
Jayed Ahmed ( Bengali: জায়েদ আহমেদ; born 6 July 2002) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi and the Bangladesh national team. Due to his versatility, he can operate either as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder, wide midfielder or as a right back.
Jayed began his career with Saif SC Jr. in the 2017–18 Dhaka Third Division League. [1] He was eventually promoted to the senior team for the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. On 3 March 2020, he scored his first professional goal against Muktijoddha Sangsad KC during a 2–0 victory, in what was only his second league appearance. [2] [3]
In 2019, Jayed was called up to attend training sessions with the Bangladesh U19 team, however, he failed to make the final list of selected players. [4]
Jayed represented the Bangladesh U23 team in both the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers and the 2022 Asian Games. [5]
On 14 November 2023, he made his debut for the Bangladesh national team during a 1–1 draw with Maldives in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round. [6]
On February 26, 2024, Jayed, along with a few of his teammates, was spotted playing in a local tournament in Sylhet, although he was scheduled to report to the national team the following day for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round preparation, drawing criticism from local news outlets. [7]
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup [a] | Other [b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Saif SC | 2019–20 | Bangladesh Premier League | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
2020–21 | Bangladesh Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Bangladesh Premier League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Saif SC total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
AFC Uttara | 2023–24 | Bangladesh Premier League | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi | 2023–24 | Bangladesh Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
Bangladesh national team | |||
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Year | Apps | Goals | |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 2 | 0 |