Jamal Bhuyan was born in Glostrup in 1990. He grew up in the suburb of Brøndby Nord. Bhuyan's parents migrated to Denmark from Bangladesh in the late 1960s. At the age of 15, Bhuyan began playing for the youth team of the Danish club Brøndby IF. He scored a goal in an important match against the rivals F.C. Copenhagen. After the match, the opposition coach met him and offered him a place in the team, which Bhuyan accepted.[5]
By the time Bhuyan turned 16, he was on the verge of being promoted to the senior team of Copenhagen. However, his career was struck with a massive blow after he got stuck in the middle of a gang fight. He was shot four times. One of the bullets reportedly missed his heart by two centimetres. He found himself lying in the hospital bed after being in a coma for two days, later undergoing 12 surgeries, and although the chances of him playing professional football were slim, he returned to the game, eventually having to drop down to the lower divisions of Denmark.[6] He later opened up in an interview about the difficulties he faced while returning to football, stating: "A few people around me, they died. But, you know, I survived. Because of the injury, I did not have any feeling in my right hand. So the doctors wanted to take some nerves from my foot and put it up in my arm. But I told them, I need my legs."[7]
Bhuyan began his senior career with Danish 2nd Division club Hellerup IK, where he spent 3 seasons and scored one goal in one match. In 2008, at age 16, Bhuyan was sent an offer letter to represent the Bangladesh national football team from the Bangladesh Football Federation. However, he had to turn down the offer due to family complications. Nonetheless, in 2012, Bhuyan joined the Abahani Limited Dhaka, one of the biggest clubs in Bangladesh. After a two-year stint, during which he also made his national team debut, he returned to Denmark for a brief period, playing for the second division clubs BK Avarta and Avedøre IF.
In August 2023, Jamal joined the Argentine club Sol de Mayo in the Torneo Federal A, following months of speculation. Initially, he was set to remain at the Sheikh Russel KC, as the club included him in their squad list for the 2023–24 season, however, Jamal confirmed his transfer to Sol de Mayo after Sheikh Russel failed to pay his dues from the previous year.[12][13][14][15]
^Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. "A Dane in green and red". Denmark in Bangladesh. Archived from the original on 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
^"Back from the brink". dhakatribune.com. 17 December 2022. Archived from the original on 27 February 2023. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
^"কলকাতা মোহামেডানের ১৩০, শুভেচ্ছা বাংলাদেশের" [Its 130 for Calcutta Mohammedan, greetings from Bangladesh]. The Dhaka Post (in Bengali). Dhaka. 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
