Pappu Hossain

Pappu Hossain

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Pappu Hossain
Date of birth	(1999-04-07) 7 April 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Dhaka, Bangladesh
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Brothers Union
Number	22
Youth career
2009–2012	Arambagh FA
2013	Mohammedan SC U18
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Arambagh KS		(0)
2017–2022	Saif SC	41	(0)
2019	→ Mohammedan SC (loan)	11	(0)
2022–2023	Chittagong Abahani	12	(0)
2023–2024	Dhaka Abahani	5	(0)
2024–	Brothers Union	0	(0)
International career^‡
2019–2023	Bangladesh U23	5	(0)
Medal record Representing Bangladesh SAFF U-18 Championship Runner-up 2017 Bhutan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 October 2023

Mohamed Pappu Hossain (Bengali: মোহামদ পাপ্পু হোসাইন; born 7 April 1999),^[1] is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bangladesh Premier League club Brothers Union.^[2]

Early life

Pappu trained under Ibrahim Khalil Kala at Arambagh Football Academy starting in 2009. He also participated in the 2011 JFA Cup and the 2012 Under-14 Festival Football Tournament in Nepal. In 2013, he had the opportunity to practice with the Under-18 team of Mohammedan SC.^[3]

Club career

Pappu Hossain started his senior career with Arambagh KS.^[2][4] He joined Saif Sporting Club in 2017,^[5][6] where he won the award for best goalkeeper in the Bangladesh Premier League from the Bangladesh Football Supporters Forum.^[7][8] He was also part of the club's 2018 AFC Cup qualification squad.^[9] In 2019, he was loaned to Mohammedan SC.^[10][11]

International career

In October 2019, Pappu gets his first-ever senior national team call up for a FIFA friendly against Bhutan.^[12][10]

In November 2019, Pappu got a U-23 call up for 2019 South Asian Games.^[13][14][15]

In July 2023, he was selected in the main squad for the 2022 Asian Games.^[16]

Personal life

He is the nephew of Bangladesh national team player Sohel Rana.^[12] His older brother Sujon Hossain also plays as a goalkeeper.^[17]

References

1. "Mohamed Pappu Hossain". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
2. স্বপ্ন দেখছে সাইফ স্পোর্টিং [Saif Sporting is dreaming]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. 30 April 2018.
3. মেসিদের ম্যাচের বলবয় এখন জাতীয় দলের গোলরক্ষক [The ball boy from Messi's match is now the national team goalkeeper]. Jago News 24 (in Bengali). 4 February 2021. Archived from the original on 27 July 2024.
4. আরামবাগ, মুক্তিযোদ্ধার জয়ে শেষ চট্টগ্রাম পর্ব. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Dhaka. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
5. সব ট্রফিতে চোখ সাইফ স্পোর্টিংয়ের [Saif Sporting's eyes are on all the trophies]. Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Dhaka. 29 April 2017.
6. সাইফ স্পোর্টিংয়ের শিরোপা জয় লক্ষ্য [Saif Sporting's goal is to win the title]. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). 30 April 2018.
7. সাপোটার্স ফোরামের চোখে সেরারা [The best in the eyes of the Supporters Forum]. Daily Jugantor (in Bengali). Dhaka. 6 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
8. আরামবাগ, মুক্তিযোদ্ধার জয়ে শেষ চট্টগ্রাম পর্ব [The best in the eyes of the Supporters Forum]. Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). Dhaka. 5 May 2018. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
9. এএফসির মোকাবেলায় লাল-সবুজের প্রতিনিধিত্ব করছেন যারা [Those who are representing the red-green against the AFC] (in Bengali). 25 February 2019.
10. ধারে খেলে বাংলাদেশ দলে [Loaned player on Bangladesh team]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. 17 September 2019.
11. "P. HUSSAIN". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
12. জাতীয় দলে মামা-ভাগনে [Cousin in the national team]. Priyo (in Bengali). Dhaka. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
13. এসএ গেমসের স্কোয়াডে জাতীয় দলের ১৬ জন [16 national team members in South Asia Games squad]. Desh Rupantor (in Bengali). Dhaka. 19 November 2019.
14. জামাল, ইয়াসিন, জীবনকে নিয়েই এসএ গেমসের দল [Jamal, Yasin, make SA Games team]. Jagonews24.com (in Bengali). Dhaka. 19 November 2019.
15. এসএ গেমসের জন্য বাংলাদেশ দল ঘোষণা [Bangladesh team announced for SA Games]. The Daily Amader Kagoj (in Bengali). Dhaka. 20 November 2019.
16. মোরছালিন-আনিসুর নেই, এশিয়াডের জোড়াতালির দলে জামাল ভূঁইয়া [No Morsalin-Anisur, Jamal Bhuiyan in the Asiad hastily made team]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). July 17, 2023.
17. প্রতিপক্ষ পোস্টে যখন মুখোমুখি দুই ভাই, কেমন লাগে তাদের [When two brothers face each other in the post, how do they feel?]. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 18 April 2023.