Aminul Hoque

Aminul Hoque [ Bengali : আমিনুল হক ] (born 5 October 1980), is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Muktijoddha Sangsad KS in Bangladesh League. He is former Bangladesh national football team goalkeeper. He can be marked as the "Greatest Goalkeeper of All Time of Bangladesh (& also arguably the Greatest Footballer of All Time of Bangladesh)". Former Coach of Bangladesh national football team George Kottan even went as far as to declare him as one of the best goalkeepers he has ever seen.

Aminul Hoque
Personal information
Full name Md. Aminul Hoque
Date of birth (1980-10-05) 5 October 1980
Place of birth Dhaka, Bangladesh
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
Muktijoddha Sangsad KS
Number 1
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2010 Bangladesh 48 (0)

He is considered one of the great South Asian influential footballer along with Ali Ashfaq and Bhaichung Bhutia of his generation and his good ability to read the game and positional sense made him one of the "Greatest Goalkeeper in South Asian Football History."[1]

Career

Aminul made his club debut with the Mohammedan junior team in 1994. Trying and failing to break in the starting first eleven of Mohammedan, he ended up in Farashganj where he made his first club division debut 2 years later. He represented most of the well known clubs in the B-League, but spent his golden days with Muktijoddha. For 2 seasons he played for Brothers Union, and then in 2008 he came to Mohammedan. In 2007, he missed an entire season due to injury.[2]

Although he spent most of his football career in Bangladesh, in 2004 he was contacted by Newcastle United of Premier League for recruitment. But unfortunately, the deal fell through. When asked about it, he said, "yes I did got an offer from Newcastle United, but because of some communication problem, the deal did not progressed." Shebby Singh of ESPN Star said, "he deserves to play in a better league. Maybe even in England with proper training." He currently plays for Muktijoddha Sangsad in Bangladesh Football Premier League. He also serves as the captain of the squad of the club.[3]

He has also spent spells in India, Malaysia and Saudi-Arabia.

Season Club National Football Championship Premier League Bangladesh Federation Cup
12/13 Mohammedan SC Dhaka - -
11/12 Mohammedan SC Dhaka - -
10/11 Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club W R
09/10 Mohammedan SC Dhaka - W
08/09 Mohammedan SC Dhaka - W
2007 Brothers Union Dhaka - -
05/06 Brothers Union Dhaka W W
2004 Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka - -
2003 Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka W W
01/02 Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka - W
2000 Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka - -
1999 Muktijoddha Sangsad Dhaka W -

International career

In 1995, he earned a call up to the Bangladesh national squad, but couldn't break into the starting eleven right away. Finally, in 1998, his dream came true as he started against Qatar in a friendly match. He won the Gold in 1999 SA Games and 2010 SA Games. His most influential game was probably against Maldives in the finals of 2003 SAFF Championship Cup squad. The game went on to the penalty shoot out and Aminul Hoque stepped up like a true leader. A true shot stopper, he won Bangladesh the game that night with a few fine saves. Aminul was also nominated as the best goalkeeper in the 2003 SAFF games. He uninterruptedly captained the national side from 2005. Bangladeshi football fan cherish his extraordinary performance in SAFF 2005 final although Bangladesh defeated 2–0 against India.[1] In 2010, when he was at the peak of his career he decided to retire from national team and make way for young players to come in. His last game for the national team was against Hong Kong at the Asian Games in Guangzhou.

Since then, his longtime contender and rival Biplob Bhattacharya took his place as both the captain and goalkeeper of Bangladesh national football team. In 2011 Bangladesh Football Federation's appeal to reconsider his retirement decision to represent the country in the FIFA World Cup pre-qualifiers against Pakistan. He said,“I stick to my decision of retirement from the international arena as I discussed the issue with my family members and well-wishers after getting a comeback call from the BFF on Monday,”[2]

Date Home Team Away Team Result Event YC YRC RC
2010-02-20 Sri Lanka Bangladesh 3:0 Asian Cup 2011 - Group A 0 0 0 1
2010-02-18 Bangladesh Myanmar 1:2 Asian Cup 2011 - Group A 0 0 0 0
2010-02-16 Tajikistan Bangladesh 1:2 Asian Cup 2011 - Group A 0 0 0 0
2009-12-08 Bangladesh Sri Lanka 2:1 SAFF Cup 2009 - Group B 0 0 0 0
2009-12-06 Bangladesh Pakistan 0:0 SAFF Cup 2009 - Group B 0 0 0 0
2009-12-04 Bangladesh Bhutan 4:1 SAFF Cup 2009 - Group B 0 0 0 0
2009-04-30 Bangladesh Macau 3:0 Asian Cup 2011 - Group A 0 0 0 0
2009-04-28 Bangladesh Myanmar 1:2 Asian Cup 2011 - Group A 0 0 0 0
2009-04-26 Bangladesh Cambodia 1:0 Asian Cup 2011 - Group A 0 0 0 0
2008-11-13 Bangladesh Indonesia 0:2 Friendly 0 0 0 0
2008-11-11 Myanmar Bangladesh 0:0 Friendly 0 0 0 0
2008-10-18 Myanmar Bangladesh 1:0 Friendly 0 0 0 0
2008-05-09 Kyrgyzstan Bangladesh 2:1 Asian Cup 2011 - Group C 0 0 0 0
2008-05-05 Bangladesh Afghanistan 0:0 Asian Cup 2011 - Group C 0 0 0 0
2006-11-15 Hong Kong Bangladesh 2:0 Asian Cup 2007 - Group F 0 0 0 1
2006-10-11 Bangladesh Uzbekistan 0:4 Asian Cup 2007 - Group F 0 0 0 0
2006-09-06 Qatar Bangladesh 3:0 Asian Cup 2007 - Group F 0 0 0 0
2006-08-16 Bangladesh Qatar 1:4 Asian Cup 2007 - Group F 0 0 0 0
2006-04-10 Bangladesh Tajikistan 1:6 Friendly 0 0 0 0
2006-04-05 Bangladesh Palestine 1:1 Friendly 0 0 0 0
2006-04-03 Bangladesh Guam 3:0 Friendly 0 0 0 0
2006-04-01 Bangladesh Cambodia 2:1 Friendly 0 0 0 0
2006-02-22 Uzbekistan Bangladesh 5:0 Asian Cup 2007 - Group F 0 0 0 0
2005-12-26 Pakistan Bangladesh 0:1 Asian Cup 2007 - Preliminary Round 0 0 0 0
2005-12-22 Bangladesh Pakistan 0:0 Asian Cup 2007 - Preliminary Round 0 0 0 0
2005-12-17 India Bangladesh 2:0 SAFF Cup 2005 - Final 0 0 0 0
2005-12-14 Pakistan Bangladesh 0:1 SAFF Cup 2005 - Semi Finals 0 0 0 0
2005-12-10 Bangladesh Nepal 2:0 SAFF Cup 2005 - Group B 0 1 0 0
2005-12-08 Bangladesh Bhutan 3:0 SAFF Cup 2005 - Group B 0 0 0 0
2003-11-30 Tajikistan Bangladesh 2:0 World Cup 2006 - Preliminary Round 0 0 0 0
2003-11-26 Bangladesh Tajikistan 0:2 World Cup 2006 - Preliminary Round 0 0 0 0
2003-03-30 Hong Kong Bangladesh 2:2 Asian Cup 2004 - Group 4 0 0 0 0
2003-03-27 Laos Bangladesh 2:1 Asian Cup 2004 - Group 4 0 0 0 0
2003-01-20 Bangladesh Maldives 1:1(5:3) SAFF Cup 2003 - Final 0 0 0 0
2003-01-18 Bangladesh India 2:1 SAFF Cup 2003 - Semi Finals 0 0 0 0
2003-01-13 Bangladesh Maldives 1:0 SAFF Cup 2003 - Group B 0 0 0 0
2003-01-11 Bangladesh Nepal 1:0 SAFF Cup 2003 - Group B 0 0 0 0
Total 0 1 0 2

References

  1. "Bhutia savours record third title". Archived from the original on 2018-09-09. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
  2. "Aminul sticks by decision". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
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