Ibrahim Fazeel
Ibrahim Fazeel (born 9 October 1980) is a Maldivian footballer[2] nicknamed "Oppo", who can play both as a midfielder and as a forward currently who plays for Llangefni Town FC He started his career while he was a student in Majeedhiyaa School in 1999. Fazeel played his first international match on 2 April 2000 against Syria (AFC Asian Cup Lebanon 2000) and scored first goal in the Golden jubilee international tournament against Bangladesh. He is the only player who scored for times in the semi-finals to take Maldives to the finals.
 Fazeel after winning saff championship in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ibrahim Fazeel | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Malé, Maldives | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Llangefni Town | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Majeediya School | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000 | New Lagoons | (6) | |
| 2001–2003 | Island Football Club | (44) | |
| 2004–2006 | New Radiant | (60) | |
| 2007 | VB Sports Club | (18) | |
| 2007–2008 | DPMM FC | (2) | |
| 2008–2011 | Victory Sports Club | (79) | |
| 2012 | New Radiant | (8) | |
| 2013 | B.G. Sports Club | (4) | |
| 2014 | New Radiant | (6) | |
| 2015 | New Radiant | (4) | |
| 2015 | Bodorgan FC | 7 | (6) |
| 2017 | Llangefni Town FC | ||
| 2017– | New Radiant | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2014 | Maldives[1] | 72 | (22) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 February 2015 | |||
After his international duty in 1999, he signed for his first club New lagoons in 2000. Between 2001 and 2003 he played for IFC which was the best club at that time. From 2004 to 2006 he changed to New Radiant SC. In 2007, a new club named VB signed him for a record fee. In October 2007, he transferred to DPMM FC in Brunei along with fellow Maldivian Ali Ashfaq and scored two goals for the team. In 2008, Fazeel lend his team to travel to final in SAFF Championship 2008 by scoring a goal against Sri Lanka. From 2008 to 2011 he played for Victory SC. Later in 2012, he played for New Radiant SC along with his National teammates Ashfaq and Ahmed Thoriq and played for BG Sports in 2013 and returned to his old team New Radiant SC He was one of the most important members of the Maldives national football team.
At 2014 AFC Challenge Cup Fazeel helped the Maldives National Football Team by scoring a penalty kick which led the team to 3rd place against Afghanistan by 1-1(8-7)
Club career
Anglesey League club Bodorgan FC acquired the signature of Fazeel on 7 February 2016.[3]
On 20 January 2017, Welsh Alliance side Llangefni Town F.C. completed the signing of Fazeel.[4][5]
References
- Ibrahim Fazeel - Goals in International Matches
- Darpan, Pratiyogita (August 2008). Pratiyogita Darpan. Pratiyogita Darpan. p. 35.
- Anglesey football club signs Maldives international in a bid to boost season. access date: 19 February 2017
- "OPPO" SIGNS FOR THE TOWN!. access date: 19 February 2017
- 30 top January transfers in North Wales football. access date: 19 February 2017
| Preceded by Ali Ashfaq |
Haveeru Maldivian Footballer of the Year 2005 |
Succeeded by Ali Umar |
| Preceded by Ali Ashfaq |
Haveeru Ranboot 2006 |
Succeeded by himself |
| Preceded by [First Time] |
FAM Maldivian Footballer of the Year 2005 |
Succeeded by Ali Umar |