Abu Shaeid

Abu Shaeid (; born 6 August 1999) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Football League club Brothers Union.

Early career Abu Shaeid participated in the Bangabandhu Gold Cup primary school tournament, after which he was called up to attend trials for the 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship bound Bangladesh U16 team. Although Abu Shaeid secured a place in the 30-member preliminary squad, he missed a spot in the final squad due to severe illness. Despite his father persistently urging him to join the Bangladesh Army, he continued to play football at the district and divisional levels due to his mother's intervention. Eventually, in 2017, he was called up to the Bangladesh U19 team.

Club career In 2017, Abu Shaeid joined Farashganj SC in the Bangladesh Football League after securing a place in the Bangladesh U19 team. On 27 August 2017, Abu Shaeid made his league debut in a 1–2 defeat to Sheikh Russel KC. The following year he signed a contract with Saif Sporting Club which would last till 2021.

In 2022, Abu Shaeid joined Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club. On 7 July 2023, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–3 defeat to Bashundhara Kings.

International career Abu Shaeid was part of the youth national teams during the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers and 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers.

Abu Shaeid made the Bangladesh national team preliminary squad for both the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers and 2023 SAFF Championship, however failed to make the final squad on both occasions.

In 2023, coach Javier Cabrera selected Abu Shaeid in the final squad for the 2022 Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China.

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Honours Abahani Limited Dhaka Independence Cup: 2021 Federation Cup: 2021–22