Minhajul Abedin Ballu

Minhajul Abedin Rakib (, born 16 September 2001), also known as Ballu, is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Mohammedan SC.

Early career Ballu began his career at Arambagh Football Academy under the guiadance of coach Ibrahim Khalil Kala.

Club career Ballu participated in the Dhaka Third Division Football League in 2015 with The Muslim Institute.

He began his Premier League journey with Farashganj SC during the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League.

On 2 February 2024, Ballu scored the only goal as Mohammedan SC defeated Bashundhara Kings in the 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League to become the first club to defeat Kings at the Bashundhara Kings Arena. He was named Man of the Match following the games conclusion, and was also rewarded with Tk 25,000 from Mohapagol, the largest supporter club of Mohammedan.

International career Ballu captained Bangladesh at U14 level at the AFC U-14 Championship 2014 qualifiers held in Myanmar.

He was part of the Bangladesh U16 team that won the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship, where Ballu scored in a 4–0 victory over Sri Lanka U16 during the group stages. In the same year, Ballu also represented the Bangladesh U16 team during the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers held on home soil.

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