Motahar Ali Khan

Motahar Ali Khan (; 1923 – 2002) also known by his nickname Phonu, was a footballer from East Pakistan, now Bangladesh who played as a left-back. He notably played for Kolkata Mohammedan from 1944 to 1947.

Early life Khan was born in December 1923, at Mymensingh, British India (present-day Bangladesh).

Playing career Youth career Khan played college football at Islamia College, under his captaincy, Islamia College Football team in 1943 became the unbeaten champion of the Inter-College football league for the first time. He also appeared for first class football at Mymensingh for Mymensingh Mohammedan in 1937 when he was only 14 years old and a student of class VIII of Kishoreganj High School.

In 1946, Khan played in an international junior match for India against the Europeans. The subsequent year, he was elected as the captain of Kolkata Mohammedan. The same year, he captained the Park Circus Club at the Roy Challenge Cup held at Comilla. Khan would then go on to represent the Raiders in 1953.

Other sports Khan also played cricket for Mohammedan Sporting for some years. Alongside playing for the Baluchistan Cricket XI in numerous festival matches between 1949 till 1954, at Quetta.

Honours Kolkata Mohammedan Cooch Behar Cup: 1947

Balochistan Red Inter-Provincial Football Championship: 1950

Mymensingh Inter-District Football Tournament: 1951