Nazmul Islam Rasel

Nazmul Islam Rasel (; born 8 April 1996) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Dhaka Wanderers.

Club career Rasel began his professional career in the Bangladesh Championship League with Victoria SC in 2012. On 8 March 2012, he scored his first professional league goal against Beanibazar SC in a 2–1 victory.

The following year, Rasel made his Bangladesh Premier League debut with Feni SC. He scored his first Premier League goal while representing Farashganj SC in a 2–2 draw against Chittagong Abahani during the 2014–15 league season.

In 2019, Rasel joined Police FC for a salary of Tk 25 lakh per season. His impact playing as captain during the five matches before the cancellation of the 2019–20 league season earned him a senior national team call up.

International career Rasel made his debut for Bangladesh U17 during the 51st Subroto Cup in India. He then went on to represent Bangladesh U19 during the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers held in Dhaka.

He returned to the team during the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers and although Bangladesh failed to advance to the main stage, Rasel played an integral role in their 1–0 victory over Kuwait U19.