Nurul Naium Faisal

Nurul Naium Faisal (; born 11 October 1995) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a defender. He last played for Bangladesh Premier League club Chittagong Abahani.

Club career

Chittagong Abahani Faisal started his career with his hometown club Chittagong Abahani Limited in 2010.

Mohammedan SC He moved to Mohammedan SC in 2013 and won the Super Cup in his first year with the Black and Whites.

Chittagong Abahani In 2016, Faisal returned to Chittagong Abahani, spending his second stint at the club as their first choice left-back.

Bashundhara Kings In 2018, Faisal joined newly promoted, Bashundhara Kings, and went on to win the league title during both the 2018–19 and 2020–21 seasons.

Dhaka Abahani In 2021, he joined Abahani Limited Dhaka and continued his record of winning titles by playing an integral role in the clubs domestic cup triumphs. On 28 June 2022, he scored the winning goal during a 3–2 victory over his former club, Chittagong Abahai in a league fixture.

International career Youth Faisal made his debut for the Bangladesh U19 team during the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers. He returned to the olympic team on 11 July 2017, during a friendly against Nepal U23. Faisal was later included in the team for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers.

Senior In 2018, Faisal was called up to the Bangladesh national team conditioning camp held in Qatar for the then upcoming 2018 SAFF Championship. Upon reaching Qatar, Faisal was greeted by his father, Noor Nabi Chowdhury, who had been stationed in Qatar for work purposes.

Honours Mohammedan SC Super Cup: 2013 Independence Cup: 2014

Chittagong Abahani Limited Independence Cup: 2016

Bashundhara Kings Bangladesh Premier League: 2018–19, 2020–21 Federation Cup: 2019, 2020 Independence Cup: 2018

Abahani Limited Dhaka Federation Cup: 2021 Independence Cup: 2021