Kazi Rahad Mia (Bengali: কাজী রাহাদ মিয়া; born 15 July 2003) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bangladesh Premier League club Dhaka Wanderers.

Kazi Rahad Mia
Personal information
Full name Mohammed Kazi Rahad Mia
Date of birth (2003-07-15) 15 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Brahmanbaria, Bangladesh
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back, center-back
Team information
Current team
Dhaka Wanderers
Number 20
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Victoria SC
2019–2020 Brothers Union 0 (0)
2020–2021 Arambagh KS 19 (0)
2022–2023 Chittagong Abahani 5 (0)
2023–2024 Mohammedan SC 1 (0)
2024– Dhaka Wanderers 0 (0)
International career
2019 Bangladesh U19 7 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Bangladesh
SAFF U-18 Championship
Runner-up 2019 Nepal Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 November 2019

Club career

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Match-fixing accusations

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In August 2021, Rahad was one of the 13 footballers from Arambagh KS banned by BFF initially for three years due to match-fixing. The ban was later reduced to one year by FIFA.[1] Nonetheless, he denied the accusations stating "I am not involved (with match-fixing) in any way. I came to Dhaka to become a big footballer. But I don't understand what happened. Now I can't leave the house because of shame. What will I answer to everyone, including my family?".[2][3]

International career

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In 2019, Rahad represented the Bangladesh U19 team at both the 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship and 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "ফিফাও নিষিদ্ধ করল আরামবাগের ম্যাচ পাতানো ফুটবলারদের". Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  2. ^ "'লজ্জায় বাসা থেকে বের হতে পারছি না'". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 30 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ "পাতানো ফুটবল: আরামবাগের ৪ জন আজীবন নিষিদ্ধ". RTV Online (in Bengali). 29 August 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ "SAFF U-18: Bangladesh makes flying start beating Sri Lanka 3-0". United News Bangladesh. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  5. ^ "AFC U-19 Qualifiers: Bangladesh to play hosts Bahrain on Wednesday". Dhaka Tribune. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
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