Showkat Ali Selim
 Selim in 1985 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sheikh Mohammed Showkat Ali Selim | ||
| Date of birth | 3 December 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Dhaka Abahani | ||
| 1982–1985 | Victoria | ||
| 1986–1989 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | ||
| 1989–1993 | Dhaka Abahani | ||
| 1994 | Wari Club | ||
| International career | |||
| 1988 | Bangladesh U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 1990 | Bangladesh | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Showkat Ali Selim (Bengali: শওকত আলী সেলিম; born 3 December 1963) is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He represented the Bangladesh national team in 1990.
Club career
[edit]Selim won the Dhaka First Division League with Dhaka Abahani in both 1989–90 and 1992.[1]
International career
[edit]Selim represented Bangladesh U19 at the 1988 AFC Youth Championship qualifiers against North Korea U19 over two matches.[2][3] He was selected for the Bangladesh national team for the 1989 Bangladesh President's Gold Cup. He appeared in the final as replacement for the injured Sayeed Hassan Kanan, saving two penalties in the final shoot-out as Bangladesh defeated Korea University on penalties.[4] The Korean side also included numerous notable players such as Seo Jung-won, Hong Myung-bo and Kim Byung-soo.[5] His only official appearance for the national team came in a 0–3 defeat against Japan on 26 September 1990, in the Beijing Asian Games.[6]
Personal life
[edit]Selim is the son of Sheikh Shaheb Ali, former national footballer and the first coach of the Bangladesh national team.[7]
Honours
[edit]Dhaka Abahani
- Dhaka First Division League: 1989–90, 1992
- Independence Cup: 1989–90
References
[edit]- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Showkat Ali Selim (Player)". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ "লালবাগের সহীদ এক দশকে মাত্র দুটি দলেই খেলেছেন" [Lalbagh's Shahid has played for only two teams in a decade]. Ctgsangbad24 (in Bengali). 18 January 2024. Archived from the original on 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Bangladesh v Korea DPR, 03 April 1988". 11v11.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ কায়সার হামিদের নেতৃত্বে ফুটেছিল ‘মে ফ্লাওয়ার’ [The 'May Flower' bloomed under the leadership of Kaiser Hamid]. shampratikdeshkal.com (in Bengali). 5 May 2024. Archived from the original on 25 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ লাল দলের রাঙিয়ে দেওয়া প্রেসিডেন্ট গোল্ড কাপ ফুটবল [President's Gold Cup football painted by the red team]. Utp al Shuvro (in Bengali). 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 17 February 2022. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Japan vs. Bangladesh". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ Dulal, Mahmud (2014). পাকিস্তান জাতীয় দল বাঙালি খেলোয়াড় (transl. Bengali players in the Pakistan national team) (in Bengali). Bishhoshahitto Bhobon. pp. 51–54.
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