Ibrahim Fazeel

Ibrahim Fazeel
Fazeel celebrating the SAFF Championship win in 2008
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Fazeel
Date of birth (1980-10-09) 9 October 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Malé, Maldives
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Llangefni Town
Number 99
Youth career
Majeediya School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000 New Lagoons (6)
2001–2003 Island Football Club (44)
2004–2006 New Radiant (60)
2007 VB Sports Club (18)
2007–2008 DPMM FC (2)
2008–2011 Victory Sports Club (79)
2012 New Radiant (8)
2013 B.G. Sports Club (4)
2014 New Radiant (6)
2015 New Radiant (4)
2015 Bodorgan FC 7 (6)
2017 Llangefni Town FC
2017– New Radiant
International career
2000–2014 Maldives[1] 72 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 February 2015

Ibrahim Fazeel (born 9 October 1980) is a Maldivian footballer[2] nicknamed "Oppo".[3][4][5][6][7][8] He can play both as a midfielder and as a forward currently who plays for Llangefni Town FC. He started his career while he was a student in Majeediyya School in 1999. Fazeel played his first international match on 2 April 2000 against Syria (AFC Asian Cup Lebanon 2000) and scored first goal in the Golden jubilee international tournament against Bangladesh. He is the only player who scored for times in the semi-finals to take Maldives to the finals.

After his international duty in 1999, he signed for his first club New lagoons in 2000. Between 2001 and 2003 he played for IFC which was the best club at that time. From 2004 to 2006 he changed to New Radiant SC. In 2007, a new club named VB signed him for a record fee. In October 2007, he transferred to DPMM FC in Brunei along with fellow Maldivian Ali Ashfaq and scored two goals for the team. In 2008, Fazeel lend his team to travel to final in SAFF Championship 2008 by scoring a goal against Sri Lanka. From 2008 to 2011 he played for Victory SC. Later in 2012, he played for New Radiant SC along with his National teammates Ashfaq and Ahmed Thoriq and played for BG Sports in 2013 and returned to his old team New Radiant SC He was one of the most important members of the Maldives national football team.

At the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup, Fazeel helped the Maldives National Football Team by scoring a penalty kick which led the team to 3rd place against Afghanistan by 1–1 (8–7)

  1. ^ Ibrahim Fazeel - Goals in International Matches
  2. ^ Darpan, Pratiyogita (August 2008). Pratiyogita Darpan. Pratiyogita Darpan. p. 35.
  3. ^ "އަހަރުގައިވެސް އޮއްޕޮގެ ލެގަސީ ފަނޑުނުވީ މިހެންވެ". avas.mv.
  4. ^ "އޮއްޕޮ އަދިވެސް ހަމަ ތަފާތީ، މިއަދަކީ އޭނާއަށް ހާއްސަ ދުވަހެއް". sun.mv.
  5. ^ "ލާންގެވްނީ ޓީމުގައި އޮއްޕޮ ވިދާލައިފި". avas.mv.
  6. ^ "އޮއްޕޮ ޔޫރަޕު ފުޓްބޯޅައިގެ އިތުރު ހަރުފަތަކަށް". sun.mv.
  7. ^ "OPPO CONSIDERING RETIREMENT". baolha.mv.
  8. ^ "Ibrahim Fazeel - Football News article". Archived from the original on 15 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)