# Ibrahim Fazeel

Ibrahim Fazeel (born 9 October 1980) is a Maldivian footballer nicknamed "Oppo". 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)

## Club career

Anglesey League club Bodorgan FC acquired the signature of Fazeel on 7 February 2016.
On 20 January 2017, Welsh Alliance side Llangefni Town F.C. completed the signing of Fazeel.

## Career Statistics
### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Maldives | 2000 | 4 | 1 |
| Maldives | 2001 | 4 | 0 |
| Maldives | 2002 | 2 | 0 |
| Maldives | 2003 | 10 | 3 |
| Maldives | 2004 | 7 | 1 |
| Maldives | 2005 | 3 | 3 |
| Maldives | 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| Maldives | 2008 | 7 | 3 |
| Maldives | 2009 | 9 | 7 |
| Maldives | 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| Maldives | 2011 | 16 | 4 |
| Maldives | 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| Maldives | 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 71 | 22 |
    Scores and results list Maldives's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fazeel goal.
List of international goals scored by Ibrahim Fazeel :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 4 May 2000 | Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Bangladesh | 1-1 | 1-1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 8 January 2003 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Pakistan | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup |
| 3 | 3 December 2003 | Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Mongolia | 3-0 | 12-0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 3 December 2003 | Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Mongolia | 4-0 | 12-0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 8 September 2004 | Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Lebanon | 1-5 | 2-5 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 7 December 2005 | People's Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Afghanistan | 2-0 | 9-1 | 2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup |
| 7 | 7 December 2005 | People's Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Afghanistan | 4-1 | 9-1 | |
| 8 | 7 December 2005 | People's Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Afghanistan | 7-1 | 9-1 | |
| 9 | 5 June 2008 | Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Nepal | 3-1 | 4-1 | 2008 SAFF Championship |
| 10 | 5 June 2008 | Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Nepal | 4-1 | 4-1 | 2008 SAFF Championship |
| 11 | 11 June 2008 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 1-0 | 1-0 | 2008 SAFF Championship |
| 12 | 14 April 2009 | Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Turkmenistan | 1-2 | 1-3 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 13 | 16 April 2009 | Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Philippines | 1-1 | 3-2 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 14 | 18 April 2009 | Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Bhutan | 3-0 | 5-0 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 15 | 18 April 2009 | Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Bhutan | 4-0 | 5-0 | 2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 16 | 9 December 2009 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | India U23 | 2-0 | 2-0 | 2009 SAFF Championship |
| 17 | 11 December 2009 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | 2-1 | 5-1 | 2009 SAFF Championship |
| 18 | 11 December 2009 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | 4-1 | 5-1 | 2009 SAFF Championship |
| 19 | 6 August 2011 | Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles | Comoros | 2-1 | 2-2 | 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games |
| 20 | 9 August 2011 | Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles | Seychelles | 1-2 | 1-5 | 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games |
| 21 | 24 November 2011 | Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Seychelles | 1-1 | 2-1 | Friendly |
| 22 | 24 November 2011 | Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives | Seychelles | 2-1 | 2-1 | Friendly |

## Honours

Maldives
* SAFF Championship: 2008