# Zahid Hasan Ameli

Zahid Hasan Ameli (Bengali: জাহিদ হাসান এমিলি; born 25 December 1987) is a retired Bangladeshi footballer who played as a striker for the Bangladesh national team from 2005 to 2014. He is the current second highest goalscorer Bangladesh in international football and also has the third highest caps.

## Club career

From 2007 to 2009, Ameli played for Dhaka side Abahani Limited where he scored 25 league goals, helping the club win back-to-back B. League titles. He then moved to another Dhaka side, Mohammedan Sport Club for the 2009–10 season where he scored 18 goals as the club finished league runners-up. Before the start of the 2010–11 season, he transferred to Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club. They eventually won the league title. Later he joined Muktijoddha Sangsad KS in the 2011–12 season; his team became Premier League runner-up. He joined Sheikh Russel KC in 2012 and led his team to the Federation Cup (Bangladesh) title by scoring 8 goals in the tournament.

## International goals

    Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 8 December 2005 | Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi | Bhutan | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2005 SAFF Gold Cup |
| 2. | 12 December 2005 | Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi | India | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2005 SAFF Gold Cup |
| 3. | 1 April 2006 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Cambodia | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2006 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 4. | 3 April 2006 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Guam | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2006 AFC Challenge Cup |
| 5. | 9 May 2008 | Spartak Stadium, Bishkek | Kyrgyzstan | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification |
| 6. | 6 June 2008 | Sugathadasa Stadium, Colombo | Afghanistan | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2008 SAFF Championship |
| 7. | 4 December 2009 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Bhutan | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2009 SAFF Championship |
| 8. | 29 June 2011 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Pakistan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 28 July 2011 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Lebanon | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 10. | 20 November 2012 | National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 11. | 5 September 2013 | Halchowk Stadium, Kathmandu | Pakistan | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2013 SAFF Championship |
| 12. | 24 October 2014 | Shamsul Huda Stadium, Jessore | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 13. | 27 October 2014 | Muktijuddho Sriti Stadium, Rajshahi | Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 1–0 | International Friendly |
| 14. | 2 June 2015 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Afghanistan | 1–0 | 1–1 | International Friendly |
| 15. | 16 June 2015 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Tajikistan | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

Brothers Union
* Dhaka Premier Division League: 2003–04, 2005
* National League: 2004
* Federation Cup: 2005
* Bordoloi Trophy: 2004
Abahani Limited
* Bangladesh Premier League: 2007, 2008–09
Mohammedan SC
* Federation Cup: 2009
* Super Cup: 2009
* Independence Cup: 2013–14
Sheikh Russel KC
* Bangladesh Premier League: 2012–13
* Federation Cup: 2012
* Independence Cup: 2012–13
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club
* Bangladesh Premier League: 2010–11
Chittagong Abahani
* Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup: 2015
* Independence Cup: 2016
Bangladesh U-23
* South Asian Games Gold medal (1): 2010