Topu Barman
Topu Barman (; born 20 December 1994) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a centre back. He currently plays for Bangladesh Premier League team Bashundhara Kings, which he captains, and the Bangladesh national football team. Club career. Bashundhara Kings. Topu Barman joined Bashundhara Kings in September 2019. He made his debut for Bashundhara during a 2019-20 Federation Cup match against Chittagong Abahani on 27 December 2019. His first goal for Bashundhara came against Bangladesh Police FC in the same competition on 1 January 2020.The Federation Cup became the first title Topu won with Bashundhara after his arrival . Before the start of the 2020–21 Federation Cup and 2021 league season Topu was named as the new captain of Bashundhara Kings after Daniel Colindres departed the side. Topu played twice during the tournament as Bashundhara won the trophy for the second year running. Topu helped Bashundhara Kings keep a solid defense as the club won the 2021 Bangladesh Premier League with 4 league games remaining. Topu ended the season league season with a first-half brace against his former club and title rival Dhaka Abahani. He opened the scoring with an own goal 28 minutes into the match and  then made up for his error with a headed goal into the Abahani net 10 minutes later. The game ended in a stalemate after a goalless second half. Interest from abroad. After the 2021 SAFF Championship Topu has had offers from NorthEast United FC who currently play in the Indian Super League, the topflight of Indian football and he also has attracted interest from an unknown club from the Qatari Second Division also known as the Qatar Stars League International career. Bangladesh national team. On 24 October 2014, at the age of 19 years, 11 months, and 5 days, Topu  made his debut for Bangladesh national football team by playing a friendly match against Sri Lanka. He entered the field as a substitute for defender Yeasin Khan in the 63rd minute of the match, the game ended as 1-1. On 28 December 2015, he scored his first goal in international football against Bhutan. Topu was named in the squad for the SAFF Championship: 2018 and had an impressive tournament even though hosts Bangladesh were not able to reach the knockout stages once more. He scored against both Bhutan and Pakistan during the group-stages.Topu also scored a crucial  goal against Afghanistan during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification round helping Bangladesh reach the final stage of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification round On 1 October 2021, Topu kicked off Bangladesh national football teams 2021 SAFF Championship with a calmly converted penalty against Sri Lanka earning the team a 1-0 victory and a winning start to the tournament.He also played the full 90 minutes against Nepal in the final group match of the competition for both sides where Bangladesh needed a win to reach the finals, the match concluded as 1-1, after a controversial late  penalty call from the referee which ended Bangladesh national football teams hopes of reaching the finals once again. On 13 November 2021, During the second matchday of the 2021 Four Nations Football Tournament, Topu scored an 86th minute penalty to give Bangladesh a memorable win against Maldives for the first time in 18 years.However,during the last group match against Sri Lanka with Bangladesh only needing a draw, Topu missed a first half penalty and after conceding late into the game Bangladesh suffered a 2-1 defeat, denying the country a place in an international tournament final again. Personal  life. Topu is dating Swarnali Krishna, a medical student, since 2015. From religious views, Topu is a follower of Hindu religion. Honours. Bashundhara Kings