Nurul Naium Faisal

Nurul Naium Faisal is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a defender. He last played for Bangladesh Premier League club Chittagong Abahani.

Club career

Faisal started his career with his hometown club Chittagong Abahani Limited in 2010.

He moved to Mohammedan SC in 2013 and won the Super Cup in his first year with the Black and Whites.

In 2016, Faisal returned to Chittagong Abahani, spending his second stint at the club as their first choice left-back.

In 2018, Faisal joined newly promoted, Bashundhara Kings, and went on to win the league title during both the 2018–19 and 2020–21 seasons.

In 2021, he joined Abahani Limited Dhaka and continued his record of winning titles by playing an integral role in the clubs domestic cup triumphs. On 28 June 2022, he scored the winning goal during a 3–2 victory over his former club, Chittagong Abahai in a league fixture.

Faisal made his debut for the Bangladesh U19 team during the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers. In 2015, he was called up to the Bangladesh U23 for the 2016 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers. He returned to the olympic team on 11 July 2017, during a friendly against Nepal U23. Faisal was later included in the team for the 2018 AFC U-23 Championship qualifiers.

In 2018, Faisal was called up to the Bangladesh national team conditioning camp held in Qatar for the then upcoming 2018 SAFF Championship. Upon reaching Qatar, Faisal was greeted by his father, Noor Nabi Chowdhury, who had been stationed in Qatar for work purposes. In 2019, he was again called up to the senior national team and this time it was for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round.

Mohammedan SC

Chittagong Abahani Limited

Bashundhara Kings

Abahani Limited Dhaka