Bishwanath Ghosh (footballer)

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Bishwanath Ghosh
Personal information
Full name Bishwanath Ghosh
Date of birth (1999-05-30) 30 May 1999 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Tangail , Bangladesh
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Right Back, Centre back
Team information
Current team
Bashundhara Kings
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–16 Victoria SC
2016–17 Mohammedan SC
2017–19 Sheikh Russel KC 44 (0)
2019– Bashundhara Kings 68 (0)
International career
2015–17 Bangladesh U20 8 (1)
2017–19 Bangladesh U23 10 (0)
2018– Bangladesh 41 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
South Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kathmandu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Bishwanath Ghosh (Bengali: বিশ্বনাথ ঘোষ; born 30 May 1999) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team.

International career[edit]

On 4 September 2018, Bishwanath made his senior international debut against Bhutan in 2018 SAFF Championship.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

As of 26 March 2024.[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bangladesh 2018 5 0
2019 6 0
2020 5 1
2021 5 1
2022 7 2
2023 11 0
2024 2 0
Total 41 0

International goals[edit]

Youth[edit]
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1
8 November 2017 Central Stadium, Hisor Sri Lanka Sri Lanka U19
1–0
4–0
2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification

Personal life[edit]

Bishwanath married his childhood girlfriend Chaity Ghosh in January 2020 in middle of 2020 Bangabandhu Cup. He took a three-hour break from his head coach during practise session for the same.[5]

From religious views, Bishwanath is a follower of Hinduism.

Honours[edit]

Bashundhara Kings

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bishwanath Ghosh at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  2. ^ "GHOSH Bishwanath". Asian Games 2018 Jakarta Palembang. Archived from the original on 8 September 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Bishwanath rekindles tradition of long throw-in". Dhaka Tribune. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  4. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Bishwanath Ghosh". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  5. ^ অনুশীলনে ৩ ঘণ্টার ছুটি নিয়ে ফুটবলারের বিয়ে. Odhikar (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-03-08.