Shahed Ahmed
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Tower Hamlets, London, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sporting Bengal United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | Wimbledon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2005 | Wycombe Wanderers | 4 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Wingate & Finchley | 17 | (0) |
| 2011– | Sporting Bengal United | ||
| Total | 21 | (1) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Shahed Ahmed (Bengali: শহীদ আহমেদ; born 13 September 1985) is an English footballer who plays for Sporting Bengal United, as a striker.
Background
Ahmed was born in Tower Hamlets, East London, and is of Bangladesh descent.[1]
Career
After beginning as a youth player at Wimbledon,[2][3] Ahmed signed a professional contract with Wycombe Wanderers in 2004. He made four appearances in The Football League for Wycombe,[4] scoring one goal in the 2–0 victory against Kidderminster Harriers in August 2004.[3] He also made one appearance in other competitions, before leaving in 2005.
Ahmed later played non-league football with Wingate & Finchley, where he made 17 league appearances.[5]
Ahmed's Bangladeshi roots and British residency, means that he can play for either Bangladesh or England.[6] In January 2010, he was targeted by the Bangladesh Football Federation to represent Bangladesh at the 2010 South Asian Games; he was unable to do so due to his exams.[7]
In February 2011, Ahmed joined Sporting Bengal United in the Essex Senior Football League.[8] He has now been appointed as captain.[9][10]
Personal life
In 2004, at the time of his move to Wycombe he commented: “You do not see too many Asian players in football because they need to make a breakthrough. Other sports, such as cricket and squash, are more popular with the Asian community and parents do not encourage their children to play and watch football.”[3]
Ahmed fasts during Ramadan. He also changes his diet and adapts his training around his fasting.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ "Shahed Ahmed". Chairboys on the Net. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- ↑ "Shahed Ahmed".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Shahed Ahmed – Player File". Chairboys on the Net. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ "WYCOMBE WANDERERS : 1993/94 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- ↑ "1st Team Appearances Since 1995 when Wingate & Finchley won promotion into The Isthmian Lge until May 2007". Wingate & Finchley F.C. Archived from the original on 22 May 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "The Whitechapel Wanderer". Emel. December 2004. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ "BIG CHANCE FOR DUO". NonLeagueDaily.com. 14 January 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ↑ "SAFETY NET ASSOCIATES KENT LEAGUE ROUND-UP". NonLeagueDaily.com. 6 February 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ↑ "[UK] London APSA and Sporting Bengal meet in first Essex Senior League fixture". Kick It Out. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ "London APSA and Sporting Bengal – Battle of East London". Operation Black Vote. 28 September 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2013.