Abu Shaeid
Abu Shaeid (; born 6 August 1999) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club in the Bangladesh Premier League. Early career
Shaeid participated in the Bangabandhu Gold Cup primary school tournament, after which he was called up to attend trials for the  2017 SAFF U-15 Championship bound Bangladesh U16 team. Although Shaeid secured a place in the 30-member preliminary squad, he missed a spot in the final squad due to severe illness. Despite his father persistently urging him to join the Bangladesh Army, he continued to play football at the district and divisional levels due to his mother's intervention. Eventually, in 2017, he was called up to the Bangladesh U19 team. Club career
In 2017, Shaeid joined Farashganj SC in the Bangladesh Premier League after securing a place in the Bangladesh U19 team. On 27 August 2017, Shaeid made his league debut in a 1–2 defeat to Sheikh Russel KC. The following year he signed a contract with Saif Sporting Club which would last till 2021. In 2021, Shaeid joined Abahani Limited Dhaka. On 7 December 2021, he made his debut against Rahmatganj MFS during the 2021 Independence Cup. He won both the Independence Cup and 2021–22 Federation Cup trophies with the club. He also represented the club against ATK Mohun Bagan in the 2022 AFC Cup qualifying play-offs. In 2022, Shaeid joined Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club. On 7 July 2023, he scored his first professional goal in a 1–3 defeat to Bashundhara Kings. International career
Shaeid was part of the youth national teams for during the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers and 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers. Shaeid made the Bangladesh national team preliminary squad for both the 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers and 2023 SAFF Championship, however failed to make the final squad on both occasions. In 2023, coach Javier Cabrera selected Shaeid in the final squad for the 2022 Asian Games, in Hangzhou, China. Career statistics

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Honours
Abahani Limited Dhaka
 Independence Cup: 2021
 Federation Cup: 2021–22

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Living people
1999 births
Bangladeshi men's footballers
Bangladesh men's youth international footballers
Saif Sporting Club players
Abahani Limited Dhaka players
Farashganj SC players
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club players
Men's association football midfielders
People from Nilphamari District
Sportspeople from Rangpur Division
Bangladesh Premier League footballers
Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
Asian Games competitors for Bangladesh