Reasat Islam Khaton
Reasat Islam Khaton (Bengali: রিয়াসাত ইসলাম খাতন) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a midfielder. He currently plays for Welsh Premier League side Llanelli Town A.F.C.[1][2]
He is the first ever Bangladeshi to play a competitive match for the first team of a top-division European club.[3][4]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Reasat Islam Khaton | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Llanelli Town A.F.C. | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2004 | Freiburger FC | ||
| 2004–08 | SC Freiburg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–09 | KSV Hessen Kassel II | ||
| 2009 | FSC Lohfelden | 20 | (8) |
| 2009–10 | 1. FC Schwalmstadt | 14 | (3) |
| 2010 | SC Wiedenbrück 2000 | ||
| 2010–11 | VfB Marburg | ||
| 2011–12 | FSC Lohfelden | ||
| 2012 | Chemnitzer FC II | ||
| 2012–13 | BV Cloppenburg | ||
| 2014 | SV Seligenporten | ||
| 2014–15 | Pachanga Diliman F.C. | 8 | (0) |
| 2015–16 | SV Kaufungen 07 | ||
| 2016–17 | Carrick Rangers F.C. | ||
| 2017–18 | Carmarthen Town A.F.C. | ||
| 2018– | Llanelli Town A.F.C. | 10 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 April 2019 | |||
Club career
Reasat's family moved to Germany when he was five and he started playing football the following year with Freiburger FC.
When he was 14, he joined the youth team of Bundesliga side SC Freiburg.
Reasat featured for SC Freiburg's U-19 side before playing for KSV Hessen Kassel II's U-23 team where he played around 23 games for them.
During 2008-2014, he played for several clubs from fourth & fifth tier of German football respectively. Notably he spent his best times with FSC Lohfelden scoring 8 goals in 20 matches. After that he scored 3 goals in 14 matches for 1. FC Schwalmstadt during league games & 4 goals in 3 matches in cup games.[5]
After playing in the German pyramid at various clubs, Reasat was signed by Filipino top tier side Pachanga Diliman F.C. On 20 June 2015, Finally Reasat made his top tier debut of his career against Green Archers United F.C.
In January 2017, he was signed by Northern Irish second-tier side Carrick Rangers F.C. but he could not played any match because of injury. He was also released by Welsh side Carmarthen Town A.F.C. before playing any single match for them due injury.
On 9 July 2018, Reasat was signed by newly promoted Welsh Premier League side Llanelli Town A.F.C.[6]
Reasat made his European top-tier debut on 18 August 2018, in a 3–2 win against Cefn Druids A.F.C. in the league game of Welsh Premier League, coming on as a 90th minute substitute for Jordan Follows.[7] By playing this match, he also became the first ever Bangladesh-born to feature in a top-division European club.[8]
International career
In July 2013, Reasat Khaton first arrived in Bangladesh for a trial for a place in the Bangladesh national football team as Dutch coach Lodewijk de Kruif was looking for Bangladeshi expatriate booters to boost his squad for the 2013 SAFF Championship. However, he was not selected for the main squad of the national team for that edition of SAFF Championship.
In May 2015, Reasat was called up again for national duties against both Singapore & Afghanistan by head coach Lodewijk de Kruif. Although he remained in bench for both matches and yet to make his international debut.
References
- "Bangladesh - R. Khaton - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- https://www.flashscore.com/player/khaton-reasat/GYpTECGl/
- http://www.llanellitownafc.co.uk/player/reasat-islam-khatonn/
- ইউরোপের শীর্ষ লিগে বাংলাদেশির অভিষেক [Bangladeshi debut in Europe's top league]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali).
- "1.FC Schwalmstadt".
- "REDS SIGN EXPERIENCED INTERNATIONAL WINGER". Llanelli Town AFC. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- "Cefn Druids vs. Llanelli Town - 18 August 2018 - Soccerway".
- Uddin, Mahtab (3 September 2018). "Bangladeshi Reasat playing in Welsh Premier League". The Daily Observer.