PLAYER DETAILS
Tariq Kazi profile
- Club
- Bashundhara Kings
- Position
- Right-Back
- Nationality
- Bangladesh
- Date of birth
- 2000-10-06
- Birthplace
- Tampere, Finland
- Height
- 179 cm
- Shirt number
- 40
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Tariq Kazi
Tariq Raihan Kazi (Bengali: তারিক কাজী; born 6 October 2000) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings. Born in Finland, he plays for the Bangladesh national team at international level. During his youth career he was primarily used as a right wing-back, who could also be deployed as a right back, later on he was transitioned into a center back by coach Óscar Bruzón.
Kazi is the second Bangladeshi descent footballer to represent Bangladesh internationally after Danish-born Jamal Bhuyan. He represented Finland at U17 and U19 levels internationally, before switching national sides. He also made an appearance in the UEFA Europa League qualifying stage for Ilves.