Jayed Ahmed

Jayed Ahmed (জায়েদ আহমেদ; born 6 July 2002) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi and the Bangladesh national team. Due to his versatility, he can operate either as a defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder, wide midfielder or as a right back.

Club career
Jayed began his career with Saif SC Jr. in the 2017–18 Dhaka Third Division League. He was eventually promoted to the senior team for the 2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League. On 3 March 2020, he scored his first professional goal against Muktijoddha Sangsad KC during a 2–0 victory, in what was only his second league appearance.

International career
In 2019, Jayed was called up to attend training sessions with the Bangladesh U19 team, however, he failed to make the final list of selected players.

Jayed represented the Bangladesh U23 team in both the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers and the 2022 Asian Games.

On 14 November 2023, he made his debut for the Bangladesh national team during a 1–1 draw with Maldives in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC first round.

On February 26, 2024, Jayed, along with a few of his teammates, was spotted playing in a local tournament in Sylhet, although he was scheduled to report to the national team the following day for 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification – AFC second round preparation, drawing criticism from local news outlets.