Shahriar Emon

Shahriar Emon (শাহরিয়ার ইমন; born 7 March 2001) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a right-winger for Bangladesh Premier League club Mohammedan SC and the Bangladesh national team. He is also an active soldier for the Bangladesh Army.

Early life
During his primary education years, Emon started off as a goalkeeper but once he reached sixth grade, Saiful Islam who was his high school teacher in Khulna, used him as a forward and Emon made it to the school team within three years. While in pursuit of becoming a professional foobtballer, he faced strong resistance from his parents who wanted their eldest son of four children to build up his career in conventional means. In 2017, his career faced a standstill, after failing to pass his SSC examination. Nonetheless, he redeemed himself in the re-examinations with a 3.53 GPA, which convinced his parents to let him pursue football. The following year, he played in the Khulna First Division and Khulna Second Division leagues. In 2018, with advice from his mentor Prashanta Kumar Dey, Emon came to Dhaka and took part in the trials for the Mohammedan SC U18 team. After failing to make the cut during the trials, he enrolled in the Bangladesh Army, in 2019. In 2021, he was the top scorer with 5 goals, including one in the final, as Army were champions of the men's football event in the 9th Bangladesh Games.

Mohammedan SC
On 25 November 2021, Emon joined Mohammedan SC, after impressing the clubs former striker Alfaz Ahmed, who regularly trained the Army Football Team. With the Bangladesh Army, he took part in the 2021 Independence Cup. On 2 December 2021, Emon scored the winning goal as Army caused a major upset by defeating his parent club Mohammedan 2–1 to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament.

On 22 June 2022, Emon scored a solo goal for Mohammedan in the league against arch-rivals Abahani Limited Dhaka. Although his team went on to lose the Dhaka Derby 2–4, his goal heaped praise from the local media. On 6 August 2023, Emon scored as Army held East Bengal 2–2 in the 2023 Durand Cup.

International career
In August 2022, Bangladesh national team head coach Javier Cabrera, drafted Emon in the Bangladesh preliminary squad for the September FIFA window. Nonetheless, he failed to make the final squad. In March 2023, he was recalled to the team for a training camp held in Medina, Saudi Arabia.

Emon made his debut for the Bangladesh national team on 11 June 2024 in a World Cup qualifier against Lebanon at the Khalifa International Stadium in Qatar. He substituted Jamal Bhuyan in the 69th minute, as Lebanon won 4–0.

Honours
Mohammedan SC
 * Federation Cup: 2022–23