| Minhajul Abedin Rakib | |
| Fullname: | Minhajul Abedin Rakib Ballu |
| Birth Date: | 16 September 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Height: | 1.78m |
| Position: | Central Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Mohammedan SC |
| Clubnumber: | 7 |
| Youthyears1: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Arambagh FA |
| Years1: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs1: | The Muslim Institute |
| Years2: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs2: | T&T Club Motijheel |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Farashganj SC |
| Caps3: | 6 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Brothers Union |
| Caps4: | 20 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs5: | Muktijoddha Sangsad |
| Caps5: | 15 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021– |
| Clubs6: | Mohammedan SC |
| Caps6: | 36 |
| Goals6: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015 |
| Nationalteam1: | Bangladesh U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 29 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 18 September 2015 |
Minhajul Abedin Rakib (Bengali: মিনহাজুল আবেদিন রাকিব, born 16 September 2001), also known as Ballu,[1] is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Mohammedan SC.
Ballu began his career at Arambagh Football Academy under the guiadance of coach Ibrahim Khalil Kala.[2]
Ballu participated in the Dhaka Third Division Football League in 2015 with The Muslim Institute.[3]
He began his Premier League journey with Farashganj SC during the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League.[2]
In August 2023, Ballu played three games as a guest player for Bangladesh Army in the 2023 Durand Cup.[4]
On 2 February 2024, Ballu scored the only goal as Mohammedan SC defeated Bashundhara Kings in the 2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League to become the first club to defeat Kings at the Bashundhara Kings Arena.[5] [6] He was named Man of the Match following the games conclusion, and was also rewarded with Tk 25,000 from Mohapagol, the largest supporter club of Mohammedan.[1] [7]
Ballu captained Bangladesh at U14 level at the AFC U-14 Championship 2014 qualifiers held in Myanmar.[8]
He was part of the Bangladesh U16 team that won the 2015 SAFF U-16 Championship, where Ballu scored in a 4–0 victory over Sri Lanka U16 during the group stages.[9] In the same year, Ballu also represented the Bangladesh U16 team during the 2016 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers held on home soil.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Farashganj SC | 2017–18 | Bangladesh Premier League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| Brothers Union | 2018–19 | Bangladesh Premier League | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | ||
| Muktijoddha Sangsad | 2019–20 | Bangladesh Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Bangladesh Premier League | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Muktijoddha Sangsad total | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |||
| Mohammedan SC | 2021–22 | Bangladesh Premier League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2022–23 | Bangladesh Premier League | 11 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Bangladesh Premier League | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 25 | 3 | |||
| Mohammedan SC total | 36 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 77 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 8 | |||
Mohammedan SC
Bangladesh U16