{{short description|Bangladeshi footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mintu Sheikh | image = | caption = | fullname = Mohamed Mintu Sheikh | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1989|12|3|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/mohamed-mintu-sheikh/118553/ |title=M. Mintu Sheikh |work=Soccerway |accessdate=7 December 2012}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Magura District|Magura]], [[Bangladesh]] | height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} | position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2009–2010 | years2 = 2010–2011 | years3 = 2012–2015 | years4 = 2016–2017 | years5 = 2017–2019 | clubs1 = [[Feni Soccer Club|Feni SC]] | clubs2 = [[Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club|Sheikh Jamal DC]] | clubs3 = [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC]] | clubs4 = [[Sheikh Russel KC]] | clubs5 = [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC]] | caps1 = | caps2 = | caps3 = | caps4 = | caps5 = 18 | goals1 = 1 | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 1 | goals5 = 1 | nationalyears1 = 2010–2011 | nationalteam1 = [[Bangladesh national under-23 football team|Bangladesh U23]] | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2010–2012 | nationalteam2 = [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh]] | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | club-update = November 21, 2012 | nationalteam-update = 12:58, 19 December 2020 (UTC) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Country|[[Bangladesh national under-23 football team|Bangladesh U-23]]}} {{MedalCompetition|[[South Asian Games]]}} {{MedalGold | [[Football at the 2010 South Asian Games – Men's tournament|2010]]|}} }}
'''Mohamed Mintu Sheikh''' ([[Bengali language|Bengali]]: মোহাম্মদ মিন্টু শেখ; born 3 December 1989) is a retired Bangladeshi [[association football|footballer]] who played for the [[Bangladesh national football team|Bangladesh national team]] between 2010 and 2012.
==Club career== Mintu made his top tier debut with [[Feni Soccer Club]] in 2009. His performances on the international stage resulted in a competition between [[Abahani Limited Dhaka]] and [[Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club]] to earn Mintu's signature. Eventually, both clubs named Mintu in their team for the 2012 league season, leading to Abahani sending a complaint to the [[Bangladesh Football Federation]]. They soon withdrew the complaint and Mintu went onto join Sheikh Jamal.<ref name="auto">{{Cite news |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/sport/article448021.bdnews |script-title=bn:মিন্টু শেখ জামালেই |work=bdnews24.com |language=bn|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref>
The following year, Mintu signed for [[Mohammedan Sporting Club (Dhaka)|Mohammedan SC]] and in 2013, he scored the winning penalty against [[Sheikh Russel KC]], as Mohammedan won the [[Bangladesh Super Cup]].<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/mohammedan-complete-underdog-fairytale |title=Mohammedan complete underdog fairytale |first=Anisur |last=Rahman |date=26 June 2013 |work=The Daily Star|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref> He became the historic teams captain in 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/sports/football/জামিন-পেয়েছেন-মোহামেডান-অধিনায়ক |script-title=bn:জামিন পেয়েছেন মোহামেডান অধিনায়ক |work=Prothom Alo |language=bn|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref>
==International career== Mintu was one of the main architects of the [[Bangladesh national under-23 football team|Bangladesh U23]] team's gold win at the [[Football at the 2010 South Asian Games – Men's tournament|2010 South Asian Games]], held in [[Dhaka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://demo.bdwebtech.com/bff/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=251&Itemid=79 |title=SA Games Champion Squad |publisher=Bangladesh Football Federation |date=12 July 2010 |accessdate=13 July 2013}}</ref> He made his debut for the senior team the same year, on 16 February, in a 2–1 victory over [[Tajikistan national football team|Tajikistan]] in the [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualification|2014 AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers]] held at the [[Sugathadasa Stadium]].<ref>{{NFT|36187|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref>
==Personal life== On 19 November 2018, Mintu was arrested, however, had soon been granted bail in a case under Dowry Prevention Act in Bangladesh.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.dailynayadiganta.com/sports/368401/কারাগারে-মোহামেডান-অধিনায়ক-মিন্টু-শেখ |script-title=bn:কারাগারে মোহামেডান অধিনায়ক মিন্টু শেখ |work=Daily Naya Diganta|language=bn|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://sarabangla.net/post/sb-176418/ |script-title=bn:স্ত্রীর মামলায় ফুটবলার মিন্টু এখন জেলে |date=November 29, 2018 |website=Sarabangla|language=bn|access-date=12 February 2024}}</ref>
==Honours== '''Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi''' * [[Bangladesh Premier League (football)|Bangladesh Premier League]]: [[2010–11 Bangladesh League|2010–11]]
'''Mohammedan''' * [[Bangladesh Super Cup|Super Cup]]: 2013
'''Bangladesh U23''' * [[South Asian Games]] Gold medal: [[2010 South Asian Games|2010]]
==References== {{reflist}}
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