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{{short description|Maldivian footballer (born 1980)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Ibrahim Fazeel
| image       = Ibrahim fazeel with saff championship trophy.jpg
| caption     = Fazeel celebrating the [[SAFF Championship]] win in 2008
| fullname    = Ibrahim Fazeel
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1980|10|09}}
| birth_place = [[Malé]], [[Maldives]]
| height      = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| currentclub = Llangefni Town
| clubnumber  = 99
| position    = [[Attacking Midfielder]] 
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[Majeediya School]]
| years1 = 2000
| clubs1 = [[New Lagoons]]
| caps1  = 
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2001–2003
| clubs2 = [[Island Football Club]]
| caps2  = 
| goals2 = 44
| years3 = 2004–2006
| clubs3 = [[New Radiant]]
| caps3  = 
| goals3 = 60
| years4 = 2007
| clubs4 = [[VB Sports Club]]
| caps4  = 
| goals4 = 18
| years5 = 2007–2008
| clubs5 = [[DPMM FC]]
| caps5  = 
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2008–2011
| clubs6 = [[Victory Sports Club]]
| caps6  = 
| goals6 =79
| years7 = 2012
| clubs7 = [[New Radiant]]
| caps7  = 
| goals7 = 8
| years8 = 2013
| clubs8 = [[B.G. Sports Club]]
| caps8  = 
| goals8 = 4
| years9 = 2014
| clubs9 = [[New Radiant]]
| caps9  = 
| goals9 = 6
| years10 = 2015
| clubs10 = [[New Radiant]] 
| caps10  = 
| goals10 = 4
| years12 = 2015
| clubs12 = [[Bodorgan FC]] 
| caps12 = 7
| goals12 = 6
| years13 = 2017
| clubs13 = [[Llangefni Town FC]] 
| caps13 = 
| goals13 = 
| years14 = 2017–
| clubs14 = [[New Radiant]] 
| caps14  = 
| goals14 = 
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2014
| nationalteam1  = [[Maldives national football team|Maldives]]<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/ifazeel-intlg.html Ibrahim Fazeel - Goals in International Matches]</ref>
| nationalcaps1  = 72 | nationalgoals1 = 22
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate = 5 February 2015
}}

'''Ibrahim Fazeel''' (born 9 October 1980) is a [[Maldivians|Maldivian]] [[Football player|footballer]]<ref name="Darpan2008">{{cite book|last=Darpan|first=Pratiyogita|title=Pratiyogita Darpan|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x-gDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT35|date=August 2008|publisher=Pratiyogita Darpan|page=35}}</ref> nicknamed "Oppo".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avas.mv/41893|title=އަހަރުގައިވެސް އޮއްޕޮގެ ލެގަސީ ފަނޑުނުވީ މިހެންވެ|publisher=avas.mv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sun.mv/87094|title=އޮއްޕޮ އަދިވެސް ހަމަ ތަފާތީ، މިއަދަކީ އޭނާއަށް ހާއްސަ ދުވަހެއް|publisher=sun.mv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://avas.mv/30369|title=ލާންގެވްނީ ޓީމުގައި އޮއްޕޮ ވިދާލައިފި|publisher=avas.mv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sun.mv/86188|title=އޮއްޕޮ ޔޫރަޕު ފުޓްބޯޅައިގެ އިތުރު ހަރުފަތަކަށް|publisher=sun.mv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boalha.mv/news-detail/381|title=OPPO CONSIDERING RETIREMENT|publisher=baolha.mv}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://afefootballnews.wordpress.com/2019/07/23/curious-tales-from-north-wales-the-time-bodorgan-signed-an-international-star/|title=Ibrahim Fazeel - Football News article|access-date=18 September 2023|archive-date=15 September 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230915191017/https://afefootballnews.wordpress.com/2019/07/23/curious-tales-from-north-wales-the-time-bodorgan-signed-an-international-star/|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref> He can play both as a [[midfielder]] and as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] currently who plays for [[Llangefni Town F.C.|Llangefni Town FC]]. He started his career while he was a student in [[Majeediyya School]] in 1999. Fazeel played his first international match on 2 April 2000 against [[Syria]] ([[2000 AFC Asian Cup|AFC Asian Cup Lebanon 2000]]) and scored first goal in the Golden jubilee international tournament against [[Bangladesh]]. He is the only player who scored for times in the semi-finals to take [[Maldives]] to the finals.

After his international duty in 1999, he signed for his first club New lagoons in 2000. Between 2001 and 2003 he played for [[Island Football Club|IFC]] which was the best club at that time. From 2004 to 2006 he changed to [[New Radiant SC]]. In 2007, a new club named [[VB Addu FC|VB]] signed him for a record fee. In October 2007, he transferred to [[DPMM FC]] in [[Brunei]] along with fellow Maldivian [[Ali Ashfaq]] and scored two goals for the team. In 2008, Fazeel lend his team to travel to final in [[2008 SAFF Championship|SAFF Championship 2008]] by scoring a goal against [[Sri Lanka]]. From 2008 to 2011 he played for Victory SC. Later in 2012, he played for [[New Radiant SC]] along with his National teammates [[Ali Ashfaq|Ashfaq]] and [[Ahmed Thoriq]] and played for [[B.G. Sports Club|BG Sports]] in 2013 and returned to his old team [[New Radiant SC]] He was one of the most important members of the [[Maldives national football team]].

At the [[2014 AFC Challenge Cup]], Fazeel helped the Maldives National Football Team by scoring a penalty kick which led the team to 3rd place against Afghanistan by 1–1 (8–7)

==Club career==
[[Anglesey League]] club [[Bodorgan FC]] acquired the signature of Fazeel on 7 February 2016.<ref>[http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/anglesey-football-club-signs-maldives-10853432 Anglesey football club signs Maldives international in a bid to boost season]. access date: 19 February 2017</ref>

On 20 January 2017, [[Welsh Alliance]] side [[Llangefni Town F.C.]] completed the signing of Fazeel.<ref>[http://www.llangefnifc.co.uk/news.php?page=2 "OPPO" SIGNS FOR THE TOWN!]. access date: 19 February 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.dailypost.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/30-top-january-transfers-north-12548841 30 top January transfers in North Wales football]. access date: 19 February 2017</ref>

==Career Statistics==
===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref name="NT">{{cite web|title=Ibrahim Fazeel|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/4171/Ibrahim_Fazeel.html|website=National-football-teams.com |access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="13"|[[Maldives national football team|Maldives]]
|2000||4||1
|-
|2001||4||0
|-
|2002||2||0
|-
|2003||10||3
|-
|2004||7||1
|-
|2005||3||3
|-
|2007||1||0
|-
|2008||7||3
|-
|2009||9||7
|-
|2010||1||0
|-
|2011||16||4
|-
|2012||1||0
|-
|2014||6||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!71!!22
|}

:''Scores and results list Maldives's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Fazeel goal.''
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Ibrahim Fazeel 
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|style="text-align:center"|1
|{{dts|4 May 2000}}
|[[National Football Stadium (Maldives)|Galolhu Football Stadium]], [[Malé]], Maldives
|{{fb|BAN}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-1
|style="text-align:center"|1-1
|[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Maldives vs. Bangladesh |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/23383/Maldives_Bangladesh.html|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|2
|{{dts|8 January 2003}}
|[[Bangabandhu National Stadium]], [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh
|{{fb|PAK}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|[[2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Maldives vs. Pakistan |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/19271/Maldives_Pakistan.html|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|3
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|3 December 2003}}
|rowspan="2"|Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|Mongolia}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''3'''-0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|12-0
|rowspan="2"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Maldives vs. Mongolia |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/72/Maldives_Mongolia.html|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|4
|style="text-align:center"|'''4'''-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|5
|{{dts|8 September 2004}}
|Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives
|{{fb|Lebanon}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-5
|style="text-align:center"|2-5
|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Maldives vs. Lebanon |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/160/Maldives_Lebanon.html|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|6
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|7 December 2005}}
|rowspan="3"|[[People's Football Stadium]], [[Karachi]], Pakistan
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|AFG}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''-0
|rowspan="3" style="text-align:center"|9-1
|rowspan=3"|[[2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup]]
|rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Maldives vs. Afghanistan |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/17467/Maldives_Afghanistan.html|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|7
|style="text-align:center"|'''4'''-1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|8
|style="text-align:center"|'''7'''-1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|9
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|5 June 2008}}
|rowspan="2"|Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|NPL}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''3'''-1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4-1
|rowspan="2"|[[2008 SAFF Championship]]
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Maldives vs. Nepal |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/12650/Maldives_Nepal.html|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|10
|style="text-align:center"|'''4'''-1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|11
|{{dts|11 June 2008}}
|[[Sugathadasa Stadium]], [[Colombo]], Sri Lanka
|{{fb|SRI}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|1-0
|2008 SAFF Championship
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Sri Lanka vs. Maldives|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/12698/Sri_Lanka_Maldives.html|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|12
|{{dts|14 April 2009}}
|Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives
|{{fb|Turkmenistan}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-2
|style="text-align:center"|1-3
|[[2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Maldives vs. Turkmenistan|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/3237/Maldives_Turkmenistan.html|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|13
|{{dts|16 April 2009}}
|Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives
|{{fb|Philippines}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-1
|style="text-align:center"|3-2
|2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Maldives vs. Philippines|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/3239/Maldives_Philippines.html|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|14
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|18 April 2009}}
|rowspan="2"|Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|BHU}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''3'''-0
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5-0
|rowspan="2"|2010 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Maldives vs. Bhutan|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/3242/Maldives_Bhutan.html|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|15
|style="text-align:center"|'''4'''-0
|-
|style="text-align:center"|16
|{{dts|9 December 2009}}
|Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
|{{fbu|23|IND|name=India U23}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''-0
|style="text-align:center"|2-0
|[[2009 SAFF Championship]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Maldives vs. India (Olympic)|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/35451/Maldives_India.html|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|17
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|11 December 2009}}
|rowspan="2"|Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|SRI}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''-1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|5-1
|rowspan="2"|2009 SAFF Championship
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Maldives vs. India (Olympic)|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/12023/Maldives_Sri_Lanka.html|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|18
|style="text-align:center"|'''4'''-1
|-
|style="text-align:center"|19
|{{dts|6 August 2011}}
|[[Stade Linité]], [[Victoria, Seychelles|Victoria]], Seychelles
|{{fb|COM}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''-1
|style="text-align:center"|2-2
|[[Football at the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games|2011 Indian Ocean Island Games]]
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Maldives vs. Comoros|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10300/Maldives_Comoros.html|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|20
|{{dts|9 August 2011}}
|Stade Linité, Victoria, Seychelles
|{{fb|SEY}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-2
|style="text-align:center"|1-5
|2011 Indian Ocean Island Games
|<ref>{{cite web|title=Seychelles vs. Maldives|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/7450/Seychelles_Maldives.html|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|21
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|24 November 2011}}
|rowspan="2"|Galolhu Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|SEY}}
|style="text-align:center"|'''1'''-1
|rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|2-1
|rowspan="2"|Friendly
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{cite web|title=Maldives vs. Seychelles|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/6194/Maldives_Seychelles.html|access-date=14 April 2024}}</ref>
|-
|style="text-align:center"|22
|style="text-align:center"|'''2'''-1
|-
|}

==Honours==

'''Maldives'''
* [[SAFF Championship]]: [[2008 SAFF Championship|2008]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{s-start}}
{{succession box|title=[[Haveeru Maldivian Footballer of the Year]]|before=[[Ali Ashfaq]] |after=[[Ali Umar]]|years=2005}}
{{succession box|title=[[Haveeru Ranboot]]|before=[[Ali Ashfaq]] |after=[[himself]]|years=2006}}
{{succession box|title=[[FAM Maldivian Footballer of the Year]]|before=[First Time] |after=[[Ali Umar]]|years=2005}}
{{s-end}}

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[[Category:Maldivian expatriate sportspeople in Brunei]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Wales]]
[[Category:Maldivian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom]]
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[[Category:Victory Sports Club players]]
[[Category:People from Malé]]
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[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games]]
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[[Category:Asian Games footballers for the Maldives]]
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