who rode on his uncle's shoulders as a child

Shamit Som played the entire match for Cavalry FC in a 1-1 draw with Forge FC in the Canadian Premier League on Sunday. The next day, the Bangladeshi-born Canadian footballer flew on a Turkish Airlines flight. He arrived in Dhaka at 5 am today. He will join the national team camp on Thursday.

Fahamedul Islam, an expatriate from Italy, and Hamza Chowdhury, an expatriate from England, have already arrived. This time, Shamit is coming. However, the possibility of Shamit making his debut for Bangladesh in the friendly match against Bhutan is slim. Shamit is waiting to make his debut in the red-green jersey in the Singapore match on June 10.

The gallery-filled audience of the

newly opened National Stadium will witness the first ever match between two expatriate veterans, Hamza Chowdhury and Shamit Som, in the heart of Bangladesh. Countless football fans of this delta will enjoy the duel on the small screen.

On that day, Shamit's uncle Mohan Som will arrange to watch Bangladesh's games by setting up a projector at the big market in the South Uttarsur area of ​​Srimangal Sadar Union, the 'tea capital' of Bangladesh. Srimangal will return after welcoming his nephew in Dhaka. Mohan Babu will enjoy the game with the locals. In his view, watching the game on TV is more enjoyable.

The one who used to carry naughty Som on his shoulders when he visited Srimangal as a child. Now, the burden of Bangladesh's expectations is on Shamit's shoulders.

Mohan Babu wants to show the locals Shamit's debut match for Bangladesh. He wants to show the game of his nephew, who made 33 perfect passes out of 36 in his last match in the Canadian league. He has played three international matches for the Canadian national team.

Shamit was born in Edmonton,

Alberta, Canada. Two years ago, he came to visit Srimangal, a lush green area with mountains on three sides and a forest on one side. Midfielder Shamit, who grew up playing basketball and football in Canada, is a fan of Toni Kroos, Cesc Fabregas and Yaya Toure. A week ago, uncle Mohan Som spoke to his nephew. This time, 27-year-old Shamit will be limited to a Toronto-Dhaka-Toronto air trip.

His club's next match in the Canadian League is on June 15. So after playing in Dhaka on June 10, he will have to catch a flight back to Canada the next day. However, Shamit has promised Jethu (uncle) that he will come back next October-November. Then he will have two months of leave. He will run to Srimangal to be surrounded by greenery. He will smell the fragrance of his homeland. Fish without scales will rise to his feet. Mohan Babu, who is spending his retirement, will buy bags full of fresh horn fish and pabda fish from the market for his nephew.