Monarch Padma () is a professional franchise field hockey team based in Faridpur, representing the Padma Division. It participates in the Hockey Champions Trophy Bangladesh. Founded in 2022, the team is owned by Shakib Al Hasan. They are one of the six founding members of the country's first ever franchise hockey league. Yu Seung-jin is the current head coach of the team.
History On 5 September 2022, cricketer Shakib Al Hasan, bought the Faridpur based club, through his company Monarch Mart. Before the league season started, the club announced former South Korean international Yu Seung-jin as the head coach. Ex-Bangladesh national hockey team player, Shahidullah Titu was appointed as the assistant coach.
Roster
No.PlayerPositionCountryNote1Imran Hasan PintuCaptain2Chinglensana SinghHalfbackOverseas3Russel Mahmood Jimmy4Nayeem Uddin5Saif KhanOverseas6Woohyeong SeoOverseas7Al Nahiyan Shuvo8Khaled Mahmud Rakin9Azim Uddin10Miyu TanimitsuOverseas11Ashraful Islam Saad12Ramim Hossain13Ashik Mahmud Sagor14Krishna Kumar Das15Rahit Hossain16Raiful Islam17Rakibul Hasan18Kieran Ian GoversOverseas
Personnel
Current technical staff
RoleName Head coach Yu Seung-jin Assistant coach Shahidullah Titu Mentor Shahbaz Ahmed Seasons +YearLeague Table StandingFinal Standing20224th out of 6 Runners-up
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