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{{Short description|Indian association football player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = A. M. Bachan
| image =
| fullname = Mohammad Abdul Majid
| birth_date =
| birth_place = [[Cuttack]],<ref name="amb" /> [[Orissa]], British India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub =
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| clubs1 = [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan]]
| caps1 =
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| clubs2 = [[Odisha football team|Orissa]]
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| nationalyears1 = 1951
| nationalteam1 = [[India national football team|India]]
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| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[Association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{IND}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Asian Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|1951 New Delhi]]|[[Football at the 1951 Asian Games – Men's team squads|Team]]}}
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'''Abdul Majid "Bachan"''' was an Indian association football player who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] for [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan SC]] and the [[India national football team|India football team]]. He is the first footballer from Odisha to play internationally for India.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.orissapost.com/atri-fans-through-and-through/ |title=Fans through and through |website=Orissapost |first=Atri Prasad |last=Rout |access-date=5 December 2022 }}</ref> The Bachan Memorial Football Tournament, organised by the Cuttack District Athletic Association (CDAA) at Cuttack is held in his memory.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=NDQ4MQ== |title=Maa Bhuasuni Club lift Bachan Memorial Trophy |website=Orisports |access-date=16 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171127/http://orisports.com/NewsDetails.aspx?nId=NDQ4MQ== |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2015/state-editions/2015-01-07-78651.html |title=Rohit Academy win Bachan Memorial Football |website=Daily Pioneer |date=8 January 2015 |access-date=16 September 2022 |archive-date=20 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920163426/https://www.dailypioneer.com/2015/state-editions/2015-01-07-78651.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Club career==
Bachan played for the Calcutta club [[Mohammedan SC (Kolkata)|Mohammedan SC]] and was the captain of the squad that won their 8th [[Calcutta Football League]] title in 1948.<ref>{{cite tweet|user=IndianfootballH|number=1469156310977433601|title=In 1948 Mohammedan SC became the first Indian club to win Calcutta League without losing a single match. The team was captained by Bechan. Out of 24 matches they won 20 & drew the rest. They scored 36 goals & conceded 6. This was Mohammedan's 8th league title|date=10 December 2021 |access-date=16 September 2022}}</ref> He was the top scorer of that season with 21 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2012/mohammedan_sporting_club_history.html|title=Mohammedan Sporting Club, Kolkata: A New Horizon|first=Kushal|last=Chakrabarty|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709182733/https://www.kolkatafootball.com/indiafootball_news_2012/mohammedan_sporting_club_history.html|archive-date=9 July 2021|website=kolkatafootball.com|publisher=Kolkata Football|date=12 July 2012|access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref>

Bachan represented the [[Odisha football team|Orissa]] state in the [[Santosh Trophy]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Indian Senior Team at the 1951 New Delhi Asian Games |url=http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1951asiangames.html |website=indiafootball.de |access-date=14 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180608090057/http://www.indianfootball.de/specials/india/indianteam/1951asiangames.html |archive-date=8 June 2018 }}</ref> He was part of the team which reached the semi-finals of the Santosh Trophy for the first time in the [[1950–51 Santosh Trophy|1950–51]] edition held at Calcutta.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19500820&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Mewalal's hat-trick in Natl. Soccer |date=20 August 1950 |access-date=24 February 2023 |publisher=The Indian Express }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.11931/page/5/mode/1up |title=The Bombay Chronicle, 19 August 1950 |date=19 August 1950 |access-date=24 February 2023 |publisher=The Bombay Chronicle }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://nirbhay.readersum.com/read?publication=Nirbhay-Daily&title=Nirbhay&publish-date=2023-02-23&category=n&contents=21-34#page/12 |title=Nirbhay Daily, 23 February 2023 |date=23 February 2023 |access-date=16 July 2023 |publisher=Nirbhay |lang=or }}</ref>

==International career==
Bachan was part of the [[India national football team|India national squad]] that played at the [[1951 Asian Games]].<ref name="amb" >{{Cite web |url=http://orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NTM1NA== |title=Abdul Majid Bachan |website=Orisports |access-date=14 September 2022 |archive-date=14 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914172713/http://orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NTM1NA== |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://scroll.in/field/819756/rakesh-oram-plays-for-mumbai-city-fc-but-hes-putting-odisha-on-the-indian-football-map |title=Rakesh Oram plays for Mumbai City FC, but he's putting Odisha on the Indian football map |website=Scroll.com |last=Mitra |first=Atanu |date=23 October 2016 |access-date=14 September 2022 |archive-date=14 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914144953/https://scroll.in/field/819756/rakesh-oram-plays-for-mumbai-city-fc-but-hes-putting-odisha-on-the-indian-football-map |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Shreekumar |first1=S.S. |year=2020 |title=The Best way forward: for India's Football |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KdH7DwAAQBAJ&dq=Shanti+Mullick+afc+women%27s+championship&pg=PA221 |publisher=HSRA |isbn=978-81-947216-9-7 |access-date=14 September 2022 |archive-date=16 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116090122/https://books.google.com/books?id=KdH7DwAAQBAJ&dq=Shanti+Mullick+afc+women%27s+championship&pg=PA221 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Honours==

'''India'''
*[[Football at the Asian Games|Asian Games]] Gold medal: [[Football at the 1951 Asian Games|1951]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1951-new-delhi |title=Indian football team at the Asian Games: 1951 New Delhi |website=Sportskeeda |last=Ghoshal |first=Amoy |date=15 August 2014 |access-date=14 September 2022 |archive-date=22 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170322112033/https://www.sportskeeda.com/football/indian-football-team-at-the-asian-games-1951-new-delhi |url-status=live }}</ref>

'''Mohammedan Sporting'''
*[[Calcutta Football League]]: 1948

==References==
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[[Category:Indian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Cuttack]]
[[Category:Footballers from Odisha]]
[[Category:Mohammedan SC (Kolkata) players]]
[[Category:India men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 1951 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1951 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Asian Games footballers for India]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:Calcutta Football League players]]
[[Category:Year of birth missing]]
[[Category:Year of death missing]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists in football]]

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