runners-up. Miraj's goal against Narinda Junior Lions Club in the season ending game on 9 September 2021, was his last goal for the club. He finished the season with 10 goals from 17 games. While playing for the Kingstar he participated in the nationwide trials held by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for the newly launched BFF Elite Football Academy. He survived the trials and was selected for the main team that would eventually play second-tier football, the Bangladesh Championship League, the following year. BFF Elite Academy 2021–22 season: Breakthrough and Mohammedan SC On 20 February 2022, Mirajul entered professional football by scoring a brace, as BFF Elite Academy defeated NoFeL SC 2–1. This was the academies first league game and thus, Miraj became their first ever goalscorer, this attracted the attention of newly appointed national team head coach Javier Cabrera. He was selected for the preliminary Bangladesh U23 squad for the eventually postponed 2022 Asian Games, after only playing a single game in the second-tier. By the fifth matchday of the league season, the Elite Academy team had scored 6 goals, all of which scored by Miraj. Expressing his desire to play international football, Miraj stated in an interview I don't know if I can play in the Asian Games." However, I have dreamed of playing in the national team since childhood. On 10 March 2022, he was called up to the Bangladesh national team camp, to train with the team. Miraj scored a hat-trick against Uttara FC in a 5–2 victory, increasing his goal tally to 10 in 10 games. During the April mid-season transfer window, Miraj attracted interest from numerous clubs Bangladesh Premier League clubs and eventually joined Mohammedan SC on a loan deal with a transfer fee of Tk 10 lakh, thus, becoming the first Elite Academy player to join a top-tier club. 40 percent of the transfer fee was given to Miraj, and along with BFF's assistance he was able to pay for his mother, Henara Begum's treatment, as she was terminally ill with Cancer. On 25 April 2022, Miraj made his Premier League debut against Sheikh Russel KC, coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute of the game. Mohammedan SC coach Sean Lane deployed him as a left-winger, until he was taken off by the 81st minute. He went on to make a couple of more appearances as a substitute, before Lane