Mathiws Bablu (; born 27 November 1997), commonly referred to as M. S. Bablu, is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bangladesh Football League club Bangladesh Police FC.
Bablu hails from a Santal family of Dinajpur, Bangladesh. His father died when he was only 14, forcing him to take on household responsibilities, and in 2012 he earned the opportunity to come to Dhaka after successfully training with the BFF Academy consisting of BKSP students, located in Sylhet, which eventually was shut down. Bablu spent the following two years training at the Sheikh Jamal DC Academy. In 2014, he represented the corporate-owned Team BJMC at the BFF U-18 Football Tournament, and was promoted to the club's senior team the following year.
Following his promotion to the senior team of Team BJMC, Bablu made his professional league debut during the 2014âÂÂ15 Premier League with The Jutemen. He spent two years at the club, mainly spending time on the bench or coming on as a substitute.
In 2017, Bablu took up a job as a constable in the Bangladesh Police and the following year, began representing Bangladesh Police FC in the second-tier. In his debut season at the club, Police became champions of the 2018âÂÂ19 Championship League. Bablu's lone goal that season came in a 1âÂÂ0 victory over Victoria SC on 27 February 2019. In the 2019âÂÂ20 Federation Cup, he scored in the quarter-final against Saif SC in a 3âÂÂ1 victory, on 31 December 2019. He scored his first top-tier league goal in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Brothers Union on 6 March 2020, during the eventually abandoned 2020âÂÂ21 Premier League. On 24 May 2024, Bablu scored a late equaliser in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against Abahani Limited Dhaka in a 2023âÂÂ24 Premier League match held at the Sheikh Fazlul Haque Mani Stadium in Gopalganj.
In July 2020, Bablu was called up to the Bangladesh national team camp by coach Jamie Day. Although, he tested positive for COVID-19, the following month, he recovered in time to be included in the team as an unused substitute during two friendly matches against Nepal held on home soil, in November 2020. Bablu was also an unused substitute during a 0âÂÂ5 defeat to Qatar in Doha at the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification â AFC second round, on 4 December 2020.