Md Taj Uddin (Bengali: মো: তাজ উদ্দিন; born 18 July 2002) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a right wing-back and sometimes as a midfielder for Bangladesh Premier League club Rahmatganj MFS.
Taj began his career in the 2017 Pioneer Football League after which he was selected for the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers bound Bangladesh U16 team.[1] In October 2017, he attended a Under-16 training camp arranged by the BFF.[2] In 2018, Taj was roped in by Saif Sporting Club and appeared for its junior team.
Taj participated in the 2017–18Dhaka Third Division League with Saif's Under-16 team, and helped them earn promotion in his first season. He later appeared for the eventual runners-up team during the 2019 BFF U-18 Football Tournament, scoring his only goal of the tournament in the semi-final against Abahani Ltd. Dhaka.[3] In 2019, Taj also participated in the Dr. T O North-East International NEC Gold Cup (U-21) tournament in Guwahati, India.[4]
On 16 May 2022, Taj made his professional league debut for Saif Sporting Club during a 3–4 defeat to Bashundhara Kings in the 2021–22 Premier League.[1]
On 28 October 2022, Taj joined Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in the Bangladesh Premier League. On 21 January 2023, he scored his first professional league goal during a 1–1 draw with Fortis FC.[5] He made 18 appearances scoring 1 goal during the league season, as Muktijoddha suffered relegation from the top-flight for the first time in the club's history.
Taj was included in the final squad for the 2022 Asian Games[6] before withdrawing due to injury.[7]
Taj is the younger brother of national footballer Md Saad Uddin.[8]