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Indian footballer (born 1991) For those of a similar name, see Mohammad Rafiq (disambiguation).

Mohammed Rafique
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-03-26) 26 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Sodepur, West Bengal, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Right back
Team information
Current team Diamond Harbour
Number 8
Youth career
Tollygunge Agragami
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 United Sports Club 49 (4)
2014–2018 East Bengal 42 (2)
2014–2015 → ATK (loan) 7 (1)
2016 → Kerala Blasters (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2020 Mumbai City 17 (0)
2020–2022 East Bengal 31 (0)
2022–2024 Chennaiyin 3 (0)
2024– Diamond Harbour 0 (0)
International career
2016–2018 India 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 6 July 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2018

Mohammed Rafique (born 26 March 1991) is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Diamond Harbour in the I-League 3.

Club career

Prayag United

After spending his youth years at Tollygunge Agragami, Rafique joined Prayag United in 2010 and would go on to play 6 senior games in his debut season, scoring once against Chirag United Kerala. Rafique played five games during the 2011-12 I-League season, his second at senior level for Prayag. Rafique established himself as a regular in the centre of midfield in his final two seasons at United SC.

East Bengal

Rafique signed for East Bengal in May 2014 on a two-year deal and was loaned out to Atlético de Kolkata for the 2014 Indian Super League. Rafique scored the title winning goal in the 90th minute from a corner in the final.

Rafique returned to parent club East Bengal for the 2014-15 I-League season, making his debut for the team in the 2014-15 Federation Cup.

International career

Rafique made his debut for the India national football team against Laos on 2 June 2016 at the Asian Cup Qualifiers. He scored his first national team goal against Laos on 7 June 2016 in the 85th minute of the match.

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 December 2022
Club Season League Cup Others AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
United Sports Club 2010–11 I-League 6 1 0 0 ? 3 – 6 1
2011–12 5 0 4 0 ? 1 – 9 0
2012–13 20 3 3 2 ? 3 – 23 5
2013–14 18 0 0 0 – – 18 0
United SC total 49 4 7 2 ? 7 0 0 56 13
East Bengal 2014–15 I-League 11 0 3 0 3 0 6 0 23 0
2015–16 12 1 2 0 14 7 – 28 8
2016–17 5 0 3 0 7 1 – 15 1
2017–18 14 1 0 0 5 0 – 19 1
East Bengal total 42 2 8 0 29 8 6 0 85 10
ATK
(loan) 		2014 Indian Super League 2 1 0 0 – – 2 1
2015 5 0 0 0 – – 5 0
ATK total 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Kerala Blasters
(loan) 		2016 Indian Super League 10 0 0 0 – – 10 0
Mumbai City 2018–19 Indian Super League 11 0 0 0 – – 11 0
2019–20 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0
Mumbai City total 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0
East Bengal 2020–21 Indian Super League 15 0 0 0 – – 15 0
2021–22 16 0 0 0 – – 16 0
East Bengal total 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Chennaiyin 2022–23 Indian Super League 3 0 0 0 – – 3 0
Career total 159 7 15 2 29 8 6 0 209 17
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

International

As of matches played till 7 June 2018
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2016 3 1
2017 6 0
2018 3 0
Total 12 1

International goals

Scores and results list India's goal tally first
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1. 7 June 2016 Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India 3  Laos 5–1 6–1 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Prayag United

East Bengal

Atlético de Kolkata

India

References

  1. ^ "Mohammed Rafique profile - Goals, Passes and more". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. "Chennaiyin FC rope in ISL winner Mohammed Rafique". chennaiyinfc.com. 16 June 2022.
  3. "Mohammed Rafique - Profile and Statistics - SoccerPunter.com". www.soccerpunter.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  4. goal.com. "Mohammed Rafique". goal.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  5. "India - United SC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  6. "'Winning the I-League will be our aim'- Mohammed Rafique - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  7. "ISL - Indian Super League | Atlético de Kolkata". ISL. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  8. Mohammed Rafique at Soccerway
  9. "Mohammed Rafique". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  10. "India 6–1 Laos". Soccerway. 7 June 2016.
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