Mohammed Rafique (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolkata, India | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Central Midfielder & Right Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mumbai City FC | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tollygunge Agragami | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | United Sports Club | 56 | (6) |
| 2014–2018 | East Bengal | 62 | (2) |
| 2014 | → ATK (loan) | 2 | (1) |
| 2015 | → ATK (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Kerala Blasters (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018— | Mumbai City FC | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | India | 11 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:21, 17 December 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2018 | |||
Mohammed Rafique (born 26 March 1991) is an Indian footballer who plays as a Central midfielder for Mumbai City FC in the ISL.
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.[2] Rafique played five games during the 2011-12 I-League season, his second at senior level for Prayag.[3] Rafique established himself as a regular in the centre of midfield in his final two seasons at United SC.[4]
East Bengal
Rafique signed for East Bengal in May 2014 on a two-year deal [5] and was loaned out to Atlético de Kolkata for the 2014 Indian Super League.[1] Rafique scored the title winning goal in the 90th minute from a corner in the final.[6]
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
Rafique made his debut for the Indian national football team against Laos on 2 June 2016 for the Asian Cup Qualifiers. He scored his first goal against Laos on 7 June 2016 in the 85th minute of the match.
International statistics
- As of 7 June 2016[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2016 | 2 | 1 |
International goals
- As of match played 11 March 2018. India score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rafique goal.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2016 | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India | 3 |  Laos |
5–1 | 6–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
Career statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of 10 April 2020[8]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup/Super Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| United Sports Club | 2010–11 | I-League | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 1 |
| 2011–12 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | I-League | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 5 | |
| 2013–14 | I-League | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | |
| United SC total | 49 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | ||
| East Bengal | 2014–15 | I-League | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | I-League | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | I-League | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | I-League | 14 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| East Bengal total | 42 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 62 | 2 | ||
| ATK (loan) | 2014 | Indian Super League | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 |
| 2015 | Indian Super League | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 0 | |
| Kerala Blasters (loan) | 2016 | Indian Super League | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Mumbai City FC | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 11 | - | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | - |
| 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 125 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 153 | 9 | ||
Honours
- Atlético de Kolkata
References
- ^ a b http://www.indiansuperleague.com/isl-2014/teams/atletico-de-kolkata/forward-10648-mohammed-rafique-playerprofile
- ^ http://www.soccerpunter.com/players/171891-Mohammed-Rafique
- ^ goal.com. "Mohammed Rafique". goal.com. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ https://int.soccerway.com/teams/india/chirag-united-sc/8249/
- ^ http://www.goal.com/en-india/news/1064/i-league/2014/05/06/4798534/winning-the-i-league-will-be-our-aim-mohammed-rafique
- ^ . ISL http://www.indiansuperleague.com/atletico-de-kolkata. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Sumeet Passi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
- ^ a b Mohammed Rafique at Soccerway