Rafique Ali Sardar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Rafique Ali Sardar | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | East Bengal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| East Bengal | |||
| Mohun Bagan | |||
| 2017–18 | Tata Football Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–20 | Jamshedpur | 4 | (0) |
| 2020– | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 April 2020 | |||
Mohammad Rafique Ali Sardar (born 16 April 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for East Bengal FC.
Career
Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, Sardar rose from poverty to joining the youth academies of the two Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan.[1] He soon then moved to the Tata Football Academy.[1]
Jamshedpur FC
Before the 2017–18 season, Sardar was announced as part of the inaugural Jamshedpur squad for the Indian Super League.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 12 April 2018 in the Super Cup against Goa. He came on as a halftime substitute for Sairuat Kima after their #1 goalkeeper, Subrata Pal, was sent off. Jamshedpur went on to lose 1–5.[2][3] A week later, on 20 April 2018, it was announced that Sardar signed a new contract with Jamshedpur, keeping him at the club till 2020.[4]
East Bengal FC
A couple of years later, Sardar for East Bengal FC, on 18th April, 2020.
Career statistics
- As of 18 April 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jamshedpur | 2018–19 | ISL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | ISL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |
| East Bengal | ||||||||||
| Career total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ a b c "The rise of Md. Rafique Ali Sardar!". Jamshedpur FC. 10 November 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- ^ "Jamshedpur substitution". Jamshedpur FC (Twitter).
- ^ "Jamshedpur 1-5 Goa". Soccerway.
- ^ "Md. Rafique Ali Sardar signs extension till 2020". Jamshedpur FC. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.