Rafique Ali Sardar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Md. Rafique Ali Sardar | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jamshedpur | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| East Bengal | |||
| Mohun Bagan | |||
| Tata Football Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Jamshedpur | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:47, 21 April 2018 (UTC) | |||
Md. Rafique Ali Sardar (born 16 April 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Jamshedpur in the Indian Super League.
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
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]
Career statistics
- As of 20 April 2018[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jamshedpur | 2017–18 | ISL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | ISL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 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.
- ^ Rafique Ali Sardar at Soccerway