Mohammed Rafique (footballer)

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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)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder / Right back
Team information
Current team
 Chennaiyin
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– Chennaiyin 3 (0)
International career‡
2016–2018 India 12 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 24 December 2022 (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 Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League.[2]

Club career[edit]

Prayag United[edit]

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.[3] Rafique played five games during the 2011-12 I-League season, his second at senior level for Prayag.[4] Rafique established himself as a regular in the centre of midfield in his final two seasons at United SC.[5]

East Bengal[edit]

Rafique signed for East Bengal in May 2014 on a two-year deal [6] 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.[7]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 24 December 2022[8]
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 ?[a] 3 – 6 1
2011–12 5 0 4[b] 0 ?[a] 1 – 9 0
2012–13 20 3 3[b] 2 ?[a] 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[b] 0 3[a] 0 6[c] 0 23 0
2015–16 12 1 2[b] 0 14[a][d] 7 – 28 8
2016–17 5 0 3[b] 0 7[a] 1 – 15 1
2017–18 14 1 0 0 5[a] 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. ^ a b c d e f g Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
  2. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

International[edit]

As of matches played till 7 June 2018[9]
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2016 3 1
2017 6 0
2018 3 0
Total 12 1

International goals[edit]

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 [10]

Honours[edit]

Prayag United

East Bengal

Atlético de Kolkata

India

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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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