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| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]]<br />
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'''Arifa Sayed Zaheer''' (born 17 February 1998) is an Indian women's professional [[Association football|footballer]] from Maharashtra. She plays as a defender for [[Odisha FC]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Odisha FC |url=https://www.odishafc.com/news/details/ofc-women-sign-defender-arifa-zaheer-on-a-two-year-deal |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=Odisha FC}}</ref> in the [[Indian Women's League]] and represents the [[India women's national football team]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=arifa zaheer: Latest News & Videos, Photos about arifa zaheer {{!}} The Economic Times - Page 1 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/arifa-zaheer |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=The Economic Times |language=en}}</ref> Earlier, she played with [[Kenkre F.C.|Kenkre F]]C and [[Sethu FC]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arifa Zaheer Sayed |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/arifa-zaheer-sayed/ |access-date=2023-09-19 |website=worldfootball.net |language=en}}</ref><br />
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== Early life ==<br />
She was born in Mumbai but she spent her early years in [[Kuwait]] and [[Saudi Arabia]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Release |first=Press |date=2022-07-22 |title=Odisha FC Women sign defender Arifa Zaheer on two-year deal! |url=https://www.arunfoot.com/odisha-fc-women-sign-defender-arifa-zaheer-on-two-year-deal/ |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=Arunava about Football |language=en-GB}}</ref> She started playing with the local Samuel Football Academy and Community Football Club India.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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* 2022: She was called up for the Indian Women's Under--23 3-Nations tournament camp.<br />
* 2022: She played for Sethu FC which finished Runners-up in the Indian Women's League 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Orisports.com |url=https://www.orisports.com/PersonDetails.aspx?pId=NjE0MA== |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=www.orisports.com}}</ref><br />
* 2023: In July, Odisha FC signed her for a two-year period.<ref name=":0" /> She will play the sixth Indian Women's League as Odisha FC makes its debut.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-04-26 |title=Bala & Co ready to dazzle |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/bala-co-ready-to-dazzle/articleshow/99780050.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2023-09-18 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
* 2023: She played the 27th Senior National Women's Football Championship in [[Fatorda]],[[Goa]].<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
[https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/124199?type=club Official website - The-AIFF.com]<br />
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[[Category:1998 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Sportswomen from Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Footballers from Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:India women's international footballers]]</div>Ajay Kumar