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| name = Arifa Zaheer<br />
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| fullname = Arifa Sayed Zaheer<br />
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|02|17|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], India<br />
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| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]<br />
| currentclub = [[Sribhumi FC|Sribhumi]]<br />
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| youthclubs1 = SRI MA FC<br />
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| clubs2 = Community FC India<br />
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| clubs3 = [[Mumbai Kenkre FC|Kenkre FC]]<br />
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| clubs4 = Samuel FA<br />
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| clubs5 = [[Sethu FC|Sethu]]<br />
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| years6 = 2022–2025<br />
| clubs6 = [[Odisha FC Women|Odisha]]<br />
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| years7 = 2025–<br />
| clubs7 = [[Sribhumi FC|Sribhumi]]<br />
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| nationalteam-update = 24 September 2023<br />
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'''Arifa Sayed Zaheer''' (born 17 February 1998) is an Indian professional [[Association football|footballer]] from Maharashtra, who plays as a defender for the club [[Sribhumi FC|Sribhumi]]<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]]. She was called up for the [[India women's national football team]] camp in 2022.<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]] and [[Sethu FC|Sethu]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arifa Zaheer Sayed |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe870539/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 |date=13 April 2023 |title=Personalities - Arifa Zaheer |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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==Honours==<br />
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'''Odisha'''<br />
*[[Indian Women's League]]: [[2023–24 Indian Women's League|2023–24]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Odisha FC take home the IWL trophy with stunning ease|url=https://i-league.org/odisha-fc-take-home-the-iwl-trophy-with-stunning-ease/|website=i-league.org|publisher=I-League|date=24 March 2024|access-date=24 March 2024}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
*[https://www.the-aiff.com/players/profile/124199?type=club Arifa Zaheer] at All India Football Federation<br />
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[[Category:1998 births]]<br />
[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Indian women's footballers]]<br />
[[Category:Footballers from Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:Sportswomen from Maharashtra]]<br />
[[Category:Women's association football defenders]]<br />
[[Category:Indian Women's League players]]<br />
[[Category:Sethu FC players]]<br />
[[Category:Odisha FC Women players]]<br />
[[Category:Sribhumi FC players]]</div>CharlineDiederic