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Rahim Ali
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Barrackpore, West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Mohun Bagan Nursery Football | ||
| 2013–2016 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 2016 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Indian Arrows | 30 | (6) |
| 2019– | Chennaiyin | 22 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017 | India U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | India U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2019– | India U23 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021– | India | 3 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:37, 05 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Rahim Ali (born 21 April 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chennaiyin in Indian Super League and Indian national football team.
Career
Born in Barrackpore, West Bengal, Ali was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] After the tournament, Ali was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[2] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He came on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Rahul Praveen as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3]
International
Ali represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 February 2021[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| Chennayin | 2019-20 | Indian Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 3 | ||
International
- As of 4 October 2021[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Rahim Ali at Soccerway
- Soccerway template with ID not in Bharatdata
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from North 24 Parganas district
- Indian footballers
- AIFF Elite Academy players
- Indian Arrows players
- Association football forwards
- Footballers from West Bengal
- I-League players
- India youth international footballers
- Indian Muslims
- Indian Super League players
- Chennaiyin FC players
- India international footballers