| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arifa Sayed Zaheer | ||
| Date of birth | 17 February 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mumbai, Maharashtra, India | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sribhumi | ||
| Number | 3 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SRI MA FC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Future Star FC | |||
| Community FC India | |||
| Kenkre FC | |||
| Samuel FA | |||
| Sethu | |||
| 2022ā2025 | Odisha | ||
| 2025ā | Sribhumi | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only ā” National team caps and goals correct as of 24 September 2023 | |||
Arifa Sayed Zaheer (born 17 February 1998) is an Indian professional footballer from Maharashtra, who plays as a defender for the club Sribhumi[1] in the Indian Women's League. She was called up for the India women's national football team camp in 2022.[2] Earlier, she played with Kenkre and Sethu.[3]
Early life[edit | edit source]
She was born in Mumbai but she spent her early years in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.[4] She started playing with the local Samuel Football Academy and Community Football Club India.
Career[edit | edit source]
- 2022: She was called up for the Indian Women's Under-23 3-Nations tournament camp.
- 2022: She played for Sethu FC which finished Runners-up in the Indian Women's League 2022.[5]
- 2023: In July, Odisha FC signed her for a two-year period.[1] She will play the sixth Indian Women's League as Odisha FC makes its debut.[6]
- 2023: She played the 27th Senior National Women's Football Championship in Fatorda,Goa.
Honours[edit | edit source]
Odisha
References[edit | edit source]
- ā 1.0 1.1 "Odisha FC". Odisha FC. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ā "arifa zaheer: Latest News & Videos, Photos about arifa zaheer | The Economic Times - Page 1". The Economic Times. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ā "Arifa Zaheer Sayed". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
- ā Release, Press (22 July 2022). "Odisha FC Women sign defender Arifa Zaheer on two-year deal!". Arunava about Football. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ā "Personalities - Arifa Zaheer". www.orisports.com. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ā "Bala & Co ready to dazzle". The Times of India. 26 April 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ā "Odisha FC take home the IWL trophy with stunning ease". i-league.org. I-League. 24 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
External links[edit | edit source]
- Arifa Zaheer at All India Football Federation