Mohammed Rafique (footballer)

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Mohammed Rafique
Personal information
Date of birth 26 March 1991
Place of birth Kolkata, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder, right back
Club information
Current team
 East Bengal
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 → Atlético de Kolkata (loan) 2 (1)
2015 → Atlético de Kolkata (loan) 5 (0)
2016 → Kerala Blasters (loan) 10 (0)
2018–2020 Mumbai City 18 (0)
2020– East Bengal 21 (0)
National team‡
2016– India 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2018

Mohammed Rafique (born 26 March 1991) is an Indian footballer who plays as a Central midfielder for East Bengal in the Indian Super League.

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

East Bengal[edit]

Rafique signed for East Bengal in May 2014 on a two-year deal [5] 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.[6]

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[edit]

Rafique made his debut for the Indian national football team against Laos on 2 June 2016 for the Asian Cup Qualifiers. He scored his first goal against Laos on 7 June 2016 in the 85th minute of the match.

International statistics[edit]

As of 27 November 2021[7]
National team Year Apps Goals
India 2016 3 1
2017 6 0
2018 3 0
Total 12 1

International goals[edit]

As of match played 11 March 2018. India score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rafique goal.[8]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 June 2016 Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India 3  Laos 5–1 6–1 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 23 December 2021[8]
Club Season League Federation Cup/Super 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 0 0 – – 6 1
2011–12 5 0 4 0 0 0 – – 9 0
2012–13 20 3 3 2 0 0 – – 23 5
2013–14 18 0 0 0 0 0 – – 18 0
United SC total 49 4 7 2 0 0 0 0 56 6
East Bengal 2014–15 I-League 11 0 3 0 3[lower-alpha 1] 0 6 0 23 0
2015–16 12 1 2 0 14[lower-alpha 2] 7 0 0 28 8
2016–17 5 0 3 0 7[lower-alpha 1] 1 0 0 15 1
2017–18 14 1 0 0 5[lower-alpha 1] 0 0 0 19 1
East Bengal total 42 2 8 0 29 8 6 0 85 10
ATK (loan) 2014 Indian Super League 2 1 – – – – – – 2 1
2015 5 0 – – – – – – 5 0
ATK total 7 1 – – – – – – 7 1
Kerala Blasters (loan) 2016 Indian Super League 10 0 – – – – – – 10 0
Mumbai City FC 2018–19 Indian Super League 11 0 0 0 – – – – 11 0
2019–20 6 0 – – – – – – 6 0
Mumbai City total 17 0 – – – – – – 17 0
East Bengal 2020–21 Indian Super League 15 0 – – – – – – 15 0
2021–22 6 0 – – – – – – 6 0
East Bengal total 21 0 – – – – – – 21 0
Career total 146 7 15 2 29 8 6 0 196 17
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Appearances in the Calcutta Football League
  2. ↑ 9 Appearances in the Calcutta Football League and 5 Appearances in the 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup.

Honours[edit]

United
East Bengal
Atlético de Kolkata

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mohammed Rafique profile - Goals, Passes and more". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mohammed Rafique - Profile and Statistics - SoccerPunter.com". www.soccerpunter.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
  3. ↑ goal.com. "Mohammed Rafique". goal.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". ISL. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Mohammed Rafique". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Mohammed Rafique at Soccerway


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