Mohammed Rafique (footballer)

Mohammed Rafique
Personal information
Date of birth	26 March 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Sodepur, West Bengal, India
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder / Right back
Team information
Current team	Diamond Harbour
Number	8
Youth career
	Tollygunge Agragami
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2014	United Sports Club
2014–2018	East Bengal
2014–2015	→ ATK (loan)
2016	→ Kerala Blasters (loan)
2018–2020	Mumbai City
2020–2022	East Bengal
2022–2024	Chennaiyin
2024–	Diamond Harbour
International career‡
2016–2018	India
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 6 July 2024 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 June 2018

Mohammed Rafique (born 26 March 1991) is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Diamond Harbour in the I-League 3.^[2]

Club career

Prayag United

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.^[3] Rafique played five games during the 2011-12 I-League season, his second at senior level for Prayag.^[4] Rafique established himself as a regular in the centre of midfield in his final two seasons at United SC.^[5]

East Bengal

Rafique signed for East Bengal in May 2014 on a two-year deal ^[6] 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.^[7]

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 career

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

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 December 2022^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Others		AFC		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
United Sports Club	2010–11	I-League	6	1	0	0	?^[a]	3	–		6	1
	2011–12		5	0	4^[b]	0	?^[a]	1	–		9	0
	2012–13		20	3	3^[b]	2	?^[a]	3	–		23	5
	2013–14		18	0	0	0	–		–		18	0
	United SC total		49	4	7	2	?	7	0	0	56	13
East Bengal	2014–15	I-League	11	0	3^[b]	0	3^[a]	0	6^[c]	0	23	0
	2015–16		12	1	2^[b]	0	14^[a]^[d]	7	–		28	8
	2016–17		5	0	3^[b]	0	7^[a]	1	–		15	1
	2017–18		14	1	0	0	5^[a]	0	–		19	1
	East Bengal total		42	2	8	0	29	8	6	0	85	10
ATK (loan)	2014	Indian Super League	2	1	0	0	–		–		2	1
	2015	Indian Super League	5	0	0	0	–		–		5	0
	ATK total		7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Kerala Blasters (loan)	2016	Indian Super League	10	0	0	0	–		–		10	0
Mumbai City	2018–19	Indian Super League	11	0	0	0	–		–		11	0
	2019–20	Indian Super League	6	0	0	0	–		–		6	0
	Mumbai City total		17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0
East Bengal	2020–21	Indian Super League	15	0	0	0	–		–		15	0
	2021–22	Indian Super League	16	0	0	0	–		–		16	0
	East Bengal total		31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	0
Chennaiyin	2022–23	Indian Super League	3	0	0	0	–		–		3	0
Career total			159	7	15	2	29	8	6	0	209	17

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
^ Appearance(s) in Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

International

As of matches played till 7 June 2018^[9]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
India	2016	3	1
	2017	6	0
	2018	3	0
Total		12	1

International goals

Scores and results list India's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	7 June 2016	Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India	3	Laos	5–1	6–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification	^[10]

Honours

Prayag United

Durand Cup: 2010
IFA Shield: 2013

East Bengal

Calcutta Football League: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Atlético de Kolkata

Indian Super League: 2014

India

References

^ ^a ^b "Mohammed Rafique profile - Goals, Passes and more". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ "Chennaiyin FC rope in ISL winner Mohammed Rafique". chennaiyinfc.com. 16 June 2022.
^ "Mohammed Rafique - Profile and Statistics - SoccerPunter.com". www.soccerpunter.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
^ goal.com. "Mohammed Rafique". goal.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
^ "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.
^ "'Winning the I-League will be our aim'- Mohammed Rafique - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
^ "ISL - Indian Super League | Atlético de Kolkata". ISL. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
^ Mohammed Rafique at Soccerway
^ "Mohammed Rafique". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
^ "India 6–1 Laos". Soccerway. 7 June 2016.

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[CFL-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League

[FedCup-10] Appearance(s) in Federation Cup

[statsAFCC-11] Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

[SKICC-12] Appearance(s) in Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup

[indiansuperleague.com-1] "Mohammed Rafique profile - Goals, Passes and more". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[2] "Chennaiyin FC rope in ISL winner Mohammed Rafique". chennaiyinfc.com. 16 June 2022.

[3] "Mohammed Rafique - Profile and Statistics - SoccerPunter.com". www.soccerpunter.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.

[4] .com. "Mohammed Rafique". goal.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.

[5] "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.

[6] "'Winning the I-League will be our aim'- Mohammed Rafique - Goal.com". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.

[7] "ISL - Indian Super League | Atlético de Kolkata". ISL. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.

[8] Mohammed Rafique at Soccerway

[13] "Mohammed Rafique". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2016.

[14] "India 6–1 Laos". Soccerway. 7 June 2016.

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