Mohammed Rafique (footballer)
Mohammed Rafique (born 26 March 1991) is an Indian footballer who plays as a central midfielder for East Bengal in the Indian Super League.
| 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) |
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* 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 | |||
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.[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
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
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
- 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
- As of match played 11 March 2018. India score listed first, score column indicates score after each Rafique goal.[8]
| 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
Club
- As of 19 January 2022[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 | 10 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal total | 25 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 150 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 200 | 17 | ||
- Appearances in the Calcutta Football League
- 9 Appearances in the Calcutta Football League and 5 Appearances in the 2015 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup.
Honours
References
- "Mohammed Rafique profile - Goals, Passes and more". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- "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.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
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- Mohammed Rafique at Soccerway