Mohammed Rafique (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Sodepur, West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sundarban Bengal Auto | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tollygunge Agragami | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | United SC | 49 | (4) |
| 2014–2018 | East Bengal | 42 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | → ATK (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Kerala Blasters (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Mumbai City | 17 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | East Bengal | 31 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Chennaiyin | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Diamond Harbour | 10 | (0) |
| 2025 | United SC | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sundarban Bengal Auto | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | India | 12 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:22, 15 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2018 | |||
Mohammed Rafique (born 26 March 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sundarban Bengal Auto in the Bengal Super League.
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.[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 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[7]
| Club | Season | League | 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 | ?[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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | ||
International
- As of matches played till 7 June 2018[8]
| 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 | [9] |
Honours
Prayag United
East Bengal
- Calcutta Football League: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Atlético de Kolkata
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.
- ^ "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.