Mohammed Rafique (footballer)

Indian footballer (born 1991)

For those of a similar name, see Mohammad Rafiq (disambiguation).

Mohammed RafiquePersonal information

Date of birth|  (1991-03-26) 26 March 1991 (age 34)
Place of birth|  Sodepur, West Bengal, India
Height|  1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)|  Midfielder / Right back
Team information

Current team

|  Diamond Harbour
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)
2014–2015|  → 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|  0|  (0)
International career‡
2016–2018|  India|  12|  (1)
*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

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### Prayag United

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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

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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

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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

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### Club

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As of 24 December 2022[8]
Club  | Season  | League  | Cup  | Others  | AFC | Total

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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

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

### International

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As of matches played till 7 June 2018[9]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals

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India | 2016 | 3 | 1
2017 | 6 | 0
2018 | 3 | 0
Total  | 12 | 1

#### International goals

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Scores and results list India's goal tally first
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref.

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1. | 7 June 2016 | Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, Guwahati, India | 3 |  Laos | 5–1 | 6–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | [10]

## Honours

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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

* Tri-Nation Series: 2017
* Intercontinental Cup: 2018

## References

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1. ^ a b "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. ^ goal.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
9. ^ "Mohammed Rafique". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
10. ^ "India 6–1 Laos". Soccerway. 7 June 2016.

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