Mohamed Irufaan

Mohamed Irufaan (born 24 July 1994) is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maziya.

Mohamed Irufaan

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Irufaan
Date of birth	(1994-07-24) 24 July 1994 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Thimarafushi, Maldives
Height	1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Maziya
Number	5
Youth career
2012–2013	Valencia
2014	Maziya
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Valencia
2014–	Maziya
International career‡
2012–2016	Maldives U23
2015–	Maldives	16	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8. August 2024

Club career

Irufaan joined Valencia in 2012 and played at youth level before breaking through into the first team, in the year 2013. He later joined Maziya in the following year 2014 and won all major trophies at Maldives top fight within just three years of time.^[2]

He has also represented Maziya at the AFC Cup. In 2014, Irufaan won the Haveeru Sports Awards for the best under 21 player in the Maldives.^[2]

International career

Irufaan represented and also captained^[2] Maldives at the under 23 level between the years 2012 to 2016.

He made his senior team debut for Maldives against Bhutan in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match. He came in as a 74th minute substitute for Ashad Ali where they went on to win by 4–3.^[3]

Honours

Maldives

• SAFF Championship: 2018