Mohammed Rafique (footballer)

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

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

Mohammed Rafique

Personal 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 as of 19:22, 6 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2018

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
		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. Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
2. Appearance(s) in Federation Cup
3. Appearance(s) in AFC Cup
4. 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

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