Rafiqul Islam (footballer)

Md Rafiqul Islam (Bengali: মোঃ রফিকুল ইসলাম; born 12 February 2004) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Bangladesh Premier League club Rahmatganj MFS and the Bangladesh national team.

Rafiqul Islam

Personal information
Full name	Md Rafiqul Islam
Date of birth	(2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 21)[1]
Place of birth	Tangail, Bangladesh
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Rahmatganj MFS
Number	11
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Tangail FA
2018–2019	Khilgaon FA
2019–2020	Jatrabari KC
2020–2021	Farashganj SC	17	(3)
2021–2022	NoFeL SC	20	(12)
2022–2023	Fortis	14	(0)
2023–2025	Bashundhara Kings	20	(2)
2025–	Rahmatganj MFS	0	(0)
International career‡
2022	Bangladesh U20	9	(1)
2023–	Bangladesh U23	7	(0)
2023–	Bangladesh	6	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  Bangladesh SAFF U-20 Championship Runner-up 2022 India Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 August 2025

Club career

Rafiqul started his career in the Dhaka Third Division League with his hometown club Tangail Football Academy. He made his professional league debut with Farashganj SC in the 2020–21 Bangladesh Championship League.

He joined NoFeL SC for the 2021–22 season, and scored 12 goals from 20 games, which earned him a callup to the Bangladesh U20 team and eventually a move to the Bangladesh Premier League for newly promoted Fortis FC.^[2]

International career

Rafiqul represented the Bangladesh U20 team in both the 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship and 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers.^[3][4]

In June 2023, Rafiqul made the preliminary squad for the 2023 SAFF Championship.^[4] He eventually made the final squad after injuries to regular starters.^[5][6]

On 15 June 2023, Rafiqul made his senior international debut in a 1–0 victory over Cambodia.^[7] He made his debut for Bangladesh U23 during the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers.^[8]

Career statistics

As of 3 June 2023.^[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Domestic Cup[a]		Other[b]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Farashganj SC	2020–21	Bangladesh Championship League	17	3	—		—		—		17	3
NoFeL SC	2021–22	Bangladesh Championship League	20	12	—		—		—		20	12
Fortis	2022–23	Bangladesh Premier League	14	0	3	0	3	0	—		17	0
Bashundhara Kings	2023–24	Bangladesh Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			51	15	3	0	3	0	0	0	57	15

1. Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
2. Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup

International

As of 26 March 2024.^[10]

Bangladesh
Year	Apps	Goals
2023	5	0
2024	1	0
Total	6	0

International goals

Youth

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	29 July 2022	Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India	Maldives	4–1	4–1	2022 SAFF U-20 Championship

Honours

Bashundhara Kings

• Bangladesh Premier League: 2023–24
• Independence Cup: 2023–24