Mohammed Rafique (born 26 March 1991) is an Indian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League and the India national team.[2]
| 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(s) | Midfielder / Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chennaiyin | ||
| 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– | Chennaiyin | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | India | 12 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:22, 24 December 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct 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 | ||
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
East Bengal
- Calcutta Football League: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Atlético de Kolkata
India