Ariful Kabir Farhad
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Full name
Ariful Kabir Farhad
Date of birth
12 March 1980[1]
Place of birth
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Height
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Ariful Kabir Farhad | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1980[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Chittagong, Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Dhaka Abahani | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2000 | Farashganj SC | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | → Chittagong Abahani (loan) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2002 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | Dhaka Mohammedan | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Dhaka Abahani | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2007 | Dhaka Mohammedan | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Brothers Union | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Chittagong Mohammedan | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2006 | Bangladesh | 15 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Ariful Kabir Farhad (Bengali: আরিফুল কবির ফরহাদ; born 12 March 1980) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1995 to 2006.
In 1995, Farhad made his Bangladesh national team debut during the 4-nation Tiger Trophy in Myanmar.[3][4] Farhad scored his first goal for Bangladesh against Bhutan during the 2003 SAFF Gold Cup group stages.[5][6] He managed to get a brace in that game as Bangladesh won 3–0 and topped their group. Farhad also scored twice against Bhutan during the 2005 SAFF Gold Cup.[7] On 16 August 2006, Farhad played his last game for Bangladesh during a 4–1 defeat to Qatar.[8]
Career statistics
International
| Bangladesh | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 7 | 3 |
| 2005 | 5 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 15 | 5 |
- Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 January 2003 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Bhutan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2003 SAFF Gold Cup |
| 2. | 2–0 | |||||
| 3. | 27 March 2003 | Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon, Hong Kong |  Laos | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 4. | 8 December 2005 | Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | Bhutan | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2005 SAFF Gold Cup |
| 5. | 2–0 |
