Mohammed Rafique (footballer)
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| 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 | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sundarban Bengal Auto | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tollygunge Agragami | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | United SC | 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 | 10 | (0) |
| 2025 | United SC | 14 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sundarban Bengal Auto | 4 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016–2018 | India | 12 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 08:41, 12 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 June 2018 | |||
Mohammed Rafique (born 26 March 1991) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sundarban Bengal Auto in the Bengal Super League.
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.[2] Rafique played five games during the 2011-12 I-League season, his second at senior level for Prayag.[3] Rafique established himself as a regular in the centre of midfield in his final two seasons at United SC.[4]
East Bengal
Rafique signed for East Bengal in May 2014 on a two-year deal [5] 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.[6]
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.
