Rafiqul Islam (footballer)
Bangladeshi footballer
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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 City Club and the Bangladesh national team.
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| Full name | Md Rafiqul Islam | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 February 2004[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Tangail, Bangladesh | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | City Club | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025–2026 | Rahmatganj MFS | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | City Club | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Bangladesh U20 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Bangladesh U23 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Bangladesh | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 24 August 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Islam 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.
NoFel SC
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.
Fortis
He moved to the Bangladesh Premier League for newly promoted Fortis.[2]
City Club
Islam scored his first goal for City Club in a 3–0 victory over Brothers Union.[3]
International career
Rafiqul represented the Bangladesh U20 team in both the 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship and 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers.[4][5]
In June 2023, Rafiqul made the preliminary squad for the 2023 SAFF Championship.[5] He eventually made the final squad after injuries to regular starters.[6][7]
On 15 June 2023, Rafiqul made his senior international debut in a 1–0 victory over Cambodia.[8] He made his debut for Bangladesh U23 during the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 3 June 2023.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup[a] | Other[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| 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 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
- Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup
International
- As of 26 March 2024.[11]
| 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
