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 Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team.

Rafiqul Islam
Personal information
Full name Md Rafiqul Islam
Date of birth (2004-02-12) 12 February 2004 (age 20)[1]
Place of birth Tangail, Bangladesh
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Bashundhara Kings
Number 23
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– Bashundhara Kings 0 (0)
International career
2022 Bangladesh U20 9 (1)
2023– Bangladesh U23 6 (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, correct as of 7 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024

Club career

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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

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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

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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

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As of 26 March 2024.[10]
Bangladesh
Year Apps Goals
2023 5 0
2024 1 0
Total 6 0

International goals

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Youth

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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

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Bashundhara Kings

References

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  1. ^ "Football Men's - Team Roster - (BAN) Bangladesh" (PDF). Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. ^ ‘বাংলাদেশ দলে ডাক পাওয়ার খবর শুনে কেঁদে ফেলি’. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 9 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Bangladesh beat Maldives 4-1 in SAFF U-20 Championship - Sports". The Daily Observer.
  4. ^ a b "BFF announces squad for AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers". Daily Sun.
  5. ^ "Yeasin, Hemanta omitted from 30-member camp". The Daily Star. June 3, 2023.
  6. ^ মোরসালিনকে নিয়েই সাফের চূড়ান্ত দল, বাদ এলিটা কিংসলে. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). June 9, 2023.
  7. ^ "Bangladesh prepare for SAFF C'ship with win in Cambodia". The Daily Star. June 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "বাছাইতে বাংলাদেশের হয়ে যারা খেলবেন". September 1, 2023.
  9. ^ Rafiqul Islam at Soccerway
  10. ^ Rafiqul Islam at National-Football-Teams.com
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