Rifkhan Mohamed (born 25 October 1999) is a Sri Lankan footballer who plays as a striker for Defenders Football Club of the Sri Lanka Champions League, and the Sri Lanka national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Jahufar Rifkhan Mohamed | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Defenders | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Sri Lanka Police | ||
| 2020– | Defenders | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018– | Sri Lanka | 1 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:17, 22 September 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:17, 22 September 2021 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Mohamed began playing for Sri Lanka Police SC of the Sri Lanka Champions League in 2018.[1][2] In late 2020 he moved to league rivals Defenders Football Club with the official announcement coming in February 2021.[3][4]
International career edit
Mohamed represented Sri Lanka at the youth level in 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification and 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.[5] He made his senior debut on 12 October 2018 in a 1–4 friendly defeat to Malaysia.[6] In 2021 he was called up to the senior squad again for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and the SAFF Championship.[7][8]
International career statistics edit
- As of match played 12 October 2018.[6]
| Sri Lanka national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
References edit
- ^ Hassimdeen, Irshard. "Rifkhan elevates Police over Moragasmulla". The Papare. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "GSA profile". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ Nawaz, Althaf. "SLF to restart practices ahead of Super League tourney". Daily News. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "Transfer: Police to Defenders". The Parare. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "AFC profile". The Asian Football Confederation. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
- ^ "Football National Team Will Depart To The Korea Republic". footballsrilanka.tv. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ Premalal, Susil. "FSL announce preliminary squad for SAFF Tourney". Daily Mirror. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
External links edit
- Rifkhan Mohamed at Global Sports Archive
- Rifkhan Mohamed at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rifkhan Mohamed at Soccerway
- AFC profile
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