Arifur Rahman (footballer)

Arifur Rahman
Personal information
Full name Arifur Rahman
Date of birth (1999-02-15) 15 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Comilla, Bangladesh
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Bangladesh Police
Number 12
Youth career
2015 BFF Sylhet Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Dilkusha SC
2016–2017 Victoria SC 14 (6)
2017 Chittagong Abahani 0 (0)
2017–2019 Arambagh KS 19 (6)
2019–2021 Saif SC 14 (2)
2021–2022 Chittagong Abahani 13 (1)
2023–2024 Chittagong Abahani 0 (0)
2024– Bangladesh Police 0 (0)
International career‡
2017 Bangladesh U19 1 (0)
2019 Bangladesh U23 1 (0)
2019–2020 Bangladesh 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 August 2021

Arifur Rahman (Bengali: আরিফুর রহমান) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a winger for Bangladesh Premier League club Bangladesh Police FC.[1][2]

Club career

Early career

Arif started his youth career by participating in the 2014 Pioneer League. He became top scorer in that edition with 18 goals for Kalyan Sangha. In the same year, he played in the BFF U-18 Football Tournament for Abahani Limited Dhaka.

In 2015, he trained in BFF Academy, in Sylhet for seven months.

Dilkusha SC

After graduating from BFF Academy, Arif started his senior professional career in 2015 when he joined Dilkusha Sporting Club, a Dhaka Third Division Football League club. He got man of the match award 8 times in 2015-16 Dhaka Third Division League, more than any other player from his team.

Victoria SC

In 2016, Arif joined Bangladesh Championship League side Victoria SC. He scored 6 goals in the league.[3]

Chittagong Abahani

In 2017, Arif joined country's top division side Chittagong Abahani to participate in the 2017–18 Bangladesh Premier League. Nonetheless, he failed to make a league appearance for the club and eventually departed during the mid-season transfer window.

Arambagh KS

In 2017, Arif moved to Arambagh KS, another top division side, from Chittagong Abahani. He had a dream journey with Arambagh KS as his career got a breakthrough under former Bangladesh national team head coach Maruful Haque here. He came to the limelight when his team won 2017 Independence Cup beating his former club Chittagong Abahani.[4] He was adjudged Man of the final and Player of the tournament.[5] It was Arambagh's first major domestic trophy in its history. Arif performed consistently in the following season, scoring six goals in 2018-19 BPL.[6][7] including a hattrick.[8] He scored a goal in the league running at 35.8 km per hour, faster than any other player in Bangladesh. His performance soon earned him a callup to the Bangladesh national team.[9] However, he left the club after spending two years as Arambagh was involved in a major casino scandal in 2019.[10]

Saif SC

In 2019, Arif signed a one-year contract with Saif Sporting Club.

International career

Youth

Arif played in 2013 SAFF U-16 Championship for Bangladesh U-16 national team.

Senior career

Arif made his senior debut against Laos during 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match on 9 June 2019.

International goals

Unofficial

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 June 2019 Leo Stadium, Bangkok Thailand BG Pathum United 2–0 3–0 Unofficial Friendly[11]

Honours

Dilkusha SC

Arambagh KS

References

  1. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Arifur Rahman". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. ^ "Arifur Rahman". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Fakirerpool returns on track after 22-year gap". The Daily Observer.
  4. ^ আরামবাগ চ্যাম্পিয়ন. Jugantor (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  5. ^ "Arambagh break final jinx". The Daily Star. February 11, 2018. Archived from the original on August 11, 2023.
  6. ^ আরিফ ম্যাজিকে জয়ে ফিরলো আরামবাগ. Sarabangla.net (in Bengali). 2019-07-09. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  7. ^ "BPL Football: Arambagh KS beat NoFeL SC 2-1". UNB. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  8. ^ আরিফুলের হ্যাটট্রিকে আরামবাগের বড় জয়. dailyjagaran.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  9. ^ জাতীয় দলে অভিষেকের অপেক্ষায় ‘বোল্ট’ আরিফ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 2019-05-25. Retrieved 2020-02-27.
  10. ^ "Casino-cracked Arambagh, Muktijoddha complete registration". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-11-21. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
  11. ^ "Booters warm up with emphatic win". www.thedailystar.net. 2 June 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
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