Arifur Rahman (footballer)

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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
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)
International career
2017 Bangladesh U19 1 (0)
2019– Bangladesh U23 0 (0)
2019– 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 (

Bangladesh Premier League.[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

Victoria SC. He scored 6 goals in the league.[3]

Chittagong Abahani

In 2017, Arif joined country's top division side

. But he didn't made any appearance as there were so many star players in the club. He left the club in next transfer window after finishing first phase of the league.

Arambagh KS

In 2017, Arif moved to

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 F.C. 2–0 3–0 Unofficial Friendly[11]

Honours

Dilkusha SC

References

  1. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Arifur Rahman". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. ^ "Bangladesh - A. Rahman - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
  3. ^ "Fakirerpool returns on track after 22-year gap - Sports - observerbd.com". 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.