Ariful Kabir Farhad

Ariful Kabir Farhad (Bengali: আরিফুল কবির ফরহাদ; born 12 March 1980) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played for the Bangladesh national team from 2003 to 2006.[1][2]

Ariful Kabir Farhad
Personal information
Full name Ariful Kabir Farhad
Date of birth (1980-03-12) 12 March 1980
Place of birth Chittagong, Bangladesh
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Muktijoddha Sangsad
2005–2006 Abahani Limited Dhaka
2006–2008 Mohammedan SC
2009–2011 Chittagong Mohammedan SC
International career
1995–2006 Bangladesh 14 (5)
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Men's football
SAFF Championship
Winner 2003 Bangladesh
Runner-up 2005 Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Farhad scored his first goal for Bangladesh against Bhutan during the 2003 SAFF Cup group stages.[3][4] He managed to get a brace in that game as Bangladesh won (3-0) and topped the group. Farhad also got a couple of goals against Bhutan during the 2005 SAFF Cup.[5] On 16 August 2006, Farhad played his last game for Bangladesh in a 4-1 defeat to Qatar.

International goals
Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 January 2003Bangabandhu National Stadium, DhakaBhutan Bhutan1–03-02003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
2.15 January 2003Bangabandhu National Stadium, DhakaBhutan Bhutan2–03-02003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
3.27 March 2003Hong KongLaos Laos1–21–22004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4.8 December 2005Peoples Football Stadium, KarachiBhutan Bhutan1–03–02005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
5.8 December 2005Peoples Football Stadium, KarachiBhutan Bhutan2–03-02005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

Personal life

After retirement, Farhad represented his hometown Chittagong District football team, and also played in the M Agency Veteran Football Tournament, with Chittagong Masters Club.[6]

Honours

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC

Abahanai Limited Dhaka

  • Independence Gold Cup (Rajshahi): 2005

Bangladesh

References
  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ariful Kabir Farhad". www.national-football-teams.com.
  2. "Bangladesh - A. Farhad - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  3. "South Asian Football Federation Cup". RSSSF.
  4. Rahman, Anisur (October 1, 2021). "'No choice but to leave it to fate'". The Daily Star.
  5. "South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan)". RSSSF.
  6. Azadi, Dainik (August 13, 2022). "ভেটারেন ফুটবল টুর্নামেন্টের সেমিফাইনালে চট্টগ্রাম মাস্টার্স".
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