Mohammad Rakip

Mohamad Rakip (born 14 May 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Indian Super League club East Bengal.[1] He also represented India at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2017.

Mohamad Rakip
Personal information
Full name Mohamad Rakip
Date of birth (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000
Place of birth Imphal, Manipur, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 East Bengal
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Kerala Blasters B 6 (0)
2018–2020 Kerala Blasters 26 (0)
2020–2022 Mumbai City 13 (0)
2022– East Bengal 6 (0)
International career‡
2015–2017 India U17 18 (0)
2017–2019 India U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 25 February 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2017

Club career

Early career

Rakip is a product of AIFF Elite Academy. In 2016 he was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, a team consisting of Indian under 17 players. Rakip was shortlisted in the probable list for the 2017 FIFA Under 17 World Cup, but didn't make it to the final squad.[2]

Kerala Blasters

In 2017, Rakip became the first Indian U17 player to sign for an Indian Super League.[3] He was first put into the reserve team of the Blasters and played in 8 games for the club with I-League 2nd Division. After an impressive performance there, he was promoted into the senior side in 2018. He made his debut for the club against ATK on 29 October 2019, which ended 2–1 in favour for the Blasters. He totally made 11 appearances for the club during that season. After making 15 appearances for the blasters during the 2019–20 Indian Super League season, it was rumoured that Rakip did not want to sign a contract extension with the Blasters as he had offers from other ISL sides.[4]

Mumbai City FC

On 20 October 2020, Mumbai City FC announced that they have signed Rakip on a two-year deal.[5] He made his debut for the club on 25 November 2020 against FC Goa.[6] In March 2022, he was included in club's 2022 AFC Champions League squad.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 25 February 2023[8]
Club Season League Cup Other AFC Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kerala Blasters B 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division 6000——60
Kerala Blasters 2018–19 Indian Super League 1101[lower-alpha 1]0——120
2019–20 15000——150
Kerala Blasters total 260100000270
Mumbai City 2020–21 Indian Super League 9000——90
2021–22 4000—2[lower-alpha 2]060
Mumbai City total 130000020150
East Bengal 2022–23 Indian Super League 603[lower-alpha 3]02[lower-alpha 4]0—110
Career total 510402020590
  1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
  3. Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
  4. Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League

References
  1. Kerala Blasters sign U17 World Cup defending sensation Mohammad Rakip on a permanent deal. Times Now News.
  2. "Mohamad Rakip profile - Goals, Passes and more". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. Pande, Sumedh (8 December 2017). "ISL 2017: India U17 star Mohammad Rakip signs for Kerala Blasters". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. "Kerala Blasters: Halicharan Narzary, Mohamad Rakip set to leave | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. "Mohamad Rakip signs for Mumbai City". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. "FC Goa vs. Mumbai City FC - Football Match Summary - November 25, 2020". ESPN. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. Guha, Sayantan (6 April 2022). "All you need to know about Mumbai City FC's AFC Champions League 2022 campaign". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
  8. Mohammad Rakip at Soccerway

External sources


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