Rafiqul Islam (footballer)
Md Rafiqul Islam (Bengali: মোঃ রফিকুল ইসলাম; born 12 February 2004) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Md Rafiqul Islam | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 2004[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Tangail, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bashundhara Kings | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Tangail FA | ||
| 2018–2019 | Khilgaon FA | ||
| 2019–2020 | Jatrabari KC | ||
| 2020–2021 | Farashganj SC | 17 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | NoFeL SC | 20 | (12) |
| 2022–2023 | Fortis FC | 14 | (0) |
| 2023– | Bashundhara Kings | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Bangladesh U20 | 9 | (1) |
| 2023– | Bangladesh U23 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023– | Bangladesh | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2023 | |||
Club career
Rafiqul started his career in the Dhaka Third Division League with his hometown club Tangail Football Academy. He made his professional league debut with Farashganj SC in the 2020–21 Bangladesh Championship League.
He joined NoFeL SC for the 2021–22 season, and scored 12 goals from 20 games, which earned him a callup to the Bangladesh U20 and eventually a move to the Bangladesh Premier League for newly promoted Fortis FC.[2]
International career
Rafiqul represented the Bangladesh U20 in both the 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship and 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers.[3][4]
In June 2023, Rafiqul made the preliminary squad for the 2023 SAFF Championship.[4] He eventually made the final squad after injuries to regular starters.[5][6]
On 15 June 2023, Rafiqul made his senior international debut in a 1–0 victory over Cambodia.[7] He made his debut for Bangladesh U23 during the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers.[8]
Career statistics
- As of 3 June 2023.[9]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Farashganj SC | 2020–21 | Bangladesh Championship League | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| NoFeL SC | 2021–22 | Bangladesh Championship League | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | 20 | 12 | |||
| Fortis FC | 2022–23 | Bangladesh Premier League | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |
| Bashundhara Kings | 2023–24 | Bangladesh Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 51 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 15 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
- Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup
Youth
- Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 July 2022 | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India |  Maldives | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2022 SAFF U-20 Championship |
References
- "Football Men's - Team Roster - (BAN) Bangladesh" (PDF). Hangzhou Asian Games Organizing Committee. 24 September 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
- ‘বাংলাদেশ দলে ডাক পাওয়ার খবর শুনে কেঁদে ফেলি’. Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). 9 June 2023.
- "Bangladesh beat Maldives 4-1 in SAFF U-20 Championship - Sports". The Daily Observer.
- "BFF announces squad for AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifiers". Daily Sun.
- "Yeasin, Hemanta omitted from 30-member camp". The Daily Star. June 3, 2023.
- মোরসালিনকে নিয়েই সাফের চূড়ান্ত দল, বাদ এলিটা কিংসলে. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). June 9, 2023.
- "Bangladesh prepare for SAFF C'ship with win in Cambodia". The Daily Star. June 15, 2023.
- "বাছাইতে বাংলাদেশের হয়ে যারা খেলবেন". September 1, 2023.
- Rafiqul Islam at Soccerway
External links
- Rafiqul Islam at National-Football-Teams.com
- Rafiqul Islam at Soccerway
- Rafiqul Islam at Global Sports Archive