Mohammad Rafique Ali Sardar (born 16 April 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rajasthan United in the I-League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Rafique Ali Sardar | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-04-16) 16 April 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rajasthan United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TFA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Jamshedpur | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | East Bengal | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Mohammedan (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | Mohammedan | 0 | (0) |
| 2022– | Rajasthan United | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:52, 19 January 2021 (UTC) | |||
Born in Kolkata, West Bengal, Sardar rose from poverty to joining the youth academies of the two Kolkata giants East Bengal and Mohun Bagan.[1] He soon then moved to the Tata Football Academy.[1]
Before the 2017–18 season, Sardar was announced as part of the inaugural Jamshedpur squad for the Indian Super League.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 12 April 2018 in the Super Cup against Goa. He came on as a halftime substitute for Sairuat Kima after their #1 goalkeeper, Subrata Pal, was sent off. Jamshedpur went on to lose 1–5.[2][3] A week later, on 20 April 2018, it was announced that Sardar signed a new contract with Jamshedpur, keeping him at the club till 2020.[4]
A couple of years later, Sardar for East Bengal FC, on 18 April 2020.
The head coach of Mohammedan SC(Kolkata), Jose Hevia, signed Rafique Ali Sardar from SC East Bengal in 2020 after being released by Robbie Fowler the head coach of SC East Bengal. [5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jamshedpur | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Jamshedpur total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Mohammedan (loan) |
2020–21 | I-League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Mohammedan | 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Rajasthan United | 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||