Tarif Akhand (born 11 June 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club RoundGlass Punjab.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | RoundGlass Punjab | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pune | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Chennai City | 13 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Pune City B (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Hyderabad | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Chennai City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2021 | Chennai City | 9 | (0) |
| 2021 | Kenkre | 6 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Rajasthan United | 8 | (0) |
| 2022– | RoundGlass Punjab | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:19, 26 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Akhand began his career in the youth system of I-League club Pune.[1] He soon left the club to join Chennai City. He made his professional debut for the club in the I-League on 2 January 2018 against Mohun Bagan. He started and played the whole match as Chennai City won 2–1.[2]
After the 2017–18 I-League concluded, Akhand was loaned to Pune City Reserves in the I-League 2nd Division.[3]
Prior to the 2019–20 season, it was announced that Akhand had signed with Hyderabad of the Indian Super League.[4] He made his club debut on 2 November 2019 against Kerala Blasters. Akhand came on as an 88th-minute substitute for Robin Singh as Hyderabad won 2–1.[5]
On 5 January 2020, Akhand was loaned out to Chennai City.[6] He made his debut for the club four days later on 9 January against Gokulam Kerala. He started and played just 38 minutes as Chennai City won 3–2.[7]
On 16 December 2021, Akhand agreed to join Rajasthan United on a season-long deal.[8][9]
On 21 March 2022, he made his debut for the club against Churchill Brothers, in a 2–0 win.[10][11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chennai City | 2017–18 | I-League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| Chennai City total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
| Pune City B (loan) |
2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| Hyderabad | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Chennai City (loan) |
2019–20 | I-League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Chennai City | 2020–21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Kenkre | 2021 | I-League 2nd Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Rajasthan United |
2021–22 | I-League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| RoundGlass Punjab |
2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
Chennai City
Hyderabad FC – current squad | |
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