Mohammad 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammad Rakip | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| 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 | 25 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2017 | India U17 | 18 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | India U19 | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 27 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2017 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editRakip 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
editIn 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
editOn 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
editClub
edit- As of 29 July 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kerala Blasters B | 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Kerala Blasters | 2018–19 | Indian Super League | 11 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Kerala Blasters total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
| Mumbai City | 2020–21 | Indian Super League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Mumbai City total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 6 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 19 | 0 | 9[e] | 0 | 8[d] | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25 | 0 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal total | 25 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 70 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 0 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Super Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- ^ 3 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup and 1 appearance in the Super Cup.
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
- ^ 4 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup and 5 appearances in the Super Cup.
- ^ Appearances in Durand Cup.
References
edit- ^ Kerala Blasters sign U17 World Cup defending sensation Mohammad Rakip on a permanent deal. Times Now News.
- ^ "Mohamad Rakip profile - Goals, Passes and more". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Pande, Sumedh (8 December 2017). "ISL 2017: India U17 star Mohammad Rakip signs for Kerala Blasters". www.sportskeeda.com. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Kerala Blasters: Halicharan Narzary, Mohamad Rakip set to leave | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Mohamad Rakip signs for Mumbai City". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "FC Goa vs. Mumbai City FC - Football Match Summary - November 25, 2020". ESPN. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mohammad Rakip at Soccerway
External sources
edit- Mohammad Rakip at Soccerway
- Mohammad Rakip at Global Sports Archive
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