Ariful Kabir Farhad
Personal information
Full name Ariful Kabir Farhad
Date of birth (1980-03-12) 12 March 1980[1]
Place of birth Chittagong, Bangladesh
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Abahani Limited Dhaka
1997–2000 Farashganj SC
2000 → Chittagong Abahani (loan)
2000–2001 Muktijoddha Sangsad
2002–2004 Dhaka Mohammedan
2005–2006 Abahani Limited Dhaka
2007 Dhaka Mohammedan
2008 Brothers Union
2009–2011 Chittagong Mohammedan
International career
1995–2006 Bangladesh 15 (5)
Medal record
Representing  Bangladesh
Men's football
SAFF Championship
Winner 2003 Bangladesh
Runner-up 2005 Pakistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ariful Kabir Farhad (Bengali: আরিফুল কবির ফরহাদ; born 12 March 1980) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1995 to 2006.

International career

In 1995, he made his Bangladesh national team debut during the 4-nation Tiger Trophy in Myanmar.[3][4] Farhad scored his first goal for Bangladesh against Bhutan during the 2003 SAFF Gold Cup group stages.[5][6] He managed to get a brace in that game as Bangladesh won (3–0) and topped the group. Farhad also got a couple of goals against Bhutan during the 2005 SAFF Gold Cup.[7] On 16 August 2006, Farhad played his last game for Bangladesh during a 4–1 defeat to Qatar.

Career statistics

International apps

As of 16 August 2006.
Bangladesh
YearAppsGoals
199510
200373
200552
200620
Total155

International goals

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 January 2003Bangabandhu National Stadium, DhakaBhutan Bhutan1–03–02003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
2.15 January 2003Bangabandhu National Stadium, DhakaBhutan Bhutan2–03–02003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
3.27 March 2003Hong KongLaos Laos1–21–22004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4.8 December 2005Peoples Football Stadium, KarachiBhutan Bhutan1–03–02005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
5.8 December 2005Peoples Football Stadium, KarachiBhutan Bhutan2–03–02005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup

Personal life

After retirement, Farhad represented his hometown Chittagong District football team and also played in the M Agency Veteran Football Tournament, with Chittagong Masters Club.[8]

Honours

Muktijoddha Sangsad KC

Dhaka Mohammedan

Abahanai Limited Dhaka

  • Independence Day Football Tournament (Rajshahi): 2005[9]

Bangladesh

References

  1. ↑ "Bangladesh - A. Farhad - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ariful Kabir Farhad". www.national-football-teams.com.
  3. ↑ "Cruciani's boys impress". archive.thedailystar.net. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
  4. ↑ 'আন্তর্জাতিক' ফুটবলে প্রথম শিরোপা. Utp al Shuvro (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 19 February 2022. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "South Asian Football Federation Cup". RSSSF.
  6. ↑ Rahman, Anisur (October 1, 2021). "'No choice but to leave it to fate'". The Daily Star.
  7. ↑ "South Asian Gold Cup 2005 (Karachi, Pakistan)". RSSSF.
  8. ↑ "ভেটারেন ফুটবল টুর্নামেন্টের সেমিফাইনালে চট্টগ্রাম মাস্টার্স". Dainik Azadi (in Bengali). August 13, 2022.
  9. ↑ "AKC end trophy drought". archive.thedailystar.net. May 13, 2005. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024.
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