Ariful Kabir Farhad

Ariful Kabir Farhad
Personal information
Full name	Ariful Kabir Farhad
Date of birth	12 March 1980 (age 42)
Place of birth	Chittagong, Bangladesh
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Centre Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
2000–2004	Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
2004–2007	Mohammedan SC
National team
2003–2006	Bangladesh
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 2003 to 2006.^[1]^[2]

International career[]

Bangladesh national team[]

Farhad scored his first goal for Bangladesh against Bhutan during the 2003 SAFF Cup group stages.^[3]^[4] 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 Bhutam during the 2005 SAFF Cup.^[5] On 16 August 2006, Farhad played his last game for Bangladesh in a 4-1 defeat to Qatar.

International goals[]

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	15 January 2003	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Bhutan	1–0	3-0	2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
2.	15 January 2003	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka	Bhutan	2–0	3-0	2003 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
3.	27 March 2003	Hong Kong	Laos	1–2	1–2	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4.	8 December 2005	Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi	Bhutan	1–0	3–0	2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup
5.	8 December 2005	Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi	Bhutan	2–0	3-0	2005 South Asian Football Federation Gold Cup