Mohammad Rakip

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Mohammad Rakip
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Rakip
Date of birth (2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Manipur, India
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Mumbai City
Number 12
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Indian Arrows 6 (0)
2017–2018 Kerala Blasters B 8 (0)
2018–2020 Kerala Blasters 24 (0)
2020– Mumbai City 9 (0)
National team‡
2015–2017 India U17 18 (0)
2017–2019 India U19 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:03, 10 January 2022 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 November 2017

Mohammad Rakip (born 14 May 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Indian Super League club Mumbai City.[1] He Also Represented India In The FIFA U-17 World Cup held at India in 2017.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Rakip 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[]

In 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[]

On 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]

Career statistics[]

As of 20 October 2019.[7]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kerala Blasters B 2017–18 I-League 2nd Division 8 0 - - - - 8 0
Kerala Blasters 2018–19 Indian Super League 11 0 1 0 - - 12 0
2019–20 7 0 0 0 - - 7 0
Blasters total 18 0 1 0 0 0 19 0

References[]

  1. ^ Kerala Blasters sign U17 World Cup defending sensation Mohammad Rakip on a permanent deal Times Now News.
  2. ^ "Mohamad Rakip profile - Goals, Passes and more". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ Pande, Sumedh (8 December 2017). "ISL 2017: India U17 star Mohammad Rakip signs for Kerala Blasters". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Kerala Blasters: Halicharan Narzary, Mohamad Rakip set to leave | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Mohamad Rakip signs for Mumbai City". Indian Super League. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  6. ^ "FC Goa vs. Mumbai City FC - Football Match Summary - November 25, 2020". ESPN. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. ^ "India - M. Rakip - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.

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