Rahim Ali
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| Date of birth | 21 April 2000 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Barrackpore, West Bengal | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||
Current team | Chennaiyin | ||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| 2012–2016 | Mohun Bagan | ||||||||||||
| 2016 | AIFF Elite Academy | ||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Indian Arrows | 30 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2019– | Chennaiyin | 39 | (4) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | India U17 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2017 | India U20 | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2019– | India U23 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||
| 2021– | India | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:43, 16 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:22, 30 October 2021 (UTC) | |||||||||||||
Rahim Ali (born 21 April 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin and the India national team.
Career[]
Born in Barrackpore, West Bengal, Ali was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] After the tournament, Ali was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[2] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He came on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Rahul Praveen as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3]
International[]
Ali represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which was hosted in India.[1]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 3 January 2022[4]
| Club | Season | League | Super Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
| Chennayin | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2020–21 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 61 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | ||
International[]
- As of 16 October 2021[4]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| India U23 | 2019− | 4 | 1 |
| India | 2021− | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
Honours[]
International[]
- India
References[]
- ^ a b Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
- ^ a b Rahim Ali at Soccerway
- 2000 births
- Living people
- People from North 24 Parganas district
- Indian footballers
- AIFF Elite Academy players
- Indian Arrows players
- Association football forwards
- Footballers from West Bengal
- I-League players
- India youth international footballers
- Indian Muslims
- Indian Super League players
- Chennaiyin FC players
- India international footballers