Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Ariful Kabir Farhad | |||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 12 March 1980|||||||||||||||||||
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 | Dhaka Abahani | |||||||||||||||||||
1997–2000 | Farashganj SC | |||||||||||||||||||
2000 | → Chittagong Abahani (loan) | |||||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Muktijoddha Sangsad | |||||||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Dhaka Mohammedan | |||||||||||||||||||
2005–2006 | Dhaka Abahani | |||||||||||||||||||
2007 | Dhaka Mohammedan | |||||||||||||||||||
2008 | Brothers Union | |||||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Chittagong Mohammedan | |||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2006 | Bangladesh | 15 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*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.
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.[8]
Bangladesh | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1995 | 1 | 0 |
2003 | 7 | 3 |
2005 | 5 | 2 |
2006 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 15 | 5 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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 |
After retirement, Farhad represented his hometown Chittagong District football team and also played in the M Agency Veteran Football Tournament, with Chittagong Masters Club.[9]
Muktijoddha Sangsad KC
Dhaka Mohammedan
Abahanai Limited Dhaka
Bangladesh