Imran Mohamed

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Imran Mohamed
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Mohamed in 2018
Personal information
Full name Imran Mohamed
Date of birth (1980-12-18) 18 December 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Mahibadhoo, Maldives
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Club Eagles
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2001 Club Eagles 18 (0)
2002–2008 Victory 90 (0)
2004 → Club Valencia (loan) 1 (0)
2009–2010 Club Valencia 22 (0)
2010–2011 VB Sports Club ? (1)
2012–2015 New Radiant SC 22 (1)
2015–2016 Maziya S&RC ? (?)
2017–2018 New Radiant SC ? (?)
2019 TC Sports Club ? (?)
International career
2000–2016 Maldives 109 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Imran Mohamed (born 18 December 1980) is a Maldivian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Considered as one of the greatest Maldivian goalkeepers, he earned 110 international caps for the national team. [1] [2]

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Club career

Imran has scored a goal whilst being in his own penalty area in the match against Victory Sports Club in President's Cup. He scored the goal from 115 yards. Victory SC's coach Ali Suzain said that the goal was due to Victory Sports Club keeper Faisal's mistake which has cost a goal.

International career

In 2008, the Maldives national team won the SAFF Championship for the first time. Imran made some wonderful saves in the final and the semifinal. Many Sri Lankan coaches who previously coached in the Maldives consider his wonderful saves the reason why the whole Maldivian nation rejoiced when the team won the championship.

He was a member of the Maldives national football team. Imran retired from national team on 12 Oct 2016 after being the first choice national goalkeeper for almost 17 years. [3] [4] [2]

Retirement match

In December 2018 Maldivian president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih attended a retirement match of Imran Mohamed at National Football Stadium. [5] [6] Organized by the Football Association of Maldives, the match was held in his honour against a team led by Spain's right back, Míchel Salgado. Imran's team won with four goals and conceding three. [7]

Prior to the match, the president presented a plaque of appreciation to Imran, who likewise also presented the president with the gloves used by him when his team defeated India in the 2008 SAFF Championship final. [8] Imran also donated Maldivian national team jerseys to Michel Salgado and Peter Schmeichel. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Longest serving national team player Imran Mohamed retires". The Edition. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Imran Mohamed - International Appearances". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ↑ "Player profile – doha-2006.com". Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 3 January 2007.
  4. ↑ Imran Mohamed at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ↑ raajje.mv. "President Solih to attend football legend Imran's retirement match tonight". raajje.mv. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  6. ↑ raajje.mv. "Maldives' most decorated goalkeeper, Imran Mohamed, retires from international football". raajje.mv. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  7. ↑ "Longest serving national team player Imran Mohamed retires". The Edition. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  8. ↑ https://presidency.mv/Press/Article/20181 [ bare URL ]
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