Mohammad Rakip

Mohammad Rakip

Personal information
Full name	Mohammad Rakip
Date of birth	(2000-05-14) 14 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Imphal, Manipur, India
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	East Bengal
Number	12
Youth career
	AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Kerala Blasters B	6	(0)
2018–2020	Kerala Blasters	26	(0)
2020–2022	Mumbai City	13	(0)
2022–	East Bengal	25	(0)
International career‡
2015–2017	India U17	18	(0)
2017–2019	India U19	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 27 May 2024 (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 defender for Indian Super League club East Bengal. ^[1] He also represented India at the FIFA U-17 World Cup 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] In March 2022, he was included in club's 2022 AFC Champions League squad. ^[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2024 ^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Kerala Blasters B	2017–18	I-League 2nd Division	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Kerala Blasters	2018–19	Indian Super League	11	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		—		12	0
	2019–20		15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	Kerala Blasters total		26	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	27	0
Mumbai City	2020–21	Indian Super League	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	2021–22		4	0	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	6	0
	Mumbai City total		13	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15	0
East Bengal	2022–23	Indian Super League	6	0	4 [lower-alpha 3]	0	2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	—		12	0
	2023–24		19	0	9 [lower-alpha 5]	0	8 [lower-alpha 4]	0	—		36	0
	2024–25		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	East Bengal total		25	0	13	0	10	0	0	0	48	0
Career total			70	0	14	0	10	0	2	0	96	0

1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup
2. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
3. 3 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup and 1 appearance in the Super Cup.
4. Appearance(s) in Calcutta Football League
5. 4 Appearance(s) in Durand Cup and 5 appearances in the Super Cup.

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. Archived from the original on 28 September 2021. 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. Guha, Sayantan (6 April 2022). "All you need to know about Mumbai City FC's AFC Champions League 2022 campaign". sportskeeda.com. Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 6 April 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
8. Mohammad Rakip at Soccerway

External sources

• Mohammad Rakip at Soccerway
• Mohammad Rakip at Global Sports Archive