Tarif Akhand

Tarif Akhand

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-06-11) 11 June 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth	West Bengal, India
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	RoundGlass Punjab
Youth career
	Pune
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Chennai City	13	(0)
2018	→ Pune City B (loan)	7	(0)
2019–2020	Hyderabad	1	(0)
2020	→ Chennai City (loan)	4	(0)
2021	Chennai City	9	(0)
2021	Kenkre	6	(0)
2021–2022	Rajasthan United	8	(0)
2022–	RoundGlass Punjab	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:19, 26 April 2022 (UTC)

Tarif Akhand (born 11 June 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club RoundGlass Punjab.

Club career

Akhand began his career in the youth system of I-League club Pune. ^[1] He soon left the club to join Chennai City. He made his professional debut for the club in the I-League on 2 January 2018 against Mohun Bagan. He started and played the whole match as Chennai City won 2–1. ^[2]

After the 2017–18 I-League concluded, Akhand was loaned to Pune City Reserves in the I-League 2nd Division. ^[3]

Hyderabad

Prior to the 2019–20 season, it was announced that Akhand had signed with Hyderabad of the Indian Super League. ^[4] He made his club debut on 2 November 2019 against Kerala Blasters. Akhand came on as an 88th-minute substitute for Robin Singh as Hyderabad won 2–1. ^[5]

On 5 January 2020, Akhand was loaned out to Chennai City. ^[6] He made his debut for the club four days later on 9 January against Gokulam Kerala. He started and played just 38 minutes as Chennai City won 3–2. ^[7]

Rajasthan United

On 16 December 2021, Akhand agreed to join Rajasthan United on a season-long deal. ^{[8] [9]}

On 21 March 2022, he made his debut for the club against Churchill Brothers, in a 2–0 win. ^{[10] [11]}

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 April 2022 ^[12]

Club	Season	League			Cup		AFC		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Chennai City	2017–18	I-League	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
	2018–19		5	0	3 [lower-alpha 1]	0	—		8	0
	Chennai City total		13	0	3	0	0	0	16	0
Pune City B (loan)	2017–18	I-League 2nd Division	7	0	0	0	—		7	0
Hyderabad	2019–20	Indian Super League	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
Chennai City (loan)	2019–20	I-League	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
Chennai City	2020–21		9	0	0	0	—		9	0
Kenkre	2021	I-League 2nd Division	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
Rajasthan United	2021–22	I-League	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
RoundGlass Punjab	2022–23		0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			48	0	3	0	0	0	51	0

1. Appearance(s) in Super Cup

Honours

Chennai City

• I-League: 2018–19

References

1. "U18 I-League: Midfielder Sanchayan Samadder to lead Maharashtra Zone champions Pune FC in final phase". India Blooms. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
2. "Mohun Bagan 1-2 Chennai City". Soccerway.
3. "FC Pune City 'B' share spoils with Real Kashmir, FC Kerala defeat Madhya Bharat". Goal.com. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
4. "Hyderabad FC launches jersey ahead of ISL 2019-20". The Hindu. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
5. "Hyderabad 2-1 Kerala Blasters". Soccerway.
6. "Chennai City FC Sign Tarif Akhand On Loan From Hyderabad FC". Facebook. 5 January 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
7. "Gokulam Kerala 2–3 Chennai City". Soccerway.
8. "Rajasthan United set to sign Subha Ghosh on loan from Kerala Blasters". KhelNow. 24 December 2021.
9. "Rajasthan United have agreed a season-long deal with Tarif Akhand". Twitter. 16 December 2021.
10. "Rajasthan United FC ease past Churchill Brothers FC". Sportskeeda. 21 March 2022.
11. "Rajasthan United 2 – 0 Churchill Brothers". Soccerway. 21 March 2022.
12. Tarif Akhand at Soccerway

External links

• Profile at the AIFF website
• Profile at the Hyderabad FC website