Arif Shaikh
{{Short description|Indian footballer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Arif Shaikh
| image =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|11|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
| height = {{height|m=1.74}}
| currentclub = SC Bengaluru
| clubnumber = 32
| position = Striker
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = Pune
| years1 = 2016–2017
| clubs1 = DSK Shivajians
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| clubs2 = Gokulam Kerala FC
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 0
| years2 = 2017–2018
| clubs3 = ONGC FC
| caps3 =
| goals3 =
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = Corbett FC
| caps4 = 4
| goals4 = 0
| years4 = 2021–2022
| clubs5 = Ambernath United Atlanta
| caps5 = 12
| goals5 = 5
| years5 = 2022–2023
| clubs6 = SC Bengaluru
| caps6 = 16
| goals6 = 7
| years6 = 2023–
| nationalyears1 =
| nationalteam1 =
| nationalcaps1 =
| nationalgoals1 =
| club-update = 28 December 2023
| ntupdate =
}}
Arif Shaikh (born 11 November 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a striker for SC Bengaluru in the I-League.
Career
Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Shaikh played in the Pune F.C. Academy during the I-League U19.{{cite news|title=U19 I-League: Arif Shaikh strikes three in Pune FC's 6-1 Maha-Derby win over Mumbai FC|url=http://www.indiablooms.com/ibns_new/sports-details/SN/1497/u19-i-league-arif-shaikh-strikes-three-in-pune-fc-s-6-1-maha-derby-win-over-mumbai-fc.html|accessdate=2 May 2016|work=IndiaBlooms|date=7 January 2015}} After spending time with Pune, Shaikh signed with DSK Shivajians. He made his professional debut for the club on the final match day of the I-League season on 24 April 2016 against Mumbai. He came on as a 69th-minute substitute for Sampath Kuttimani as DSK Shivajians lost 4–0.{{cite web|title=Mumbai 4-0 DSK Shivajians|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/04/24/india/i-league/mumbai-fc/dsk-shivajians/2177605/|website=Soccerway}}
Career statistics
{{updated|29 March 2024}}{{soccerway|arif-shaikh/434487}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Domestic Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="2"|DSK Shivajians
|rowspan="3"|I-League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| rowspan="1"|Gokulam Kerala FC | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| rowspan="1"|Corbett FC
|2021 |rowspan="2"|I-League 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| rowspan="1"|Ambernath United Atlanta | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 5 |
| rowspan="2"|Sporting Bengaluru
|rowspan="2"|2023–24 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 |
| I-League 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!41 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 12 |
References
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External links
- [https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12472427_1700434470212874_1747944002437764971_n.jpg?oh=0a46b52f875bdb4db7747fb61748be04&oe=57A3EA37 DSK Shivajians Profile]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}.
{{DSK Shivajians F.C. squad}}
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Category:Footballers from Mumbai
Category:Indian men's footballers
Category:DSK Shivajians FC players
Category:Men's association football forwards