Imran Mohamed

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Imran Mohamed

| image = File:Imran Mohamed.jpg

| fullname = Imran Mohamed

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1980|12|18}}

| birth_place = Mahibadhoo, Maldives

| height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Goalkeeper

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Club Eagles

| years1 = 1999–2001

| years2 = 2002–2008

| years3 = 2004

| years4 = 2009–2010

| years5 = 2010–2011

| years6 = 2012–2015

| years7 = 2015–2016

| years8 = 2017–2018

| years9 = 2019

| clubs1 = Club Eagles

| clubs2 = Victory

| clubs3 = → Club Valencia (loan)

| clubs4 = Club Valencia

| clubs5 = VB Sports Club

| clubs6 = New Radiant SC

| clubs7 = Maziya S&RC

| clubs8 = New Radiant SC

| clubs9 = TC Sports Club

| caps1 = 18

| goals1 = 0

| caps2 = 90

| goals2 = 0

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| caps4 = 22

| goals4 = 0

| caps5 = ?

| goals5 = 1

| caps6 = 22

| goals6 = 1

| caps7 = ?

| goals7 = ?

| caps8 = ?

| goals8 = ?

| caps9 = ?

| goals9 = ?

| totalcaps = 153+

| totalgoals = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2000–2016

| nationalteam1 = Maldives

| nationalcaps1 = 109

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| caption = Mohamed in 2018 during his retirement match

}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Longest serving national team player Imran Mohamed retires |url=https://edition.mv/news/8551 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=The Edition |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Imran Mohamed - International Appearances |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/imr-mohamed-intl.html |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=www.rsssf.org}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Player profile – doha-2006.com |url=http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/SPORTS/CO/IGCOParticipantInfo.aspx?Register=5860641 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407153246/http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/SPORTS/CO/IGCOParticipantInfo.aspx?Register=5860641 |archive-date=7 April 2020 |access-date=3 January 2007}}{{NFT player|id=4158}}

Retirement match

In December 2018 Maldivian president Ibrahim Mohamed Solih attended a retirement match of Imran Mohamed at National Football Stadium.{{Cite web |last=raajje.mv |title=President Solih to attend football legend Imran's retirement match tonight |url=https://raajje.mv/47513 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=raajje.mv |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=raajje.mv |title=Maldives' most decorated goalkeeper, Imran Mohamed, retires from international football |url=https://raajje.mv/47543 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=raajje.mv |language=en}} 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.{{Cite web |title=Longest serving national team player Imran Mohamed retires |url=https://edition.mv/news/8551 |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=The Edition |language=en}}

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.https://presidency.mv/Press/Article/20181 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} Imran also donated Maldivian national team jerseys to Michel Salgado and Peter Schmeichel.