Rifkhan Mohamed

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Rifkhan Mohamed

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|fullname = Mohamed Jahufar Rifkhan Mohamed

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1999|10|25|df=y}}

|birth_place = Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

|height =

|currentclub = Defenders

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|position = Striker

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|youthclubs1 =

|years1 = 2018–2020

|clubs1 = Sri Lanka Police

|caps1 =

|goals1 =

|years2 = 2020–

|clubs2 = Defenders

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|goals2 =

|nationalyears1 = 2018–

|nationalteam1 = Sri Lanka

|nationalcaps1 = 1

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|club-update = 15:17, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

|nationalteam-update = 15:17, 22 September 2021 (UTC)

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Rifkhan Mohamed (born 25 October 1999) is a Sri Lankan footballer who plays as a striker for Defenders Football Club of the Sri Lanka Champions League, and the Sri Lanka national football team.

Club career

Mohamed began playing for Sri Lanka Police SC of the Sri Lanka Champions League in 2018.{{cite web |last1=Hassimdeen |first1=Irshard |title=Rifkhan elevates Police over Moragasmulla |url=https://www.thepapare.com/police-moragasmulla-sc-match-report-super-6-premier-league-division-i-2018/ |publisher=The Papare |access-date=22 September 2021}}{{cite web |title=GSA profile |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/rifkhan-mohamed/223207/ |publisher=Global Sports Archive |access-date=22 September 2021}} In late 2020 he moved to league rivals Defenders Football Club with the official announcement coming in February 2021.{{cite web |last1=Nawaz |first1=Althaf |title=SLF to restart practices ahead of Super League tourney |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2020/12/23/sports/236862/slf-restart-practices-ahead-super-league-tourney |publisher=Daily News |access-date=22 September 2021}}{{cite web |title=Transfer: Police to Defenders |url=https://www.facebook.com/107679647576334/photos/p.250328829978081/250328829978081/?type=1&theater |publisher=The Parare |access-date=22 September 2021}}

International career

Mohamed represented Sri Lanka at the youth level in 2018 AFC U-19 Championship qualification and 2020 AFC U-23 Championship qualification.{{cite web |title=AFC profile |url=http://stats.the-afc.com/player/119142 |publisher=The Asian Football Confederation |access-date=22 September 2021}} He made his senior debut on 12 October 2018 in a 1–4 friendly defeat to Malaysia.{{cite web |title=NFT profile |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/72193/Rifkhan_Mohamed.html |publisher=National Football Teams |access-date=22 September 2021}} In 2021 he was called up to the senior squad again for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification and the SAFF Championship.{{cite web |title=Football National Team Will Depart To The Korea Republic |url=https://footballsrilanka.tv/football-national-team-will-depart-to-the-korea-republic/ |publisher=footballsrilanka.tv |access-date=21 September 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Premalal |first1=Susil |title=FSL announce preliminary squad for SAFF Tourney |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/sports/FSL-announce-preliminary-squad-for-SAFF-Tourney/244-219307 |publisher=Daily Mirror |access-date=21 September 2021}}

=International career statistics=

Year	Apps	Goals
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3 \| Sri Lanka national team
2018	1	0
2019	0	0
2020	0	0
2021	0	0
Total\|\|1\|\|0

References

External links

{{GSA player|rifkhan-mohamed/223207}}
{{NFT player|72193/Rifkhan_Mohamed}}
{{Soccerway|rifkhan-mohamed-mohamed-jahufar/714380}}
[http://stats.the-afc.com/player/119142 AFC profile]

Category:1999 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sri Lankan men's footballers

Category:Men's association football forwards

Category:Sri Lanka men's youth international footballers

Category:Sri Lanka men's international footballers

Category:People from Trincomalee