Mohammed Rafi is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n footballer

Football (soccer)

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 from Trikaripur, Kasaragod Dist Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

, who plays for Churchill Brothers in I-League

I-League

The I-League is an Indian football league for association football clubs. At the top of the Indian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 14 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation of two teams each year with the I-League 2nd Division...

 as Forward. Rafi impressed Indian national team coach Bob with his splendid performances in Durand cup and IFA shield.

Club

In 09-10 I-league. He finished the season with record 14 goals,which best ever for a Indian striker,he was also adjudged Mahindra United

Mahindra United

Mahindra United Football Club was a professional football club based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Their home ground was the Cooperage Ground in Mumbai...

's player of the year.
He will join Goan Powerhouse Churchill Brothers in the I-League 2010-11 season after he signed a multi-million dollar deal with the team.

Rafi’s example was followed by his younger brothers Mohammad Shafi, who plays for Viva Kerala FC and Mohammad Razi, with KSEB

International

Rafi also represented India

India national football team

The Indian national football team is the national football team of India and is governed by the All India Football Federation. It is a member of the Asian Football Confederation. Since 1948, the AIFF has been affiliated with FIFA, the international governing body for football. In 1954, AIFF became...

 number of times and scored a goal against Kuwait

Kuwait national football team

The Kuwait National Football Team is the national team of Kuwait and is controlled by the Kuwait Football Association. They made one World Cup Finals appearance, in 1982, managing a draw with Czechoslovakia but losing to England and France. During the match against France, France scored a goal...

 but India lost that match 1-9.

International Goals

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 November 2010	Al-Wahda Stadium, Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western... , U.A.E United Arab Emirates The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...		1–7	1-9	Friendly

External links

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