Abdul Rabeeh

Indian football player

Abdul Rabeeh
Personal information
Full name Abdul Rabeeh Anjukandan
Date of birth (2001-01-23) 23 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Malappuram, Kerala, India
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Hyderabad
Number 77
Youth career
2013–2017 MSP FA
2017–2019 Bengaluru B
2019–2020 Kerala Blasters B
2020–2021 Luca Soccer Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Hyderabad 5 (0)
International career‡
2023– India U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:37, 8 November 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:44, 19 September 2023 (UTC)

Abdul Rabeeh[1] (born 23 January 2001) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Hyderabad.

Club career

Early life and youth career

Born in Malappuram, Abdul started his youth career at MSP Higher Secondary School in 2013.[2] He then moved to the under-16 team of Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC,[3] where he represented the club in Elite Youth League.[4] He then moved to the reserve side of Kerala Blasters FC in 2019,[5] and featured for the club in the 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division season,[6] and for the 2019–20 Kerala Premier League season,[7] which they ended up as the champions.[8]

Luca Soccer Club

In 2020, Abdul signed for the Kerala Premier League side Luca Soccer Club, where he spent the 2020–21 season.[9] He then left the club in June 2021 for Hyderabad FC.[10]

Hyderabad FC

On 22 June 2021, it was announced that Hyderabad FC has signed Abdul for the 2021–22 season.[11] He was initially signed for their reserve squad,[12] after being scouted by the club during his days at Luca SC.[13] Abdul was included in the club's squad for the 2021 Durand Cup tournament,[14] where he scored his debut goal in his debut game for the club on 12 September in their 5–0 win over Assam Rifles.[15] Abdul, along with Mark Zothanpuia was then promoted to the senior team for 2021–22 Indian Super League season.[16] He made his league debut on 23 December in the match against SC East Bengal as a substitute for Aniket Jadhav in the 83rd minute of the game,[17] which ended in a 1–1 draw.[18] He included in the playing 11 at first against Jamshedpur, which ended in a defeat in a 3–0 final score.

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 October 2022[19]
Club Season League Cup AFC Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kerala Blasters B 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division 6 0 0 0 – 6 0
Hyderabad 2021–22 Indian Super League 3 0 3[a] 1 – 6 1
2022–23 2 0 2[a] 0 – 4 0
Hyderabad total 5 0 5 1 0 0 10 1
Career total 11 0 5 1 0 0 16 1
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Durand Cup

Honours

Kerala Blasters (R)

Hyderabad

References

  1. ^ "Abdul Rabeeh". worldfootball.net. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ "ISL: Hyderabad FC signs winger Abdul Rabeeh". Outlook. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Abdul Rabeeh | Player Profile". AIFF. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Hyderabad FC sign young winger Abdul Rabeeh". Indian Super League. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. ^ "Abdul Rabeeh Hyderabad FC videos, transfer history and stats - SofaScore". www.sofascore.com. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Hyderabad FC add winger Abdul Rabeeh to their developmental squad". The Away End. 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 23 June 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  7. ^ "Kerala Blasters - We're less than an hour away from kick off! ⚽". Facebook. Kerala Blasters FC. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Gokulam Kerala add to trophy cabinet as they win Kerala Premier League". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 29 October 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  9. ^ Mohamed, Farzan. "ISL Transfers: Hyderabad FC sign 20-year-old winger Abdul Rabeeh". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  10. ^ "ISL: Hyderabad FC sign winger Abdul Rabeeh". The Times of India. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 8 November 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  11. ^ "Hyderabad FC signs winger Abdul Rabeeh". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Former Luca SC winger Abdul Rabeeh joins Hyderabad FC as a development player". DafaNews India. 23 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  13. ^ "I cannot wait to be a part of the club: Abdul Rabeeh". Hyderabad FC. 22 June 2021. Archived from the original on 25 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Hyderabad FC announce 22-member squad for Durand Cup". Khel Now. 1 September 2021. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  15. ^ "Durand Cup: Hyderabad FC thrash Assam Rifles 5-0". Asian News International. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  16. ^ "Hyderabad FC announce 26-man squad for Indian Super League". The Times of India. 14 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  17. ^ Ra, Anantaajith. "Hyderabad FC 1-1 SC East Bengal: Player ratings as engaging ISL 2021-22 contest ends in a draw". Sportskeeda. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  18. ^ "ISL 2021-22: Winless SC East Bengal manage draw against Hyderabad FC". Olympics. Archived from the original on 28 December 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  19. ^ Abdul Rabeeh at Soccerway

External links

  • Abdul Rabeeh at Soccerway
  • Abdul Rabeeh at Indian Super League
  • Abdul Rabeeh at Hyderabad FC
  • Abdul Rabeeh at WorldFootball.net
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