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Mohamed Irufaan (born 24 July 1994) is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Maziya.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Irufaan | ||
| Date of birth | 24 July 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Thimarafushi, Maldives | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maziya | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Valencia | ||
| 2014 | Maziya | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Valencia | ||
| 2014– | Maziya | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2016 | Maldives U23 | ||
| 2015– | Maldives | 16 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8. August 2024 | |||
Irufaan joined Valencia in 2012 and played at youth level before breaking through into the first team, in the year 2013. He later joined Maziya in the following year 2014 and won all major trophies at Maldives top fight within just three years of time.[2]
He has also represented Maziya at the AFC Cup. In 2014, Irufaan won the Haveeru Sports Awards for the best under 21 player in the Maldives.[2]
Irufaan represented and also captained[2] Maldives at the under 23 level between the years 2012 to 2016.
He made his senior team debut for Maldives against Bhutan in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match. He came in as a 74th minute substitute for Ashad Ali where they went on to win by 4–3.[3]
Maldives
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