Rahim Ali

Rahim Ali (born 21 April 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chennaiyin in the Indian Super League.Ichapur Bhatri Sangha first club of Rahim Ali

Rahim Ali
Personal information
Full name Rahim Ali
Date of birth (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000
Place of birth Barrackpore, West Bengal, India
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
Chennaiyin FC
Number 24
Youth career
2012–13 Mohunbagan Nursery Football
2013–16 Mohun Bagan SAIL Football Academy
2016– AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Indian Arrows 30 (1)
2019– Chennaiyin 11 (2)
National team
2017– India U17 3 (0)
2017– India U20 3 (0)
2019– India U23 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:13, 5 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 November 2017



Career

Born in Barrackpore, West Bengal, Ali was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] After the tournament, Ali was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[2] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He came on as a 73rd-minute substitute for Rahul Praveen as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3]

International

Ali represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]

Career statistics

As of 26 December 2020[4]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League17000170
2018-19 14 1 0 0 14 1
Chennayin FC 2019-20 ISL 6 0 0 0 6
2020-21 4 2 0 0 4 2
Career total 4130000413

References

  1. Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  4. Rahim Ali at Soccerway
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