Jafar Iqbal (; born 27 September 1999) is a

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professional footballer who can play on either wings preferably on the left. He currently plays for

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club

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Club career

Early career

In 2014, Jafar scored six goals in three matches for Agrabad Comrades in the Chittagong Second Division League. Jafar won the Top Scorer Player Award as his team clinched the league title. He then proceeded to score 13 goals for Motherbari Sobhoniya Club in the Chittagong Pioneer League. Jafar also participated in the BFF U-18 Development Cup with Feni SC before coach Syed Golam Jilani arranged his move to

Dilkusha SC Dilkusha Sporting Club (), also referred to as Dilkusha SC, is an association football club based in the Dilkusha area of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The club currently competes in the Dhaka Second Division League, the fourth-tier of Bangladeshi Football ...

in the Dhaka Third Division League in 2015. He scored 9 goals, including a hat-trick, which helped Dilkusha secure the league championship.

Arambagh KS

Jafar started his professional career in 2016 when he was signed by

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with Arambagh KS. On August 9, 2016, Jafar scored his first professional league goal against

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during

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. Jafar scored a cracker against

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in the semi-final of 2016 Federation Cup and helped his team to reach up in the final. His combination with Mohammad Abdullah worked superbly for Arambagh KS as they finished the premier league season in sixth position.

Chittagong Abahani

After a successful season with Arambagh KS, in April 2017 Jafar joined the emerging Chittagong Abahani. However, under coach

, Jafar could not cement a starting spot in the team and only scored a single goal all season, which came against relegation threatened

Saif SC

On 10 December 2019, Jafar joined corporate owned

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. Nonetheless, it was another disappointing season for him, scoring only a single goal in 17 league appearance, and in turn losing his place in the senior national team.

Mohammedan SC

On 10 December 2020, Jafar joined Dhaka giants Mohammedan SC, from

for a transfer fee of Tk 1.5 lakh. The deal was the first instance of a transfer fee being paid in Bangladeshi club football. Jafar was ruled out for six week after injuring his knee during a 2021–22 Independence Cup game against

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International career

Youth

Jafar made his Bangladesh U18 debut against India during

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. He led his team to a stunning 4–3 win overcoming three goals deficit at the break against India U18 with a superb brace both coming from headers. Jafar was the Golden boot award winner in

for scoring 5 goals from 4 matches. He also had an assist in that sensational match against India. Since making his top tier debut for Arambagh KS in 2016 domestic season, he has been considered to hold a bright future for Bangladesh football. Jafar made his Olympic team debut against Nepal U23 on July 11, 2017, during an

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match.

Senior team

Jafar made his senior team debut against

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on September 1, 2016, during an

match. He scored his first goal against

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on 27 March 2018.

International goals

Bangladesh U20

National team

:''Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.''

Honours

Mohammedan SC * Federation Cup:

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Dilkusha SC * Dhaka Third Division League: 2015 Awards * Kool-BSPA Footballer of the Year: 2017 *

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Top Scorer:

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References

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