Mohamed Irufaan

Mohamed Irufaan
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Irufaan
Date of birth (1994-07-24) 24 July 1994[1]
Place of birth Thimarafushi, Maldives
Height 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 New Radiant
Number 5
Youth career
2012–2013 Valencia
2014 Maziya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Valencia
2014–2025 Maziya
2025– New Radiant 1 (1)
International career‡
2012–2016 Maldives U23
2015– Maldives 26 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 September 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 March 2026

Mohamed Irufaan (born 24 July 1994) is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for New Radiant and Maldives national team.

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Irufaan scored his first international goal on 31 March 2026 against Timor Leste during the 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification at the National Football Stadium.

Career statistics

International

As of match played 31 March 2026[4]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Maldives 201510
2016–
201710
201850
201920
2020–
202110
202220
202340
202420
202570
202611
Total261
Scores and results list the Maldives' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Irufaan goal.[4]
List of international goals scored by Mohamed Irufaan
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
131 March 2026National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives Timor-Leste1–12–12027 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Maldives

Maziya

References

  1. ↑ MOHAMED IRUFAAN US Soccerway. 13 November 2017
  2. 1 2 3 އޮފާތައް ލިބުނު އެކަމަކު ބޭނުންވީ މާޒިޔާގައި މަޑުކުރަން: އިރޭ. Mihaaru Sports (in Dhivehi). 15 December 2016.
  3. ↑ BHUTAN 3–4 MALDIVES FIFA. 8 October 2015
  4. 1 2 Mohamed Irufaan at National-Football-Teams.com
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