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.އޮފާތައް ލިބުނު އެކަމަކު ބޭނުންވީ މާޒިޔާގައި މަޑުކުރަން: އިރޭ. Mihaaru Sports (in Dhivehi). 15 December 2016.
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.
International career Irufaan represented and also captained 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.BHUTAN 3–4 MALDIVES FIFA. 8 October 2015
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
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsMaldives2015102016–2017102018502019202020–202110202220202340202420202570202611Total261
Scores and results list the Maldives' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Irufaan goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Mohamed IrufaanNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition131 March 2026National Football Stadium, Malé, Maldives1–12–12027 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Honours
Maldives SAFF Championship: 2018
Maziya Dhivehi Premier League Champions (5): 2016, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022, 2023 Maldives FA Cup Champions (2): 2014, 2022 Maldivian FA Charity Shield Champions (5): 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023 Malé League Champions (1): 2017 President's Cup Champions (2): 2015, 2023 FAM League Cup Champions (1): 2025
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