Abdul Rabeeh (born 23 January 2001) is an Indian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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Club career

Early life and youth career

Born in

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, Abdul started his youth career at MSP Higher Secondary School in 2013. He then moved to the under-16 team of Indian Super League club Bengaluru FC, where he represented the club in Elite Youth League. He then moved to the reserve side of

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in 2019, and featured for the club in the 2019–20 I-League 2nd Division season, and for the

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season, which they ended up as the champions.

Luca Soccer Club

In 2020, Abdul signed for the

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side

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, where he spent the 2020–21 season. He then left the club in June 2021 for Hyderabad FC.

Hyderabad FC

On 22 June 2021, it was announced that

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has signed Abdul for the 2021–22 season. He was initially signed for their reserve squad, after being scouted by the club during his days at Luca SC. Abdul was included in the club's squad for the

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tournament, where he scored his debut goal in his debut game for the club on 12 September in their 5–0 win over Assam Rifles. Abdul, along with Mark Zothanpuia was then promoted to the senior team for

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. He made his league debut on 23 December in the match against SC East Bengal as a substitute for

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in the 83rd minute of the game, which ended in a 1–1 draw. He included in the playing 11 at first against

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, which ended in a defeat in a 3–0 final score.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Kerala Blasters (R) *

: 2019–20 Hyderabad *

: 2021–22

References

External links

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Abdul Rabeeh
at Indian Super League
Abdul Rabeeh
at Hyderabad FC * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rabeeh, Abdul 2001 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Indian men's footballers Footballers from Kerala India men's youth international footballers I-League 2 players Kerala Blasters FC Reserves and Academy players Indian Super League players Hyderabad FC players Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for India