Ishfaq Ahmed
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Ahmed with Kerala Blasters
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ishfaq Ahmed | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Kerala Blasters | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | HAL | ||
| 2003–2007 | Dempo | ||
| 2007–2011 | Mohun Bagan | ||
| 2011–2012 | Salgaocar | ||
| 2012–2013 | East Bengal | 22 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | → Mohammedan (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2014– | Kerala Blasters | 21 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Pune (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2016 | → Mumbai (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | India U23 | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 October 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 August 2015 |
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Ishfaq Ahmed (born 17 March 1983) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Kerala Blasters in the Indian Super League. He also serves as an assistant coach with the Kerala Blasters. Ahmed is one of two professional footballers, along with Mehrajuddin Wadoo, to come from Jammu and Kashmir. He has played for many clubs in India's I-League, including Dempo, Mohun Bagan, Salgaocar, East Bengal, Mohammedan, Pune, and Mumbai. He has also won the league title while also winning domestic cups such as the Federation Cup and Durand Cup.
Born in the Barbar Shah locality in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Ahmed started his sports career as a cricket player. Despite more opportunities to play cricket, Ahmed admitted that his first sporting love was football and he started to play the game at Biscoe School while also playing for the local side, YMCA. At the age of seventeen, Ahmed lead YMCA to the state league title, becoming the state top scorer in the process while playing as a striker. He credits his first football coach, Satpal Singh, for getting him to become a professional footballer: "Satpal Singh not only brushed up my skills but also helped me turn into a professional. My teachers at Biscoe and Gandhi College also supported me a lot." After playing for YMCA, Ahmed started to play for the Jammu and Kashmir Bank football team. After good performances with the side, Ahmed was selected to join the Jammu and Kashmir under-21 side for the Dutta Ray Trophy as captain.
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