Ariful Kabir Farhad

Ariful Kabir Farhad (; born 12 March 1980) is a retired Bangladeshi professional footballer who played as a centre forward. He played for the Bangladesh national team from 1995 to 2006.

International career In 1995, Farhad made his Bangladesh national team debut during the 4-nation Tiger Trophy in Myanmar. Farhad scored his first goal for Bangladesh against Bhutan during the 2003 SAFF Gold Cup group stages. He managed to get a brace in that game as Bangladesh won 3–0 and topped their group. Farhad also scored twice against Bhutan during the 2005 SAFF Gold Cup. On 16 August 2006, Farhad played his last game for Bangladesh during a 4–1 defeat to Qatar.

Career statistics International

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first +List of international goals scored by Ariful Kabir FarhadNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1. 15 January 2003 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh 1–0 3–0 2003 SAFF Gold Cup2. 2–03. 27 March 2003 Mong Kok Stadium, Kowloon, Hong Kong Laos 1–2 1–2 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification4. 8 December 2005 Peoples Football Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 1–0 3–0 2005 SAFF Gold Cup5. 2–0

Personal life After retirement, Farhad represented his hometown Chittagong District football team and also played in the M Agency Veteran Football Tournament, with Chittagong Masters Club.

Honours Muktijoddha Sangsad KC Dhaka Premier Division League: 2000 Federation Cup: 2001

Dhaka Mohammedan Dhaka Premier Division League: 2002 Federation Cup: 2002

Abahanai Limited Dhaka Independence Day Tournament: 2005

Bangladesh SAFF Championship: 2003 4-nation Tiger Trophy: 1995