Rafiq Khaleel
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rafiq Salah-Edine Khaleel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Camden, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.77 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crawley Town | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Cheshunt | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020– | Crawley Town | 22 | (1) |
| 2021 | → Kings Langley (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Gosport Borough (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:15, 21 August 2024 (UTC) | |||
Rafiq Salah-Edine Khaleel (born 24 February 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Crawley Town.
Early and personal life
[edit]Khaleel was born in Camden,[2] and is of Moroccan descent.[3]
Career
[edit]He played youth football for Camden Elite and Cheshunt.[4][5] On 28 February 2020, Khaleel signed for League Two club Crawley Town on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[6][7] He made his debut for the club on 13 October 2020 as a second-half substitute for Samuel Matthews in a 2–1 EFL Trophy defeat to Arsenal U21, before making his full debut the following month in a 2–0 home victory over Ipswich Town, again in the EFL Trophy.[2] He joined Premier League side West Ham United on a trial spell in April 2021.[3]
In November 2021, he joined Southern League Premier Division South club Kings Langley on loan until January 2022.[8] He made his debut as a 63rd minute substitute in a 2–1 win over Hayes & Yeading on 27 November 2021.[8][9] He made 2 appearances on loan at the club.[9] On 1 February 2022, Khaleel joined Southern League Premier Division South side Gosport Borough on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[10] He made his debut for the club as a substitute in their 1–0 win away to Hendon later that day.[11]
On 30 December 2022, Khaleel made his first league appearance for Crawley as a substitute in a 3–1 defeat to Stevenage.[12] He was given his first start for the club in the first match the following month by new manager Scott Lindsey in a 3–2 win over Salford City.[13] He scored his first goal for the club on 21 March 2023 with an 82nd-minute equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Doncaster Rovers.[14] After making 14 league appearances during the 2022–23 season, Khaleel signed a new two-year contract in June 2023.[15]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 5 August 2023
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Crawley Town | 2020–21[16] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021–22[17] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[12] | League Two | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2023–24[18] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 22 | 2 | ||
| Kings Langley (loan) | 2021–22[9] | Southern League Premier Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Gosport Borough (loan) | 2021–22[9] | Southern League Premier Division South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Crawley Town" (PDF). English Football League. 11 September 2020. p. 24. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b c Rafiq Khaleel at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ a b Stenning, Adam (28 April 2021). "Crawley youngster goes on trial with Premier League side". The Argus. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
- ^ Barnett, Steve (26 June 2015). "Camden Elite come from behind to clinch cup win against Liverpool". Islington Tribune. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ Cheshunt U17(U18) EJA 19/20 [@cyfcu16eja] (28 February 2020). "Good luck Raf...good to see one of our ex players pushing on" (Tweet). Retrieved 13 October 2020 – via Twitter.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Crawley Town sign young midfielder". Crawley and Horley Obserber. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ Gadsdon, Sam (28 February 2020). "Reds sign midfielder Rafiq Salah-Edine". crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ a b Pole, Matt (29 November 2021). "Crawley Town youngster departs on short-term loan". Crawley and Horley Observer. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Raf Khaleel". www.aylesburyunitedfc.co.uk. Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Young duo head out on loan". crawleytownfc.com. Crawley Town F.C. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ Mason, Lewis (2 February 2022). "Former West Ham triallist and Crawley Town starlet shows some encouraging early signs on Gosport Borough loan bow". The News. Retrieved 5 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Games played by Rafiq Khaleel in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Crawley Town 3-2 Salford City". BBC Sport. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ Morton, Sam (22 March 2023). "Scott Lindsey hails Crawley Town fans and Rafiq Khaleel after draw against Doncaster Rovers". SussexWorld. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Rafiq Khaleel: Crawley Town midfielder signs new two-year contract". BBC Sport. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Rafiq Khaleel in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Rafiq Khaleel in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Rafiq Khaleel in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Rafiq Khaleel at Soccerway
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