Tarif Akhand (; born 11 June 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club RoundGlass Punjab.
Club career Akhand began his career in the youth system of I-League club Pune. He soon left the club to join Chennai City. He made his professional debut for the club in the I-League on 2 January 2018 against Mohun Bagan. He started and played the whole match as Chennai City won 2–1.
After the 2017–18 I-League concluded, Akhand was loaned to Pune City Reserves in the I-League 2nd Division.
Hyderabad Prior to the 2019–20 season, it was announced that Akhand had signed with Hyderabad of the Indian Super League. He made his club debut on 2 November 2019 against Kerala Blasters. Akhand came on as an 88th-minute substitute for Robin Singh as Hyderabad won 2–1.
On 5 January 2020, Akhand was loaned out to Chennai City. He made his debut for the club four days later on 9 January against Gokulam Kerala. He started and played just 38 minutes as Chennai City won 3–2.
Rajasthan United On 16 December 2021, Akhand agreed to join Rajasthan United on a season-long deal.
On 21 March 2022, he made his debut for the club against Churchill Brothers, in a 2–0 win.
Career statistics Club
ClubSeasonLeagueCupAFCTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsChennai City2017–18I-League8000—802018–195030—80Chennai City total1303000160Pune City B (loan)2017–18I-League 2nd Division7000—70Hyderabad2019–20Indian Super League1000—10Chennai City (loan)2019–20I-League4000—40Chennai City2020–219000—90Kenkre2021I-League 2nd Division6000—60Rajasthan United2021–22I-League8000—80RoundGlass Punjab2022–230000—00Career total4803000510
Honours Chennai City I-League: 2018–19
References
External links Profile at the AIFF website Profile at the Hyderabad FC website