{{short description|Pakistani footballer}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Bilal Rafiq | image = | fullname = Muhammad Bilal Rafiq | height = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1985|10|19}} | birth_place = Pakistan | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Goalkeeper | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Wohaib | years1 = 2005–2006 | clubs1 = Wohaib | years2 = 2006–2008 | clubs2 = Habib Bank | years3 = 2008–2018 | clubs3 = Pakistan Airlines | nationalyears1 = 2008 | nationalteam1 = Pakistan | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = }}
'''Muhammad Bilal Rafiq''' (born 19 October 1985) is a Pakistani former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
== Club career == Rafiq first represented Lahore based club Wohaib,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-08-30 |title=Soccer: PFF picks 40 players for camp |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/154509/soccer-pff-picks-40-players-for-camp |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-10-10 |title=SOCCER: Probables list reduced |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/160479/soccer-probables-list-reduced |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=WAPDA register another win; NBP, KRL play 2-2 draw |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/25240-wapda-register-another-win;-nbp-krl-play-2-2-draw |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-10-05 |title=Wapda squeeze past Wohaib Club |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/159706/wapda-squeeze-past-wohaib-club |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> also representing the team at youth level.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-07-30 |title=Wohaib Club breeze into final |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/150073/wohaib-club-breeze-into-final |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> He also represented Lahore Lajpaals at the franchise based 2007 Super Football League.
He later joined departmental side Habib Bank in 2006,<ref>{{Cite web |title=WAPDA register another win; NBP, KRL play 2-2 draw |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/25240-wapda-register-another-win;-nbp-krl-play-2-2-draw |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-03-09 |title=Five more join camp |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/236596/five-more-join-camp |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}</ref> until eventually joining Pakistan Airlines.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-09-09 |title=Pakistan to take part in AFC U-16 football championship |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/3550483 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-05-30 |title=Football team leaves for Maldives today |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/3517117 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Reporter |first=Our Staff |date=2010-10-22 |title=PIA to face PMC in Premier League |url=https://www.nation.com.pk/22-Oct-2010/pia-to-face-pmc-in-premier-league?version=amp |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.nation.com.pk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PIA edge NBP 1-0 to take third PPFL spot |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/329298-pia-edge-nbp-1-0-to-take-third-ppfl-spot |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-01-15 |title=Olympic Football Tournament: PFF okays 46 probables for youth team |url=http://www.brecorder.com/news/3836904 |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PIA dent PAF’s title chances with goalless draw |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/16369-pia-dent-pafs-title-chances-with-goalless-draw |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |language=en}}</ref>
== International career == Rafiq played as the main goalkeeper for Pakistan at the 2008 SAFF Cup.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-06-05 |title=Lackluster India edge out Pak 2-1 in SAFF Cup |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/football/top-stories/lackluster-india-edge-out-pak-2-1-in-saff-cup/articleshow/3103636.cms |access-date=2025-03-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-06-05 |title=Lackluster India edge out Pak 2-1 in SAFF Cup |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/lackluster-india-edge-out-pak-2-1-in-saff-cup/articleshow/3103644.cms |access-date=2025-03-22 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
== Career statistics ==
=== International === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+Appearances and goals by year and competition<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Bilal Rafiq (Player) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/25706/Bilal_Rafiq.html |access-date= |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref> !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |- |Pakistan |2008 |4 |0 |- ! colspan="2" |Total !4 !0 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
== External links == *{{NFT player|pid=25706}} *{{GSA player|muhammad-bilal-rafique/49805}} *{{Soccerway|120505}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rafiq, Bilal}} Category:Living people Category:Pakistani men's footballers Category:Pakistan men's international footballers Category:1985 births Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Wohaib FC players Category:Pakistan International Airlines FC players Category:21st-century Pakistani sportsmen {{Pakistan-footy-bio-stub}}