| Tarif Akhand | |
| Birth Date: | 11 June 1998 |
| Birth Place: | West Bengal, India |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | RoundGlass Punjab |
| Youthclubs1: | Pune |
| Years1: | 2017–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Chennai City |
| Caps1: | 13 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2018 |
| Clubs2: | → Pune City B (loan) |
| Caps2: | 7 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | Hyderabad |
| Caps3: | 1 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020 |
| Clubs4: | → Chennai City (loan) |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021 |
| Clubs5: | Chennai City |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2021 |
| Clubs6: | Kenkre |
| Caps6: | 6 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs7: | Rajasthan United |
| Caps7: | 8 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2022– |
| Clubs8: | RoundGlass Punjab |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 17:19, 26 April 2022 (UTC) |
Tarif Akhand (born 11 June 1998) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a defender for I-League club RoundGlass Punjab.
Akhand began his career in the youth system of I-League club Pune.[1] 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.[2]
After the 2017–18 I-League concluded, Akhand was loaned to Pune City Reserves in the I-League 2nd Division.[3]
Prior to the 2019–20 season, it was announced that Akhand had signed with Hyderabad of the Indian Super League.[4] 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.[5]
On 5 January 2020, Akhand was loaned out to Chennai City.[6] 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.[7]
On 16 December 2021, Akhand agreed to join Rajasthan United on a season-long deal.[8] [9]
On 21 March 2022, he made his debut for the club against Churchill Brothers, in a 2–0 win.[10] [11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Chennai City | 2017–18 | I-League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Chennai City total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
| Pune City B (loan) | 2017–18 | I-League 2nd Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Hyderabad | 2019–20 | Indian Super League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Chennai City (loan) | 2019–20 | I-League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Chennai City | 2020–21 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| Kenkre | 2021 | I-League 2nd Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Rajasthan United | 2021–22 | I-League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| RoundGlass Punjab | 2022–23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 48 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | |||
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