Ishfaq Ahmed (born 17 March 1983) is a retired Indian professional footballer who is now working as the assistant coach for the Kerala Blasters FC in the Indian Super League.
He also served as an assistant coach with the Jamshedpur FC.
Ahmed is one of two professional footballers, along with Mehrajuddin Wadoo, to come from Jammu and Kashmir who has represented country & He has played for many clubs in India's I-League and the Indian Super League, including Dempo, Mohun Bagan, Salgaocar, East Bengal, Mohammedan, Kerala Blasters, Pune F.C., Jamshedpur and Mumbai F.C..
He has also won the league title while also winning domestic cups such as the Federation Cup and Durand Cup.