Abhijit Sarkar (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abhijit Sarkar | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Kalyani, West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Indian Arrows on loan from Chennaiyin FC | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AIFF Elite Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Indian Arrows | 14 | (4) |
| 2018– | Chennaiyin FC | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | India U17 | 21 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 November 2017 | |||
Abhijit Sarkar (born 5 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Indian Arrows in I-League on loan from Chennaiyin FC in the Indian Super League.
Career
Born in Kalyani, West Bengal, Sarkar was part of the AIFF Elite Academy batch that was preparing for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be hosted in India.[1] After the tournament, Sarkar was selected to play for the Indian Arrows, an All India Football Federation-owned team that would consist of India under-20 players to give them playing time.[2] He made his professional debut for the side in the Arrow's first match of the season against Chennai City. He came on as a 90th-minute substitute for Jeakson Singh Thounaojam as Indian Arrows won 3–0.[3] On 10 February 2018 Sarkar came on as a substitute and scored twice in injury time to lift the arrows to a 2–1 victory over Churchill Brothers.[4]
International
Sarkar represented the India under-17 side which participated in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup which was hosted in India.[1]
Career statistics
- As of 27 February 2018[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Indian Arrows | 2017–18 | I-League | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 4 |
| Career total | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | ||
References
- 1 2 Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ↑ "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
- ↑ Nisanth V Easwar (10 February 2018). "I-League 2017-18: Indian Arrows 2-1 Churchill Brothers - Abhijit Sarkar's late brace stuns Red Machine". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ↑ Abhijit Sarkar at Soccerway