Abhishek Das (footballer)
Abhishek Das (born 15 November 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a right back for TRAU in the I-League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abhishek Das | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | TRAU | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tata FA | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2016 | East Bengal | 32 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Pailan Arrows (loan) | ||
| 2012–2013 | → United Sikkim (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Chennaiyin (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Chennaiyin (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Mohun Bagan A.C. | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Chennai City | 14 | (0) |
| 2017 | Mohun Bagan A.C. | 4 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Gokulam Kerala | 14 | (0) |
| 2019- | TRAU | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | India U16 | ||
| 2009 | India U19 | ||
| 2011 | India U23 | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 march 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 December 2016 | |||
Club career
East Bengal
Das began playing football from the age of 4 and eventually joined the Tata Football Academy.[1] In 2010, Das graduated from the Tata Football Academy and signed for East Bengal of the I-League but was then sent on loan to Pailan Arrows, then known as the AIFF XI.[1] After spending the 2010–11 at Arrows, he returned to East Bengal. The 2011–12 season started off well for Das as he was included in East Bengal's 2011 Federation Cup squad.[2] He made his first team debut for East Bengal against Mohammedan on 17 September 2011 during the Federation Cup.[3]
Indian Super League
Abhishek represented Chennaiyin FC for the 2014 Indian Super League.[4] He was retained by the club will also play for Chennaiyin in the 2015 Indian Super League season.[5]
International career
Das made his youth international debut at the under-23 level for India U23 against Myanmar in the 2012 Olympic Qualifiers on 23 February 2011.[6] He then made his second start for India U23 in the next match against Myanmar in the second leg which ended in a 1–1 draw but a 3–2 victory for India on aggregate.[7] He then continued his run with the India U23 team during the 2nd Round of Olympic Qualifiers against Qatar.[8] The match ended 3–1 in Qatar's favor. He was still not done though with the India U23 team as he still played during the second leg of the Olympic Qualifiers against Qatar U23 which ended with India getting knocked out of the qualifiers 4-2 on aggregate after the match ended in a 1–1 tie.[9]
Career statistics
Club
Statistics accurate as of 30 May 2015[10][11]
| Club | Season | League | Federation Cup | Durand Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| East Bengal | 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| United Sikkim (loan) | 2012–13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 |
| East Bengal | 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | |
| Chennaiyin FC (loan) | 2014 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 |
| East Bengal | 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| Career total | 38 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 1 | |
References
- Kamboe, Harmit. "Indian Football : Interview with Abhishek Das : Indian Arrows Player". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 28 October 2012.
- "East Bengal 2011/12 Season Preview". Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
- Federation Cup: East Bengal 1-1 Mohammedan Sporting - Red & Gold Brigade Held After Unconvincing Display Archived 29 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- http://www.indiansuperleague.com/chennaiyin-fc/squad/defender-10701-abhishek-das-playerprofile
- Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Indian Super League clubs' domestic transfer dealings". Goal.com. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- FIFA OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2012 MATCH SUMMARY India U23 vs Myanmar U23 1st Leg
- FIFA OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2012 MATCH SUMMARY India U23 vs Myanmar U23 2nd Leg
- FIFA OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2012 MATCH SUMMARY India U23 vs Qatar U23 1st Leg
- FIFA OLYMPIC FOOTBALL TOURNAMENT 2012 MATCH SUMMARY India U23 vs Qatar U23 2nd Leg
- Abhishek Das at Soccerway
- http://www.soccerpunter.com/players/165338-Abhishek-Das