Mehtab Hossain
Mehtab Hossain (born 5 September 1985) is a retired Indian professional footballer and current manager of Southern Samity who played as a defensive midfielder.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mehtab Hossain | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Kolkata, West Bengal, India | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Southern Samity (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Food Corporation of India | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2003 | Tollygunge Agragami | 17 | (1) |
| 2003–2006 | Mohun Bagan | 39 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | ONGC | 0 | (0) |
| 2007–2017 | East Bengal | 91 | (2) |
| 2014-16 | → Kerala Blasters (loan) | 38 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Jamshedpur | 12 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Mohun Bagan | 9 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2015 | India | 31 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2019– | Southern Samity | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:08, 12 May 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 November 2017 | |||
During his career, Hossain has played for both of the Kolkata football giants, Mohun Bagan and East Bengal. He played with East Bengal for ten seasons, winning the Federation Cup three times. He also managed to gain 31 caps for the India national football team between 2005 and 2014, scoring twice for the country.2019 started his coaching career as manager at Southern Samity in 2019-20 Calcutta Premier Division.
Career
Mehtab is a product of IFA's Baby League, which was the brain child of Legendary Football Secretary Shri Prodyut Dutta, which promoted football amongst the children and youth of Bengal.
He has signed a contract extension which will see him play for East Bengal till the end of 2012–13 season.[1]
It was reported in June 2012 that he was on trial with Falkirk and Airdrie, on recommendation of former teammate Alan Gow.
He scored his first goal in the 2012–13 I-League in their penultimate match in the 6–0 win against United Sikkim F.C.[2] on 8 May at Kolkata. Then he scored in the 5–1 win in Round of 16 match in 2013 AFC Cup match against Yangon United F.C. on 15 May at Kolkata.[3]
In 2014 he was picked by Kerala Blasters F.C of Indian Super League for a Three Years Contact.
In 2015 Mehtab retired from international duty after being omitted from the 26-man squad for world cup qualifiers.[4]
Jamshedpur
On 23 July 2017, Hossain was selected in the third round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by Jamshedpur for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.[5] He made his debut for the club during the first ever match on 18 November 2017 against NorthEast United. He started the match and played 69 minutes as Jamshedpur drew 0–0.[6]
Mohun Bagan
After ending the season with Jamshedpur, Hossain reportedly decided not to renew his contract with the club since he wanted to return to Kolkata and be near his family.[7] Despite stating previously that he would like to return to East Bengal, it was reported that he was in talks with Mohun Bagan.[7] Then, on 22 May 2018, it was officially announced that Hossain had signed with Mohun Bagan, after last playing for them 12 years prior.[8]
Honours
Career statistics
Club statistics
- As of 27 January 2019[10]
| Club | Season | League | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tollygunge Agragami | 2001-02 | NFL | 17 | 1 |
| 2002-03 | NFL | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 1 | ||
| Mohun Bagan | 2003-04 | NFL | 0 | 0 |
| 2004-05 | NFL | 20 | 0 | |
| 2005-06 | NFL | 19 | 3 | |
| Total | 39 | 3 | ||
| ONGC | 2006-07 | I-League 2nd Division | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | ||
| East Bengal | 2007-08 | I-League | 14 | 1 |
| 2008-09 | I-League | 0 | 0 | |
| 2009-10 | I-League | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010-11 | I-League | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011-12 | I-League | 0 | 0 | |
| 2012-13 | I-League | 23 | 1 | |
| 2013-14 | I-League | 8 | 0 | |
| 2014-15 | I-League | 16 | 0 | |
| 2015-16 | I-League | 14 | 0 | |
| 2016-17 | I-League | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 91 | 2 | ||
| Kerala Blasters (loan) | 2014 | ISL | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 | ISL | 13 | 0 | |
| 2016 | ISL | 16 | 0 | |
| Total | 38 | 0 | ||
| Jamshedpur FC | 2017-18 | ISL | 12 | 0 |
| Total | 12 | 0 | ||
| Mohun Bagan | 2018-19 | I-League | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 9 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 203 | 06 | ||
International stats
| India national team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2005 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 0 | |||
References
- http://liveindianfootball.netne.net/1_63_Indian-Football-I-League-Transfer-News-2012-13-East-Bengal.html
- http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/96727/east-bengal-fc-vs-united-sikkim-fc/report?
- http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/107872/east-bengal-fc-vs-yangon-united/report
- Gehlot, Saransh (4 March 2015). "Indian midfielder Mehtab Hossain retires from International duty". Yahoo News. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
- "NorthEast United 0-0 Jamshedpur". Soccerway.
- Bhattacharya, Nilesh (22 May 2018). "Mohun Bagan, East Bengal in tug-of-war over Mehtab". Times of India. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- "Mehtab Hossain: I have a problem with a section of East Bengal fans". Goal.com. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- "Mohun Bagan Win Calcutta Football League After Eight Years". sports.ndtv.com. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
- "Mehtab Hossain". National Football Teams.
External links
- Jamshedpur FC Profile.
- Mehtab Hossain at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mehtab Hossain at Soccerway
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Manitombi Singh |
Mohun Bagan captain 2006–2007 |
Succeeded by Jose Ramirez Barreto |
| Preceded by Sanju Pradhan |
Kingfisher East Bengal captain 2013–2014 |
Succeeded by Harmanjot Khabra |