Abhijit Sarkar (footballer)

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Abhijit Sarkar
Personal information
Full name Abhijit Sarkar
Date of birth (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000 (age 22)
Place of birth Bandel, West Bengal, India
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sudeva Delhi
Number 13
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Indian Arrows 15 (5)
2018–2021 Chennaiyin 1 (0)
2018–2019 Indian Arrows (loan) 6 (1)
2019–2020 East Bengal (loan) 6 (0)
2021– Sudeva Delhi 1 (1)
National team‡
2015–2017 India U17 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:14, 27 December 2021 (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 attacking midfielder for Sudeva Delhi in the I-League. He has represented India at various youth levels, and also played for them in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Career[]

Born in Bandel, 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] After an impressive season, he signed for Indian Super League club Chennaiyin FC for the 2018-19 season. He was loaned back to the Indian Arrows, and played 6 games in the 2018-19 season, scoring 1 goal. For the 2019-20 season, he was loaned to East Bengal.

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 9 September 2021[5]
Club Season League Cup Others Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League 14 4 0 0 — — — — 14 4
2018–19 I-League 6 1 0 0 — — — — 6 1
Indian Arrows total 20 5 0 0 — — — — 20 5
Chennaiyin 2019–20 Indian Super League 0 0 — — — — — — 0 0
2020–21 Indian Super League 1 0 — — — — — — 1 0
Chennaiyin total 1 0 0 0 — — — — 1 0
East Bengal (loan) 2019–20 I-League 6 0 1[a] 0 1[b] 0 — — 8 0
Career total 27 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 29 5
  1. ^ Appearances in the Durand Cup.
  2. ^ Appearances in the Calcutta Football League.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Selvaraj, Jonathan (3 October 2017). "How 14,000 became 21: The story of India's history boys". ESPN.in. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Matos Names 25-member Indian Arrows Squad for Hero I-league 2017-18". The All India Football Federation. 29 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Indian Arrows 3-0 Chennai City". Soccerway.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Abhijit Sarkar at Soccerway

First Interview of Abhijit Sarkar after joining East Bengal 2019

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