Novin Gurung

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Novin Gurung
Personal information
Full name Novin Gurung
Date of birth (1999-04-28) 28 April 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Sikkim, India
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left-back/Right-back
Club information
Current team
 SC East Bengal
Number 26
Youth career
Namchi Sports Hostel
Sports Academy of Sikkim
2015–2017 Shillong Lajong
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Shillong Lajong 36 (0)
2019– Real Kashmir 11 (0)
2020 SC East Bengal 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2020

Novin Gurung (born 28 April 1999) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a full back for SC East Bengal in the Indian Super League. He also worked in the Indian Navy (Indian Armed Forces ) since 2018

Career[]

Born in Sikkim, Gurung began his career at the Namchi Sports Hostel before joining the Sports Academy of Sikkim.[1] He then joined the Shillong Lajong academy in 2015. He was promoted the first-team before the start of the 2016–17 I-League season.[1] He made his professional debut for the club on 15 February 2017 against East Bengal. He came on as an 82nd-minute substitute for Redeem Tlang as Shillong Lajong drew the match 1–1.[2]

Career statistics[]

As of 3 November 2020[3]
Club Season League Cup Domestic Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shillong Lajong 2016–17 I-League 1 0 — — 0 0 — — 1 0
2017–18 I-League 17 0 2[a] 0 0 0 — — 19 0
2018–19 I-League 18 0 — — 0 0 — — 18 0
Total 36 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 38 0
Real Kashmir 2019–20 I-League 11 0 — — 0 0 — — 11 0
East Bengal 2020–21 Indian Super League 0 0 — — 0 0 — — 0 0
Career total 47 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 49 0


  1. ^ Appearances in Indian Super Cup

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Three Sikkimese footballers in NE's top club". Sikkim Express (Facebook).
  2. ^ "East Bengal 1-1 Shillong Lajong". Soccerway.
  3. ^ Novin Gurung at Soccerway
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