Abhijit Sarkar (footballer)

Abhijit Sarkar (born 5 January 2000) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chennaiyin FC. He has represented India at various youth levels, and also played for them in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Abhijit Sarkar
Personal information
Full name Abhijit Sarkar
Date of birth (2000-01-05) 5 January 2000
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
 Chennaiyin FC
Number 21
Youth career
AIFF Elite Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Indian Arrows 15 (5)
2018– Chennaiyin FC 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Indian Arrows (loan) 6 (1)
2019–2020 → East Bengal (loan) 6 (0)
National team‡
2015–2017 India U17 21 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:04, 14 December 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 November 2017

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 19 July 2019[5]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Indian Arrows 2017–18 I-League14400——144
2018–19 I-League6100——61
East Bengal FC (loan) 2019–20 I-League0000——00
Career total 2050000205

References
  1. 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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