Karan Sawhney

Karan Atul Sawhney (born 23 March 1992) is an Indian professional footballer who last played as a striker for Kerala Blasters.

Karan Sawhney
Personal information
Full name Karan Atul Sawhney[1]
Date of birth (1992-03-23) 23 March 1992[1]
Place of birth Mumbai, Maharashtra, India[2]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[3]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Mahindra United
PIFA
Tata FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Salgaocar 0 (0)
2013 → DSK Shivajians (loan)
2013–2015 Bengaluru FC 3 (0)
2016–2017 Mumbai 13 (3)
2017–2018 Kerala Blasters 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:35, 31 January 2018 (UTC)

Career

Early career

Born in Mumbai, Maharashtra, Sawhney started his career in the youth set-up of Mahindra United, for which he was a part of the under-15 and under-19 teams.[2] He then moved on to the youth set-up of PIFA where his most memorable moment was when he scored against the Inter Milan Academy side in the 2009 Gauteng Future Champions tournament.[4] After his time at PIFA, Sawhney joined the Tata Football Academy where he graduated in 2012.[5]

Salgaocar

On 7 June 2012 it was confirmed that Sawhney had signed for Salgaocar of the I-League.[6] Then in 2013 it was confirmed that Sawhney had been loaned out to DSK Shivajians F.C. for their I-League 2nd Division campaign.[2]

Bengaluru FC

On 20 July 2013 it was announced that Sawhney has signed for Bengaluru FC for the 2013–14 I-League campaign.[7] He then made his professional debut for the team on 6 December 2013 against Churchill Brothers at the Duler Stadium.[8] He came on as an 85th-minute substitute for Sunil Chhetri as Bengaluru FC went on to win the match 3–1.[8]

Mumbai

On 6 January 2016 it was announced that Sawhney had signed with Mumbai.[9]

Kerala Blasters

On 23 July 2017, Sawhney was selected in the 14th round of the 2017–18 ISL Players Draft by the Kerala Blasters for the 2017–18 Indian Super League season.[10] He made his debut for the club on 9 December 2017 against Goa. He came on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Loken Meitei as Kerala Blasters lost 5–2.[11]

Career statistics
As of 31 January 2018[1]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bengaluru 2013–14 I-League3000——30
Mumbai 2016–17 I-League13300——133
Kerala Blasters 2017–18 ISL30————30
Career total 1930000193

References
  1. Karan Sawhney at Soccerway
  2. "Karan Sawhney - Bengaluru FC profile". Bengaluru FC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  3. "KARAN SAWHNEY". Libero Sports. Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  4. "PIFA Tournaments". PIFA. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  5. "List of ex-cadets". Tata Football Academy. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  6. ""WE ARE A CLUB WHO MAKE STARS" : KARIM BENCHERIFA". Salgaocar FC. Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
  7. "JSW launches Bengaluru Football Club". Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  8. "CHURCHILL BROTHERS VS. BENGALURU 1 - 3". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2013.
  9. "Mumbai FC signs top Indian & Foreign players to strengthen squad for the 2015- 2016 I-League season". Essel Group. 6 January 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  10. "ISL 2017 player draft, as it happened: ATK, Jamshedpur FC and Pune strike big". The Field. 23 July 2017. Retrieved 2 November 2017.
  11. "Goa 5-2 Kerala Blasters". Soccerway.
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