Manoj Mohammed

Manoj Mohammed (born January 8, 1999) is an Indian professional footballer. He plays as a Left back for Mohammedan SC in the I-League.[1]

Manoj Mohammed
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-08) 8 January 1999
Place of birth Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India
Position(s) Left back
Club information
Current team
 Mohammedan
Number 41
Youth career
East Bengal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–20 East Bengal 16 (0)
2020- Mohammedan 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2019

Career

Manoj is a product of East Bengal F.C.' youth system. In 2010 Manoj joined the North Bengal academy of East Bengal at Rajganj, located at Jalpaiguri in North Bengal.[2]

Ranjan Chowdhury, the Technical Director of East Bengal academy in Kolkata, transferred Manoj from the Rajganj academy to the main academy of East Bengal at Kolkata.

Manoj was the captain of the East Bengal U18 team and was a center back. He was a team member of East Bengal U18 squad that had narrowly lost in the final of the 2016–17 I-League U18.[3]

In 2018 East Bengal head coach Alejandro Menéndez added him in the senior team squad for the 2018-19 I-League. Alejandro converted him from Centre Back to Left Back.

On 27 October 2018 he made his professional debut in an away match against NEROCA FC.

Career statistics

Club

Statistics accurate as of 8 January 2019

Club Season League Super Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
East Bengal 2018–19 I-League160----160
2019–20 I-League 00002[lower-alpha 1]020
Total 1600020180
Career total 1600020180
  1. Appearances in the 2019 Durand Cup & 2019–20 Calcutta Premier Division

References
  1. "Manoj Mohammed soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  2. "দোকান চালিয়ে ফুটবলার বানিয়েছেন মা, ইস্টবেঙ্গলে আশা জাগাচ্ছে মনোজ" [Manoj a footballer created in a store hoping to earn his hopes in East Bengal] (in Bengali). eenaduindia.com. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. "report 2016–17 I-League U18 final" (PDF). Aiff.com. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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