Shankar Sampingiraj

Shankar Sampingiraj (born 14 December 1994) is an Indian professional footballer. Last played as a defensive midfielder for Hyderabad FC.

Shankar Sampingiraj
Personal information
Full name Shankar Sampingiraj[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994
Place of birth Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka, India
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender/Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Hyderabad
Number 16
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 HAL
2011–2013 Pailan Arrows 0 (0)
2013 → DSK Shivajians (loan) 6 (1)
2013– Bengaluru FC 19 (2)
2015 → Kerala Blasters (loan) 3 (0)
2017–2018 ATK 11 (0)
2018–2019 Pune City 4 (0)
2019–2020 Hyderabad 4 (0)
National team‡
2015– India U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 02:23, 13 January 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 08:57, 1 April 2015 (UTC)

Career

HAL

Born in Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka, Sampingiraj started his professional career with HAL, then of I-League during the 2010–11 season.[1] However, during a match against Pune the very same season, Sampingiraj suffered a ligament tear which was not properly diagnosed by his club, but was noticed and dealt with at the camp for the Indian national youth team,[2] eventually leading to surgery on his right knee and missing substantial game time.[2]

Pailan Arrows and DSK Shivajians

Sampingiraj signed for the Pailan Arrows then of I-League for the 2011-12 I-League season.[1] Shankar was loaned out to DSK Shivajians of the I-League 2nd Division for the 2013 I-League 2nd Division.,[3] playing all six of DSK's group stage games, scoring once against Kohima Komets, but couldn't help his team reach the final round.[4]

Bengaluru FC

In July 2013 it was announced that Sampingiraj had signed with new direct-entry I-League side Bengaluru FC.[5] However, the All India Football Federation stopped Sampingiraj from joining the team as they said that he was still contracted with them to play for Pailan Arrows.[6] Then, on 13 December 2013, it was announced than Sampingiraj had eventually signed with Bengaluru FC but on loan from IMG-Reliance for the rest of the season.[7]

Sampingiraj scored his first goal for Bengaluru FC in an AFC Cup game on 24 February 2015, against Maziya of the Maldives in a 2-1 away, in added-time.[8] Shankar scored his first goal in the I-League for Bengaluru on 3 April 2015, heading in a free-kick into the box from Eugeneson Lyngdoh in a 3-3 draw with Royal Wahingdoh.[9] He signed a 3-year contract with Bengaluru at the end of the season; this deal will take keep him with the club until the end of the 2017-18 I-League season.[10]

Kerala Blasters (loan)

In July 2015, Sampingiraj was drafted to play for Kerala Blasters FC in the 2015 Indian Super League.[11] On 13 August 2013, Bengaluru FC, his parent club, confirmed a 3-week training stint for Shankar with Italian 3rd division side Unione Sportiva Cremonese, prior to the 2015 ISL.[12][13]

International

Sampingiraj made his Indian U23 debut against Uzbekistan U23 on 27 March 2015 in a 2016 AFC U-23 qualifier in the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Bangladesh.[14] Shankar started and was sent-off against Syria U23 in the second match of the qualifiers in a 4-0 loss.[15]

Career statistics
As of 2 March 2016[16]
Club Season League Federation Cup Durand Cup AFC Total
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bengaluru FC 2013–14 I-League000000——00
2014–15 I-League132100031173
2015–16 I-League7000000070
Kerala Blasters (loan) 2015 Indian Super League30——————30
Career total 232100031273

References
  1. Banerjee, Subhajyoti. "Shankar in a spot of bother". Garden City Soccer Stars. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  2. "Shankar's comeback trail". Garden City Soccer Stars. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  3. "JSW rope in Bruno Colaco, Gurtej Singh and Shankar". Goal.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  4. http://www.kolkatafootball.com/ileague_2nd_2013/index.html#2
  5. "JSW signs three youngsters for next season". Business-Standard. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. "Shankar set to return to Bangalore". GCSStars. Retrieved 10 December 2013.
  7. "Bengaluru FC sign three youngsters on loan". Times of India. Retrieved 22 December 2013.
  8. http://sportsrediscovered.com/11500/afc-cup-shankar-sampingiraj-secures-win-injury-time
  9. http://www.goal.com/en-india/match/bengaluru-vs-royal-wahingdoh/1981038/report
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 18 June 2015. Retrieved 17 June 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. Noronha, Anselm (10 July 2015). "Cavin Lobo to Kerala, Keegan Pereira to Mumbai and the comprehensive Indian Super League Draft". Goal.com. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  12. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  13. http://www.sportskeeda.com/football/shankar-sampingiraj-train-with-italian-side-unione-sportiva-cremonese
  14. http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8826&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
  15. http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=8828&stageid=348&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
  16. Shankar Sampingiraj at Soccerway
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