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Karthik Govindswamy
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Karthik Govindswamy | ||
| Date of birth | 3 November 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Karnataka, India | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ARA | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pune | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Hindustan Eagles | ||
| Viva Chennai | |||
| 2016–2017 | Ozone | ||
| 2017–2018 | Churchill Brothers | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Chennai City | 6 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | ARA | 7 | (0) |
| 2022- | FC Bengaluru United | (8) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:35, 18 July 2020 (UTC) | |||
Karthik Govindswamy (born 3 November 1993) is an Indian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for I-League 2nd Division side ARA.
Club career
[edit]Born in Karnataka, Govindswamy began his career in the youth squad of I-League side Pune.[1] After failing to make a professional appearance for the club, Govindswamy left Pune in 2013 to join CFA Senior Division League side Hindustan Eagles.[2] Govindswamy would eventually join another local Chennai based side, Viva Chennai, before signing with Ozone in Bangalore in 2016.[3][4] While with Ozone, Govindswamy participated in both the local Bangalore Super Division and I-League 2nd Division.[5] He was also selected to be part of the Karnataka side which participated in the Santosh Trophy.[4]
After spending some time with Ozone, Govindswamy signed with I-League side Churchill Brothers. He made his professional debut for the club on 2 December 2017 against Shillong Lajong. He started and played 55 minutes as Churchill Brothers were defeated 2–0.[6] He stayed with the club for one season before joining Chennai City for the 2018–19 season. He made his debut for the club on 26 October 2018 against Indian Arrows, coming on as a 90th minute substitute as Chennai City won 4–1.[7] He ended the season having played six matches for Chennai City as the club won the I-League title.[8][9]
The next season, in January 2020, Govindswamy signed with I-League 2nd Division club ARA.[3] He made his debut for the club on 25 January 2020 against Mumbai City Reserves. He started and played the whole match as ARA won 5–0.[10]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 6 March 2020[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Churchill Brothers | 2017–18 | I-League | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Chennai City | 2018–19 | I-League | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| ARA | 2019–20 | I-League 2nd Division | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Career total | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Honours
[edit]Chennai City
References
[edit]- ^ "Indian Football: Transfer Season 2012/13 - Version 8". SportsKeeda. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Indian Football: Transfer Season 2013/14". SportsKeeda. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Govindswamy signs for ARA". ARA Football Club (Facebook). Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Pondey to captain Karnataka in Santosh Trophy". GCS Stars. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Kenkre 2-3 Ozone" (PDF). All India Football Federation. Archived (PDF) from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Shillong Lajong 2–0 Churchill Brothers". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Chennai City 4-1 Indian Arrows". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Chennai City FC crowned I-League champions after another photo finish". Times of India. 9 March 2019. Archived from the original on 7 November 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Chennai City FC name all Indian squad for Durand Cup 2019!". Arunfoot. 27 July 2019. Archived from the original on 18 July 2020. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "ARA 5–0 Mumbai City Reserves". All India Football Federation. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ Karthik Govindswamy at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Profile at the All India Football Federation website
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